5 Oz. MMA Link Club
Welcome back to another edition of “MMA Link Club”, Five Ounces of Pain‘s weekly smorgasbord of work from our brothers and sisters in the MMA community. Enjoy… An Intimate Look at Josh Koscheck’s Training/Life (FIGHT! Magazine) Greg Jackson Talks About Nate Marquardt’s Recent Win Over Rousimar Palhares (MMAScraps.com) WEC Officials Comment on Donald Cerrone’s Inflammatory... [Read More...]
5 Oz. MMA Link Club
Welcome back to another edition of “MMA Link Club”, Five Ounces of Pain‘s weekly smorgasbord of work from our brothers and sisters in the MMA community. Enjoy… Does Randy Couture Have One Last Run at the Title in Him? (Versus.com) Dana White Backtracks on Jon Fitch’s Contendership (WatchKalibRun.com) Kamal Shalorus May Be Fighting Bart Palaszweski at WEC 52 (Heavy.com) Ken Florian and... [Read More...]
St. Pierre’s title defense against Josh Koscheck slated for Montreal
It appears the Ultimate Fighter Season 12 is scheduled to culminate in UFC welterweight champ George St. Pierre defending his title against top contender Josh Koscheck in Montreal. According to Dana White, the bout will headline UFC 124 at the Belle Center on December 11th. News of the event was recently confirmed by the UFC President to MMAFighting. TUF 12 is set to air on Spike starting September... [Read More...]
Josh Koscheck vs. Paulo Thiago rematch likely for UFC 109
On the heels of back to back victories over the likes of Frank Trigg and Anthony Johnson, Josh Koscheck will have the opportunity to avenge a defeat that has haunted him since February 21 of this year, as a rematch between himself and Paulo Thiago appears to be on the horizon. The news of the potential bout comes courtesy of a recent report over at MMAFanhouse, citing UFC 109 as the card the two are... [Read More...]
Dan Hardy: Koscheck is floating around like ‘a turd that won’t flush away’
Never one for a loss of words on the subjects that matter, UFC welterweight title challenger Dan Hardy recently had an interesting perspective on Josh Koscheck‘s career in the UFC on the heels of some disparaging remarks hurled in The Outlaw’s direction during UFC 106. “I know there’s somebody here that thinks he’s the number one contender. He thinks he’s the number one contender,... [Read More...]
Josh Koscheck: ‘You haters can **** my ****’
Love him or hate him, there is no doubt Josh Koscheck has proven himself inside of the Octagon. Coming off a win over the always dangerous Anthony Johnson at UFC 106 this past Saturday evening, Koscheck unleashed his emotions in a post fight rant, claiming he was the true #1 contender. In the fallout from UFC 106 Kos has had numerous accusations thrown his way about the “illegal” knee strike to... [Read More...]
Attention Joe Silva: It’s time for Josh Koscheck and Jon Fitch to sort it out
It was inevitable. With some many of the sport’s top athletes training alongside one another it was just a matter of time before the stars aligned correctly for two friends and training partners to butt heads in the Octagon. It’s my opinion that fellow American Kickboxing Academy trained welterweights Josh Koscheck and Jon Fitch currently find themselves in that both fortunate and unfortunate,... [Read More...]
Josh Koscheck vs. Anthony Johnson added to UFC 106
In a message on his Twitter account yesterday Josh Koscheck tweeted “I got some big fight news for me,I am fighting nov 21 in Vegas. Co main event!!! Haha it’s on baby!!!!” It would appear Koscheck has been added to a UFC 106 card that suffered from a lost main event Monday when heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar was forced to pull out of his scheduled title defense against Shane Carwin. Since... [Read More...]
Josh Koscheck vs. Mike Pierce set for UFC Fight Night 20
You can add a welterweight match-up between Josh Koscheck and Mike Pierce to the slew of bouts recently revealed for the yet to be announced UFC Fight Night 20 card. Koscheck recently announced that he would be facing off with Pierce via his Twitter account. The event is expected to take place in Fairfax, Virginia on January 11 and airing live on Spike TV. Koscheck will be looking to make it two in... [Read More...]
Josh Koscheck vs. Frank Trigg at UFC 103
Shortly after inking a new deal with the UFC, Frank Trigg (19-6 MMA, 2-3 UFC) now has an opponent. The MMA veteran will face Josh Koscheck (12-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) at UFC 103 in Dallas. Sources close to the event have recently confirmed the news of the bout to MMAJunkie.com. Trigg will be making his first appearance in the UFC since 2005. He recently signed a four fight deal to return to the organization... [Read More...]
