THE UFC SENSATION

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The newest entry to the UFC welter weight division is this brand new sensation Josh Koscheck. His career started with the TV show of the first season of the UFC.

He won considerable appreciation with his first win in his debut match but was stopped in the very next by the shameful defeat against Diego Sanchez. His career had a shaky start and since then has been victim to much topsy-turvy.

But his overall performance has been remarkably good as he has managed to win 16 matches out of the 21 he has played in total.  DCAA division has ranked him number one in four consecutive years. While he has already banged the PSAC wrestler of the year award thrice. MMA as well Sher dog the world renowned magazines have ranked him among the top ten wrestlers. Also, the Eastern Wresting League Achievement was handed to him twice owing to his dynamism and unbeatable spirit. In such a short span he had made a well defined place for his booming career.

The boxing circuit has great expectations from this newcomer who makes full use of the Jiu Jitsu, Kick boxing and orthodox wrestling techniques to leave a permanent impression on his fan following. The recent music video by Chevelle has featured him raising his fan craze.

Reports confirm that he is all set to fight his next target on the UFC schedule Mike Pierce. But this will not be like any other match for him. He truly has to brush up his skills and master all the moves to the best of his ability if he intends to defeat this stalwart of boxing, who has maintained his position over the years. The boxing circuit is indeed keen to watch his performance in the forth coming matches.

Koscheck Faces Pierce

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Welterweight contender Josh Koscheck isn’t taking any short cuts in his quest for another shot at the title. He will face Mike Pierce at UFC 143 in Las Vegas. To this, the president of UFC, Dana White said, “With Carlos Condit moving to face Nick Diaz for the interim welterweight championship, it will be powerhouse wrestler versus powerhouse wrestler as Mike Pierce takes on Josh Koscheck.”

It will be Koscheck’s second fight since he lost his welterweight championship title to champion Georges St. Pierre through a lopsided unanimous decision. Josh Koscheck rebounded at UFC 135 in September with a first round knockout of former welterweight title holder Matt Hughes. Koscheck said in an interview, “I’m fighting February 4. I just asked UFC if I can fight at 185.”

Koscheck’s requests to move up were denied and he was set up with Pierce. While taking on Koscheck represents a step up in competition for Pierce, it is a fight he lobbied hard to land. He expressed excitement once the bout was made official. Koscheck had recently commented on a controversial interview, “No chance, it’s not worth it to me. I would rather step away from the sport than fight Jon Fitch.”

He said this when it was to be decided who would take up the spot for his opponent as Carlos Condit was scrapped. Josh Koscheck has been a tough fighter and a champion grappler for many but he has had his ups and downs in his career.

KOSCHECK OUT FOR MONEY

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Josh Koscheck is willing to fight anybody – as long as the money is right! Having recently transferred to UFC from Strikeforce, Koscheck knows that he doesn’t have much hope of a title fight any time soon, so he’s holding out for big fights, for BIG dollars!

Koscheck had offered to step in to replace Georges St Pierre when the current world champion pulled out of the fight with carlos Condit through injury, but Condit refused to fight Josh because he didn’t want to lose his title-shot. It seems set now for Koscheck to instead fight one of the guys at 185.

“I want to fight the guys at the top,” said Koscheck. “That’s where I want to be. The guys at the bottom want to fight guys that are at the top. So, I’ll fight anybody. Realistically, I want a big fight, my next fight to be a big fight. Who could it be? Maybe a (Nick) Diaz, maybe a B.J. Penn, (Carlos) Condit, maybe someone at 185. There are a lot of good guys at 185, I’d definitely like to fight some of those guys. I want big names, big fights.”

“I’m not gonna get a title shot anytime soon, unless GSP loses,” he added. “We gotta be real on that. Now it’s time to get paid. I’m just trying to fight as much as I can and hopefully get back there at the title shot one day. But if I don’t, I’ll just make money. That’s what it’s about.”