Joe Ferraro

'The Thrashing Machine' is set to face Chris Tuchscherer.

Canadian Heavyweight Tim 'The Thrashing Machine' Hague (10-2) will make his octagon return at UFC 109, taking on Chris Tuchscherer (17-2, 1 NC), a training partner of UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar.

Hague, a native of Edmonton, Alberta is looking to rebound from a loss to Todd Duffee at UFC 102 on August 29, a fight he firmly believes was an aberration of his skill set; a one off error on his part that will not affect his future fighting strategies.

“My last loss didn't really affect my fighting style. It was just me coming out too sloppy. Todd threw a proper punch and I ran into it”, said Hague.

“The Thrashing Machine” is fully aware that Tuchsherer is one of Lesnar’s main training partners but see this as not only an opportunity to prove his own worth in the heavyweight division, but is also planning to make a statement when they meet.

“I respect Brock and anyone from his camp. I can only say 1 thing. I'm looking to dominate this fight and do so in exciting fashion”, said Hague.

Tuchscherer’s last bout was also at UFC 102, where he suffered a first round TKO loss to Gabriel “Nepao” Gonzaga, after sustaining a an accidental low blow early in the fight, one that nearly had him vomiting in the cage.

UFC 109 will be headlined by a light heavyweight tilt between UFC Hall of Famers Randy “The Natural” Couture and Mark “The Hammer” Coleman.

The event is scheduled for February 6 and will be held at The Mandalay Bay Events Centre in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The full card is listed below.

Main card

Light Heavyweight bout: Randy Couture vs. Mark Coleman

Welterweight bout: Josh Koscheck vs. Paulo Thiago

Light Heavyweight bout: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Brandon Vera

Middleweight bout: Nate Marquardt vs. Chael Sonnen

Welterweight bout: Matt Serra vs. Frank Trigg

Preliminary card

Middleweight bout: Demian Maia vs. Dan Miller

Lightweight bout: Mac Danzig vs. Justin Buchholz

Lightweight bout: Melvin Guillard vs. Ronnys Torres

Heavyweight bout: Tim Hague vs. Chris Tuchscherer

Lightweight bout: Phillipe Nover vs. Rob Emerson

Heavyweight bout: Mostapha Al Turk vs. Rolles Gracie