{"id":173381,"date":"2015-10-26T14:56:36","date_gmt":"2015-10-26T21:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=173381"},"modified":"2022-02-04T17:39:06","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T01:39:06","slug":"coker-koscheckdaley-ii-targeted-for-summer-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/coker-koscheckdaley-ii-targeted-for-summer-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Coker: Koscheck\/Daley II targeted for summer 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC welterweight title challenger Josh Koscheck (17-10 MMA) signed a contract with Bellator MMA\u00a0this past June and is currently awaiting his first opponent from the promotion.<\/p>\n<p>The former &#8220;Ultimate Fighter Season 1&#8221; star was\u00a0initially slated to make\u00a0his first Bellator appearance this December at Bellator 147, but instead is\u00a0now being targeted for a January event.<\/p>\n<p>Since signing with Bellator, many fans have voiced their desire to see a rematch between Koscheck and former UFC rival Paul Daley.<\/p>\n<p>Bellator president Scott Coker is well aware that a second fight between Daley and Koscheck could\u00a0be &#8220;big&#8221;, but told <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2015\/10\/bellator-koscheck-targeted-for-early-2016-debut-daley-possible-in-summer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie<\/a> that it won&#8217;t happen until summer of 2016:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cThere\u2019s no mistake: The big fight for Daley, in my mind, is him fighting Josh Koscheck,\u201d he said. \u201cEveryone wants to see that rematch. That\u2019s one we\u2019re going to try to put together in the summer of next year.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Koscheck will be looking to snap a five-fight losing skid when he makes his Bellator debut this winter. Who would you like to see &#8220;Kos&#8221; face in his first Bellator fight? Sound off Penn Nation!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC welterweight title challenger Josh Koscheck (17-10 MMA) signed a contract with Bellator MMA\u00a0this past June and is currently awaiting his first opponent from the promotion. The former &#8220;Ultimate Fighter Season 1&#8221; star was\u00a0initially slated to make\u00a0his first Bellator appearance this December at Bellator 147, but instead is\u00a0now being targeted for a January event. 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