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LAS VEGAS -- Josh Koscheck proved that he is definitely a force to be reckoned in the UFC's welterweight division after overcoming an early illegal knee to the head and eye poke to submit Anthony Johnson in the second round at UFC 106.

FanHouse spoke to Koscheck at the post-fight press conference about getting past the early controversy and his issue with Dan Hardy getting a welterweight title shot before him. The video interview is below.

Josh Koscheck may have been overlooked for a title shot, but he was well-recognized through monetary means by the UFC brass following Saturday's UFC 106 in Las Vegas.

Already, without considering his fight purse, his win bonus and earnings through sponsorships, Koscheck earned $140,000 in post-fight bonuses for his second-round rear-naked choke victory over Anthony Johnson.

Josh Koscheck took on a bigger, stronger, more athletic opponent and used his superior wrestling to defeat him on Saturday night in Las Vegas, submitting Anthony Johnson with a second-round rear-naked choke in a strange, foul-filled fight at UFC 106.

Johnson got the better of the stand-up in the early going, and halfway through the first round Koscheck went for a takedown. But while they were on the ground, Johnson landed both an illegal knee to the head and a poke to Koscheck's eye. That led to a lengthy delay during which referee Mario Yamasaki did not appear to know the rules regarding delays for fouls and injuries, but Koscheck did eventually say he could continue, and the fight went on.

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LAS VEGAS -- On the latest edition of FanHouse at the Ultimate Fighting Championship, we were joined by UFC welterweight star Jon Fitch to preview Saturday night's UFC 106 card.

Can Tito Ortiz rebound from an 18-month layoff and extensive back surgery? What does Forrest Griffin need to do to get over his recent loss to Anderson Silva? And will a victory over Josh Koscheck propel Anthony Johnson into a top-level 170-pound fight? All those questions and more were answer. Enjoy the pre-fight video special below.

LAS VEGAS -- Josh Koscheck's nickname is "Kos," but he could also go with "Mr. Dependable" as it seems like the American Kickboxing Academy product is always ready to fight for the UFC on short notice if need be. And after defeating Frank Trigg at UFC 103 in September, Koscheck will return to action this Saturday night against Anthony Johnson at UFC 106.

FanHouse spoke to the 31-year-old, who will be competing for the seventh time since March 2008, about taking this fight on short notice and Johnson's inability to make weight at UFC 104. The video interview is below.

Most UFC fighters take a few months off between fights. Anthony Johnson is happy to be getting just four weeks.

Johnson, who knocked out Yoshiyuki Yoshida in just 41 seconds at UFC 104, will be back on Saturday night at UFC 106, just four weeks later, taking on Josh Koscheck in a fight Johnson calls the biggest of his career. In an interview with FanHouse, Johnson said he's ready to step up and face his biggest challenge yet -- and he's ready to make weight, something he didn't do before fighting Yoshida.

The full interview is below.

UFC 106 will now be headlined by former light heavyweight champions Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin at the pay-per-view event on Nov. 21 emanating from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

To boost the card due to postponement of Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin until UFC 108 on Jan. 2, Josh Koscheck has been matched with Anthony Johnson in a co-headliner between top welterweights.

Below is the UFC 106 fight card.

Josh Koscheck and Anthony Johnson have agreed to step in on short notice to fight each other at UFC 106, beefing up a card that became one of the UFC's weakest recent pay-per-view shows when Brock Lesnar pulled out with an illness.

Koscheck wrote on Twitter Tuesday night that he had agreed fight in the co-main event at UFC 106. Sherdog later reported that Johnson would be his opponent.

UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida walked away with $200,000 and challenger Mauricio "Shogun" Rua with $155,000 for main eventing this past Saturday's UFC 104, according to salaries disclosed to FanHouse Tuesday by the California athletic commission.

Machida won a unanimous decision over Rua to retain his belt, but even if he had lost the controversial five-round showdown, he would have still earned the same amount as there was no win bonus attached to his bout agreement.

LOS ANGELES -- The UFC 104 post-fight press conference was buzzing after the controversial main event between Lyoto Machida and Shogun Rua.

Below is a highlight video package of the conference, which featured comments from Machida, Rua, Dana White, Cain Velasquez, Joe Stevenson and Anthony Johnson.

(Warning: video contains some explicit language.)