It appears Bellator is done playing games when it comes to booking a rematch between welterweights Paul Daley and Josh Koscheck.

Bellator attempted to set up the fight by booking Daley (37-13-2 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) and Koscheck (16-10 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) in separate bouts at Friday’s Bellator 148 event. But Koscheck pulled out of the event due to injury, which derailed the plan to showcase both fighters ahead of a second meeting.

The vets have bad blood that goes back nearly five years. They first met at UFC 113 in May 2010 in a lackluster affair that saw Koscheck win by unanimous decision. The most noteworthy part of the bout, however, came after the final bell when Daley landed a sucker-punch while Koscheck’s back was turned.

The fighters have exchanged insults for several years after the controversial moment, but a rematch has never come to fruition. It appears it’s going to happen soon, though, and whether Daley defeats Andy Uhrich (11-5 MMA, 1-2 BMMA) in Friday’s Spike-televised Bellator 148 headliner at Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif., Bellator President Scott Coker said the fight is in the works.

“Paul wants to fight everybody,” Coker told MMAjunkie Radio. “Koscheck is No. 1 on his target list. He’s told me that over and over. Koscheck says, ‘Yeah, when I’m ready, I’ll fight you, but I’m hurt right now.'”

Coker did not give an time table for when exactly Koscheck, who recently signed with Bellator after a lengthy UFC career, will be ready to return, but he said he wants the fight to take place in the summer since it would allow Koscheck more time to recover and also provide Daley with a bit of a break before getting back in the cage.

“We’re expecting that to happen sometime maybe in the summertime if Koscheck’s healthy,” Coker said.

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