Yardbarker: Josh Koscheck

Dan Hardy on Josh Koscheck: "He's not in a position to be calling for a title."

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:24:25 -0500

By Jason Benfari November 26, 2009"The thing I've realized about Josh Koscheck is that he's kind of like a turd that won't flush away. He kind of wins a fight, and you think he's doing alright. Then he loses a fight and you think he's done, and then he wins a fight. He's always kind of floating around and he never really does anything. He thinks he deserves a shot as GSP, but he's 3-2 in his last five fights, so he's not really in a position to be calling ...

Josh Koscheck Weighs In After UFC 106, Has A Message For Haters

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:14:20 -0500

Koscheck talks about his victory over Anthony Johnson

Slim Hardy: Will the real UFC welterweights please shut up, please shut up

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:24:23 -0500

Props: Las Vegas Review Journal Quoteworthy: "I get doubted all the time. Regardless of what I do or who I beat, people always underestimate me. They've never given me the respect I deserve. Fighting GSP, if I can give him a good beating, people might start to change their mind. Josh Koscheck's at the back of a long line of people that have something negative to say about me. I'll shut them up one at a time. I understand that people are a little irked and a littl...

Dan Hardy Talks Josh Koscheck, Georges St-Pierre and Mind Games

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:27:00 -0500

by Ariel HelwaniFiled under: MMA Videos, UFC, FanHouse ExclusiveIt seems like every MMA fan, critic and fighter has an opinion on whether Dan Hardy deserves a title shot against UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre. And while many people -- most notably Josh Koscheck -- think he hasn't done enough to warrant the fight just yet, Hardy doesn't seem to care.FanHouse spoke to "The Outlaw" last week about dealing with the criticism, his recent victory against Mike Swick an...

Evidence of Anthony Johnson poking Josh Koscheck's left eye, prior to the "illegal"...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:45:31 -0500

Evidence of Anthony Johnson poking Josh Koscheck's left eye, prior to the "illegal" knee: Johnson had this to say after the fight: "I didn't hit him in the head, I hit him in the arm. I don't know why he would act like [that], I guess he was gassing. That's the only thing I can think of, [him] trying to find some kind of excuse to complain. I know I didn't hit him in the head. I thought I timed it perfect but I didn't and that's my fault. A...

Anthony Johnson Says Josh Koscheck Faked Being Fouled

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:17:33 -0500

Johnson says he kicked Koscheck in arm, not head

Josh Koscheck will not be next in line for title; confirms GSP/Hardy

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:31:47 -0500

By Natalia Baage November 22, 2009Welterweight Josh Koscheck still has his sights on welterweight gold, even though he will not be next in line for a title shot against current welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre. After his second-round submission victory over Anthony Johnson last night, Koscheck called out Dan Hardy, who is fighting next for the title, saying that he is more deserving of the title shot than the U.K. fighter. Despite Koscheck's best efforts to change UFC ...

White blown away by Koscheck's performance but he's still not getting GSP

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:25:58 -0500

Dana White couldn't say enough good things about Josh Koscheck and his dominating win over Anthony Johnson. He even matched his mouth with his money by giving both the Fight of the Night and Submission of the Night bonuses to Koscheck. That's a hefty $140,000 double-bonus check on top of his fight night salary of $106,000 ($53,000 to show and $53,000 to win). Koscheck likes the money but a title shot would be even nicer. That's a bonus White isn't willing to pony up. White con...

Koscheck, Johnson, and Nogueira Awarded UFC 106 Bonuses

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:56:40 -0500

Josh Koscheck, Anthony Johnson, and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira were the recipients of the "fight night" bonuses for Saturday's UFC 106 event is Las Vegas, UFC President Dana White announced at the card's post-fight press conference. Koscheck earned "Submission of the Night" by forcing Johnson to tap to a rear naked choke in the second-round of their UFC 106 co-headliner, while the bout also earned the pair "Fight of the Night" honors. Nogueira took home &q...

