Koscheck Retires

[Johnnny]

He was a very, very good fighter for quite a while, but never elite. In the cage, he was better than Bisping but worse than Conor.

 

[fortheo]

Colby Convington and Kamaru Usman are the new Kosceck and Jon Fitch.

prime koscheck is probably better than both of them to be honest.

 

[CerebralKnievel]

He beat hendricks in my opinion. Was basically better Hendricks in terms of making weight and athletic ability.

He outstruck Hendricks and landed more significant strikes.

 

[Nurse Joy]

Listen, Kos has shutter down boys.

https://www.mmafighting.com/2018/6/28/17516566/josh-kosheck-announces-his-official-retirement

“You never know, I might come back some day,” Koscheck said. “The biggest thing about my mixed martial arts career, at the ending it didn’t go the way I wanted. It’s almost like you kind of just lose it, and it pains me to say that. It really, truly pains me as a fighter because I have a big ego - everybody that steps inside that cage has a big ego - but I truly didn’t have it. I couldn’t go out there and compete with these young guys. I felt great in the gym. I was in great shape. I don’t think I was ever in better shape than I was at 38, 39, and 40, but I just didn’t have it.”

Discuss.

Ok. That’s all I have to say about that.

 

[Levi_]

Kos def. fell off a cliff after the GSP rematch. The broken orbital was severe and it affected his mindset for his following fights. He'd wipe at the same eye after even a glancing shot to it and then get gunshy and become a defensive shell until he'd get beatdown.

Yep. GSP gave him fighter PTSD.

When opponents would raise their hand to hit him, he would wince and cover up like an abused stepchild. I think we should call Child Protective Services on GSP.

 

[cheesus]

Who cares? Tank was a great personality, which is way more than you can say for Kos. I watched the PPV for UFC 6 when it was on, that was my first UFC. Tank mocks his opponent while he goes into a post-KO seizure; he grins at the crowd while holding Varlans down and pounding him.. Tank was a crazy MF, but he was a great personality- he had qualities, instead of being just a sour prick like Kos.

Kos had some very entertaining moments and was twice the fighter Tank ever was. Besides, the two aren't even comparable. Tank was a bar room brawler & Kos was the typical meat headed jock athlete, nothing similar about the pair at all.

 

[Lukn4trbl]

Who is going to Motorboat GSP's ass now?!

 

[Seaside]

He outstruck Hendricks and landed more significant strikes.

Was the aggressor to right? The judging in mma is a joke. I remember hendricks hugging and swing overhand rigjtd

 

[Paynebringer]

Josh was never really a friend of mine but he was a tough fighter, he was the one that sent Rumble to fight at his proper weight class...

 

[Levi_]

Kos had some very entertaining moments and was twice the fighter Tank ever was. Besides, the two aren't even comparable. Tank was a bar room brawler & Kos was the typical meat headed jock athlete, nothing similar about the pair at all.

The similarity that was implied was that they both played the villain role; the difference was that Tank had some real personality and humor; Kos was a stick in the mud and a real prick (again, I met him, my friend trained with him). Many years ago, I did a thread with loads of Tank's funny statements.

Tank was a pioneer in the sport; one of the people that made it possible for guys like Kos to make a living in sports. There was no TUF or MMA training of any kind when Tank started.

 

[ufcfan4]

Still remember his KO of Zenko...

How could anyone forget that. I remember just watching live in awe. That's got to be around a decade ago, no?

Scary. Time flies.

Good on Kos for calling it a career and for the honest words about the last few fights. Wish him all the best. I was a fan. Good heel. Solid fighter. Win or lose he was often in entertaining bouts.

Rashad, Hendricks, Kos- a lot of the mainstays of that particular era calling it a career in quick succession.

 

[cheesus]

The similarity that was implied was that they both played the villain role; the difference was that Tank had some real personality and humor; Kos was a stick in the mud and a real prick (again, I met him, my friend trained with him). Many years ago, I did a thread with loads of Tank's funny statements.

Tank was a pioneer in the sport; one of the people that made it possible for guys like Kos to make a living in sports. There was no TUF or MMA training of any kind when Tank started.

I, among many others, found Kos to be in good humour. That whole season of GSP vs Kos was hilarious. TUF 1 had some great moments too.

The pair of them are probably assholes, I've heard stories about both of them being pretty average people in real life. I'm pretty sure Tank is a convicted felon, these days he seems like a bitter old man where Kos seems to actually be maturing with age.

 

[gono btw]

The similarity that was implied was that they both played the villain role; the difference was that Tank had some real personality and humor; Kos was a stick in the mud and a real prick (again, I met him, my friend trained with him). Many years ago, I did a thread with loads of Tank's funny statements.

Tank was a pioneer in the sport; one of the people that made it possible for guys like Kos to make a living in sports. There was no TUF or MMA training of any kind when Tank started.

For real, Tank did more than play this "villain role"... He was dead serious.

Hespect though, since by the end of his career, he started to give props to Hoyce and all the pioneers, when he started to defend the Original UFC vs the weak Modern one...

 

[Erocthadon]

 

[mb23100]

Plot twist: Koschek retired to go be a nurse

 

[Get these Hands]

WAR!

 

[MMAcolyte]

Koscheck was an ass but he stayed afloat through a couple eras at WW and was still competitive with the up and comers until his last slid. For that I give him props.

If I remember correctly I actually scored that fight for Kos. Been a long time though, I'd have to rewatch it.

 

[HunterAcosta]

Koscheck was an ass but he stayed afloat through a couple eras at WW and was still competitive with the up and comers until his last slid. For that I give him props.

Crazy both these guys retired within days of each other and no one cares. Actually, I dont either now that I think about it.

 

[Mondo Freaks]

Doesn’t he own a plane? All the best to Koschek. I always liked him as a fighter. GSP fucked up his eye real good

 

[Nurse Joy]

Plot twist: Koschek retired to go be a nurse

I hope so, then Maybee he’d have some damn respect for what we do. One nurse does more for communities, humanity and the world in general than 1000 koshcjeks.