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Report: Winner of Josh Koscheck vs Paul Daley Will Coach The Ultimate Fighter 12 Against Georges St. Pierre

Both men have personalities that would be great for TUF, but do we really want to hold up St. Pierre's belt for several months?
Both men have personalities that would be great for TUF, but do we really want to hold up St. Pierre's belt for several months?

MiddleEasy has some sad news for those still salivating for an Anderson Silva vs. Georges St. Pierre super-fight:

Today, I received an email from someone who trains in Team Roughhouse. Apparently over the weekend, Joe Silva called Paul Daley to let him know that the winner of his upcoming UFC 113 bout with Josh Koscheck will be the new coach on The Ultimate Fighter Season 12 with Georges St. Pierre coaching the opposite team. You're probably already putting the pieces together. Whoever is Georges St. Pierre's rival coach on TUF 12 will eventually face GSP at the end of the show and it will be for the UFC Welterweight title.

This confirms earlier rumors swirling from Dana White's statements a few weeks ago:

"I'm working on something right now that I can't talk to you guys about because I don't have it done yet," White said of the Koscheck-Daley fight, which takes place May 8 at UFC 113 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. "But it has to do with that fight, so we'll see what happens."

I have to admit, the winner of Koscheck vs Daley makes a very good case for a title shot, but I'm not a big fan of holding-up a title for several months so they can film and televise a reality show. Plus, having sniffed the idea of a possible dream match up between Silva and St. Pierre has already dulled my appetite in seeing GSP fight another welterweight contender.

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