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Josh Koscheck (15-4) moved up in a muddled welterweight division when he finished the returning Frank Trigg (19-7) in just 1:25 at UFC 103 in Dallas.

The battle of former high-level wrestlers ended up with no wrestling involved, as the both were confident in their stand-up. Koscheck put Trigg down with a hard right and finished him with punches on the ground.

Koscheck had said a few days earlier that he had put his last fight, a loss to Paulo Thiago he called a bad stoppage, behind him, and wasn't thinking of anything but the present. But he said that if he won, he'd immediately say what he wanted next.

After winning, Koscheck issued a challenge to Matt Hughes, the longtime welterweight champion, but later that night threw his name into the hat to challenge Georges St. Pierre.

Originally, St. Pierre, who is out of action until February, was to face the winner of Martin Kampmann-Mike Swick, which was scheduled for Saturday night. But with Swick injured, and Kampmann losing quickly to Paul Daley, things are wide open.

"I'll fight anyone at any time," said Koscheck, who lost via decision to St. Pierre in 2007 before St. Pierre won the title for a second time. "I'll be ready to fight next month. If someone falls out in October in Los Angeles, I'm ready. I'll be ready again in November."

Results:

Rafael Dos Anjos bt Rob Emerson, unanimous decision

Vladimir Matyushenko bt Igor Pokrajec, unanimous decision

Eliot Marshall bt Jason Brilz, unanimous decision

Ricky Story bt Brian Foster, submission (arm triangle choke), 1:09 R2

Nik Lentz bt Radaello Oliveira, unanimous decision

Jim Miller bt Steve Lopez, TKO, 0:48 R2

Tomasz Drwal bt Drew McFedries, submission (rear naked choke), 1:03 R2

Efrain Escudero bt Cole Miller, TKO, 3:36 R1

Tyson Griffin bt Hermes Franca, TKO, 3:26 R2

Josh Koscheck bt Frank Trigg, TKO, 1:25 R1

Paul Daley bt Martin Kampmann, TKO, 2:31 R1

Junior Dos Santos bt Mirko Cro Cop, submission (verbal), 2:00 R3

Vitor Belfort bt Rich Franklin, KO, 3:02 R1

Dave Meltzer, Yahoo! Sports / Eurosport