In a world where if you talk the talk, you have to walk the walk, Josh Koscheck would rather fight than to listen to his opponents jabber about him.
With his upcoming fight against British heavy hitter Paul Daley at UFC 113 just days away, he's avoided the trash talk and just simply tunes him out.
Koscheck, who runs two businesses aside from his fight career, believes that if that's what his opponent needs to get the courage to step in the cage with him, then have at it.
"There are bigger things going on in my life than to pay attention to what somebody's saying about me," Koscheck told MMAWeekly Radio. "The guy is obviously talking a lot, and that's good, probably because nobody knows who he is, so he's got to talk himself up."
Some fighters view pre-fight trash talking as just a part of the sport, others use it as motivation. The former NCAA champion wrestler turned fighter says for him it's just background noise, and he needs nothing extra to get him up in the morning to go to the best job in the world.
"I don't need someone to talk trash for me to get up and get motivated in the morning," Koscheck said. "I love to fight, the only time I'm happy is when I'm fighting, and I just think it's the greatest job on earth."
Breaking down the fight with Daley, Koscheck says he has watched the Brit’s UFC fight tapes and believes that ultimately his opponent's were doomed the second they stepped in the cage with the knockout artist.
"I just think that those guys are morons, and didn't have good game plans. I'm going to come into this fight with a better game plan than what they did," said Koscheck.
His strategy could involve a lot of striking. Despite a pedigree that includes a 2001 NCAA championship for wrestling at 174 pounds, Koscheck thinks his striking game is more than competent to go punch-for-punch with Daley.
"I believe I have just as good of striking as Paul Daley, well maybe not as good, but I can guarantee you I have as much power. That's for sure," said Koscheck.
"I'm going to stand toe-to-toe with Paul Daley, and if he can take my punches then maybe we'll switch the game plan up, but I plan on going out and standing toe-to-toe. There's no reason for me not to. I've been around a long time, I've had a lot of fights, and I don't have a problem standing up with anybody."
Koscheck has been in camp for the last 12 weeks, and has no thoughts of underestimating Daley in his mind. What he does have on his mind is planting Daley on the mat with a knockout punch.
Sunday, May 02, 2010 - by Damon Martin
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