The rematch between top welterweights Josh Koscheck and Paulo Thiago is in the works for UFC 109 in February. Heavy.com has confirmed with sources close to the UFC that both fighters have verbally agreed to the bout.

Thiago defeated Koscheck  last February at UFC 95. Since then, Koscheck went 2-0 in UFC defeating Frank Trigg at UFC 103 and most recently defeating Anthony Johnson at UFC 106.  At the same time, Thiago has gone 1-1 recently defeated Jacob Volkmann at UFC 106.