Report: Struve vs. McCorkle Expected at UFC 124

According to MMAjunkie.com, Stefan Struve and Sean McCorkle have verbally agreed to square off. Struve tweeted that his opponent should be announced within the next 10 days, though the 6'11” Dutchman did not specify that his upcoming fight would be at UFC 124. The bout has yet to be officially announced by the UFC.

Struve, 22, just signed a new four-fight contract with the UFC and holds a record of 4-2 in the promotion. “Skyscraper” most recently defeated Christian Morecraft by second-round knockout at UFC 117. His performance was impressive enough to win him “knockout of the night” honors. Struve also holds a “submission of the night” award, which came at the expense of Chase Gormley at UFC 104. His only losses in the organization have come to title contender Junior dos Santos and former IFL heavyweight champ Roy Nelson. Training with Team Schrijber in Holland, Struve holds the distinction of being the tallest man in the UFC.

McCorkle recently showed up on radar after a first-round submission stoppage of Pride veteran and former K-1 world grand prix champion Mark Hunt at UFC 119. Hailing from Indianapolis, “Big Sexy” used the home field advantage and locked up a straight armbar from top position, contorting Hunt's arm at an unnatural angle and forcing the tap out. Though he stands 6'7” tall, McCorkle will still be giving up four inches to Struve on fight night. Still undefeated in his five-year career, McCorkle fought mostly in Indianapolis' Legends of Fighting promotion before getting called up to the big show.

UFC 124 will be headlined by a welterweight title fight between Georges St. Pierre and Josh Koscheck. The bout will be a rematch of the pair's 2007 scrap, in which St. Pierre out-wrestled Koscheck en route to a unanimous decision victory. The two welterweights also opposed each other as coaches on “The Ultimate Fighter” season 12.