Josh Koscheck submits Anthony Johnson in bizarre bout

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:09:06 -0500

In one of the weirder fights of 2009, Josh Koscheck submitted Anthony Johnson at 4:47 in the second round of the bout that has huge title shot implications at welterweight. The bizarre nature of the fight began in the first round. When Koscheck was down on both knees, Johnson threw a huge knee, sending Koscheck to the canvas. Johnson was immediately apologetic, as he knew that he had screwed up, but that didn't help as Johnson was deducted a point. After quite a few minutes and a check by...

UFC 106 Live Results and Updates: Ortiz-Griffin, Koscheck-Johnson, Nogueira-Cane, and More

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:00:54 -0500

Welcome to MMAFrenzy.com's live coverage of UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2, which takes place today at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Tito Ortiz returns to the Octagon for the first time in 18-months to rematch fellow former light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin in the UFC 106 main event, while welterweight contenders Josh Koscheck and Anthony Johnson square off in the event's co-headliner. MMAFrenzy.com's live coverage of UFC 106 gets underway at 7:30pm ET with ...

UFC 106 interview: Koscheck willing to take risks to get title shot

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:15:36 -0500

Josh Koscheck is a promoter's dream. He'll fight anyone, anytime, even with less than eight weeks to prepare for a fight. When the UFC needed a major fight to fill the gap left by Brock Lesnar at UFC 106, matchmaker Joe Silva brainstormed and came up with an excellent fight featuring Koscheck against Anthony Johnson. Frankly, Kos should've said no unless he was guaranteed a UFC welterweight title shot with a win. But he didn't do that and he's taking all the risk against a...

UFC 106 Fight Week Preview: Anthony Johnson vs. Josh Koscheck

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:10:06 -0500

By E. Spencer Kyte November 19, 2009Quickly put together in the wake of Brock Lesnar's inability to headline UFC 106, this is a welterweight matchup many fans have been looking forward to since it was announced. Anthony "Rumble" Johnson is widely considered one of the top prospects in the sport, an entertaining young striker who many feel is destined for greatness and championship gold. Standing across the cage will be the always eager to fight Josh Koscheck, an Ulti...

UFC 106: Josh Koscheck Dethrone Walkout Shirt

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:30:15 -0500

Another UFC, another American Kickboxing Academy superstar taking to the ring. It seems like these guys have been everywhere, and they especially dominate the welterweight division. You could make and argument that Josh Koscheck, Jon Fitch and Mike Swick are all in the welterweight top ten. At UFC 106, Koscheck will take to the octagon against some one who alot of people believe is a champ in waiting in Anthony Johnson. Here’s the Dethrone Royalty shirt he’ll be wearing to the cage. It’s a pretty simple shirt. It’s kinda bad ass though, as their is no cooler logo in all of MMA than the script Dethrone logo that is plastered along the back. Also, whoever came up with the name “Dethrone Royalty” is just freaking brilliant. Awesome name. MMA Warehouse has it for a cheap-as-hell 24.99. For More UFC 106 shirts, check out The 3rd String Store. Tags: Academy, aligncenter, alot, alt, American, Anthony Johnson, argument, Awesome, back, cage, champ, class, dethrone, div, division, height, href, img, Jon Fitch, Josh Koscheck, Kickboxing, kinda, logo, Mike Swick, MMA, name, Octagon, royalty, script, Shirt, slink, src, Store, Continue reading UFC 106: Josh Koscheck Dethrone Walkout Shirt

Josh Koscheck: Hardy doesn't deserve title shot; not worried about Johnson's size

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:20:14 -0500

By Natalia Baage November 17, 2009"No. He doesn't deserve a title shot. It's simple, but I don't make those decisions. They're just trying to get someone for [UFC welterweight champion Georges] St. Pierre to beat up. I just have to take care of business on Saturday, and I'll let my work speak for where I belong." - Josh Koscheck In an interview with Heavy.com, UFC welterweight Josh Koscheck talks about Dan Hardy, title contention and...