The occasion will be the fourth time the UFC has hosted on the Bell Centre following UFC 83, UFC ninety seven and UFC 113 and the fifth occasion held in Canada along with UFC 115 which was held in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Georges Saint Pierre's upcoming title defense will happen on December 11th, at 10PM EST vs Josh Koscheck, in St Pierre's hometown at the Montreal Bell Centre for UFC 124. It is a much anticipated rematch between the two mma fighters. Their final battle, UFC seventy four, was for the primary welterweight contender spot, this fight is for the UFC welterweight championship, at present held be St Pierre. St Pierre dominated Koscheck at their earlier battle on August 25, 2007. Final time, many individuals stated Koscheck could be superior on the ground as a result of he's a four-time Division I NCAA All-American and NCAA wrestling champion, but George Saint Pierre totally dominated him on the ground; St Pierre was on top for most of the struggle and stopped every one in all Koscheck's takedown attempts.
The fighters have been rival coaches on the twelfth season of "The Ultimate Fighter" and the title bout will function the tip of the season face-off of the coaches that follows the tip of the show. During the show, Koscheck poked and prodded St Pierre with rude remarks and trash talk. "I'm so completely satisfied that I get to combat Josh Koscheck in entrance of my house crowd," St-Pierre said. "He was very disrespectful during the filming of The Ultimate Fighter and I did not say a word. Now on December 11, I get to answer back with my fists. Final time I fought in Montreal, it was so loud the Octagon was shaking. I know the gang will be even louder for this fight."
Main event: 170 lbs.: Georges St. Pierre vs. Josh Koscheck
Main card:
170 lbs.: Thiago Alves vs. John Howard
155 lbs.: Jim Miller vs. Charles Oliveira
265 lbs.: Sean McCorkle vs. Stefan Struve
170 lbs.: Ricardo Almeida vs. T.J. Grant
Since their final bout, Koscheck is 6-2 and has earned victories over Anthony Johnson, Dustin Hazelett, Chris Lytle and Paul Daley. His only 2 losses in that span have come by the hands of Brazilian fighters Paulo Thiago and former 1 contender Thiago Alves, who St Pierre also defeated in UFC 100. George St Pierre is at the moment riding a seven-fight win streak beating UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes, BJ Penn, Jon Fitch, Matt Serra, Thiago Alves, Dan Hardy and Koscheck. Koscheck is a three-1 underdog going in to this fight.
