Josh Koscheck admits MMA is 'changing', but not ready to announce retirement after 5th straight UFC

[La Paix]

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2015/3/2...its-mma-is-changing-but-not-ready-to-announce

"Josh Koscheck suffered his 5th straight loss in the UFC, with two straight coming in the last month. It was also his final fight on his current contract. While for most guys that would automatically mean a UFC exit, Koscheck does have a long tenure with the company.

"I do have a soft spot for the TUF 1 guys," Dana White said during the post-fight press conference. "Josh and I will talk in a couple of days, and we'll go from there."


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For his part, Koscheck did evaluate his performance and admitted that the sport is changing and evolving from what he experienced when he first entered the promotion ten years ago.

"I'm not happy with where I'm at right now. I'm 37 years old, and the last couple of fights on my contract haven't been great," Koscheck said. "But I took this fight on short notice, and I knew I could come in and make this a fun fight. It didn't go my way tonight, but I showed up, and I fight every time. Today is just Erick's day."

"Being 37, I told Dana that I would like to fight someone my own age for once. Maybe they can make a senior citizen division in the UFC....."

 

[Barry_BondsMVP]

He wasn't evolving, he's just too stubborn to listen or put together the right camp.

 

[La Paix]

Like many other aging fighters the fire just isn't there any more. Josh seems to have set him set up comfortably for the future and probably doesn't need to rely on MMA as a means to pay bills, looks like he going through the motions his past 2

 

[SongExotic2]

I always wanted to see him fight leben again

 

[Lamont Cranston]

I always wanted to see him fight leben again

Yeah!

 

[dacofty]

From what I see Kocsheck is just being used as a stepping stone to someone needing a win. I dont see many if any at all wins left in him.

 

[La Paix]

From what I see Kocsheck is just being used as a stepping stone to someone needing a win. I dont see many if any at all wins left in him.

You're right and I really don't like that this is normal practice in MMA for the most part. Id like to see Orgs do what they can to keep high profile fighters rep intact and match them up with other guys from the same era or current equal skill set so they can be remembered in a more positive light. Having said that when you see fights like Nog KOing Schaub or Tito subbing Bader I feel a sense of redemption.