The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Friday confirmed the remaining bouts for “UFC 124: St-Pierre vs. Koscheck,” scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 11, at the Bell Center in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Opposing coaches on season 12 of The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV, Georges St-Pierre and Josh Koscheck will square off for the second time in their careers. The two first met at UFC 74 in Aug. 2007, with the bout ending in a lopsided unanimous decision for St-Pierre. At the time, St-Pierre had just lost his welterweight title to Matt Serra, but this time, Koscheck will have a shot at St-Pierre’s belt.

Koscheck will be walking into enemy territory as St-Pierre, a native of Quebec, fights in front of his home crowd in this championship bout which will headline the UFC 124 Pay-Per-View card.

Koscheck has gone 6-2 since his first fight with St-Pierre. He is currently riding a three-fight win streak with victories over Frank Trigg via knockout, Anthony Johnson via submission and Paul Daley via unanimous decision.

St-Pierre remains undefeated since he and Koscheck last met. He is currently riding a seven-fight win streak with four straight title defenses over Jon Fitch, B.J. Penn, Thiago Alves and Dan Hardy.

The official “UFC 124: St-Pierre vs. Kosckeck” fight card is as follows:

MAIN CARD (Televised on Pay-Per-View)

  • Welterweight Championship bout: Georges St-Pierre vs. Josh Koscheck
  • Heavyweight bout: Sean McCorkle vs. Stefan Struve
  • Lightweight bout: Jim Miller vs. Charles Oliveira
  • Lightweight bout: Joe Stevenson vs. Mac Danzig
  • Welterweight bout: Thiago Alves vs. John Howard

PRELIMINARY CARD (Not Televised)

  • Lightweight bout: Mark Bocek vs. Dustin Hazelett
  • Middleweight bout: Jesse Bongfeldt vs. Rafael Natal
  • Welterweight bout: Matt Riddle vs. Sean Pierson
  • Middleweight bout: Joe Doerksen vs. Dan Miller
  • Welterweight bout: TJ Grant vs. Ricardo Almeida
  • Lightweight bout: Pat Audinwood vs. John Makdessi

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