Josh Koscheck off of UFC 98 event due to injury
Josh Koscheck’s opportunity to redeem himself following his upset loss to Paulo Thiago at UFC 95 in February is going to have to wait. Koscheck’s comeback campaign had been slated to kick off on May 23 at UFC 98 in Las Vegas but the former NCAA wrestling standout has been forced to withdraw from the card due to injury. The season one veteran of The Ultimate Fighter had been slated to face... [Read More...]
Report: Koscheck’s comeback fight set for UFC 98 vs. Wilson
Koscheck Less than a week since his devestating UFC 95 loss to undefeated Brazilian Paulo Thiago, former NCAA All-American Josh Koscheck’s next bout has already been scheduled. Koscheck is set to return to the Octagon on Saturday, May 23 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas against former Team Quest member Chris Wilson, according to a new report from MMAMania.com. Despite coming into the... [Read More...]
Snowden: The Decline of Josh Koscheck
It all started so well for Josh Koscheck. With just six months of training, he was competitive with the very best young fighters in the world on the inaugural season of The Ultimate Fighter. His future seemed limitless. He was the best active wrestler in a sport that had been dominated for more than a decade by strong grapplers. With the athleticism and the work ethic necessary to learn how to defend... [Read More...]
Karo Parisyan vs. Josh Koscheck possible for UFC 98 (UPDATED)
A proposed welterweight bout between Karo Parisyan and Josh Koscheck that’s currently on the table for UFC 98 on May 23 in Las Vegas could be finalized in the next several weeks. FiveOuncesOfPain.com learned of the potential matchup from a source close to Parisyan, who indicated that the UFC mainstay has already begun preparations for the bout. Koscheck is scheduled to face undefeated Brazilian... [Read More...]
Report: Josh Koscheck signs 20-month contract extension with the UFC
The long-term future of welterweight title contender Josh Koscheck in the UFC was called into question this past November after UFC President Dana White became embroiled in a very public feud with Koscheck’s management at Zinkin Entertainment and trainers at the American Kickboxing Academy. However, Koscheck and the UFC will continue to work together with the news becoming public that the former... [Read More...]
Report: Josh Koscheck to fight the debuting Paulo Thiago at UFC 95
It appears that UFC welterweight title contender Josh Koscheck has been added to the card for UFC 95, which is set for February 21 at the O2 Arena in London, England. According to a report by the Brazilian MMA website Tatame, Koscheck is set to face the debuting Paulo Thiago in one of the show’s featured bouts. Thiago was signed to a UFC contract after having begun his professional MMA career... [Read More...]
Report: Koscheck has no plans to sign licensing agreement
During this week’s edition of ESPN.com’s MMA Live, Franklin McNeil of the NewarK Star-Ledger stated that UFC welterweight Josh Koscheck has not signed the infamous merchandising and licensing agreement that was one of the contributing factors for Jon Fitch’s brief release from the UFC last month. Koscheck is a teammate of Fitch’s at the American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose... [Read More...]
5 Oz. of Pain on CBS Sports: Josh Koscheck ready for Yoshida fight at “Fight for the Troops”
During his weekly column for CBSSports.com, FiveOuncesOfPain.com founder and publisher Sam Caplan interview UFC welterweight Josh Koscheck in anticipation of his headlining fight on Dec. 10 against Yoshiyuki Yoshida during the UFC’s “Fight for the Troops” special on Spike TV. Koscheck, coming off a unanimous decision loss last month against Thiago Alves at UFC 90, indicated that he... [Read More...]
UFC 90: Cote blows out knee, Silva retains title
In an unfortunate turn of events at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois this evening, Patrick Cote blew out his knee in the opening moments of the third round during his middleweight title fight with Anderson Silva. Cote is the only competitor to take Silva into the third round during his UFC career and at the opening of the third frame he blew out his knee while hopping toward Anderson Silva in... [Read More...]
Josh Koscheck confirms plans to fight at both UFC 90 and UFN 16
During a conference call to promote UFC 90, Josh Koscheck confirmed that he plans to fight twice in the next sixty days. First, Koscheck takes on Thiago Alves in the co-main event on October 25th. Then, If Koscheck comes out unscathed, he will have a six week turnaround to prepare for Yoshiyuki Yoshida on December 10. There are some very interesting sub-plots going on though. One of the main reasons... [Read More...]
