{"id":130888,"date":"2015-02-25T06:46:14","date_gmt":"2015-02-25T14:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=130888"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:47:44","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:47:44","slug":"koscheck-wants-end-career-ufc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/koscheck-wants-end-career-ufc\/","title":{"rendered":"Koscheck Wants To End Career With The UFC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/koscheck-wants-end-career-ufc\/josh-koscheck-wins-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-130889\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/JOSH-KOSCHECK-WINS.png\" alt=\"JOSH-KOSCHECK-WINS\" width=\"484\" height=\"252\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-130889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/JOSH-KOSCHECK-WINS.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/JOSH-KOSCHECK-WINS-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/JOSH-KOSCHECK-WINS-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/JOSH-KOSCHECK-WINS-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Josh Koscheck hasn&#8217;t been in the Octagon since he was KO&#8217;d by Tyron Woodley at UFC 167, over a year ago.  The loss extended Koscheck&#8217;s losing streak to 3, and opened the door for retirement talks among fans, but not Koscheck.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI never said the word, \u2018retire,&#8217; That never came out of my mouth. What I did say was, \u2018Hey, I need to consider what\u2019s going on with my career right now.&#8217;\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>With Frank Mir returning from a year-long hiatus from the Octagon to defeat Bigfoot Silva and snap his 4-fight losing streak, Koscheck is hoping to do the same as he steps into the Octagon to fight Jake Ellenberger this Saturday at UFC 184.<\/p>\n<p>He spoke about the opportunity to improve in the year off:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI think this time off was a great opportunity for me to improve in a lot of areas, especially becoming a more complete fighter.  The time off was well needed. I\u2019ve had a long career with the UFC, and I think that this time off was important time, but also I improved in a lot of areas I needed to improve in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been around for a long time.  One year, I had like six or seven fights in a year span. I fought a lot when I was younger. As you get older, you\u2019ve got to adjust things in your body to stay healthy and keep your mind fresh.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve fought a lot, I\u2019ve never said no to fights and I\u2019ve always stepped up when the UFC needed me. I\u2019m willing to do the same now, so I think our sport needs to continue to be a good sport, clean sport, and have role models. I look forward to this fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started my career with the UFC and hopefully I\u2019ll get the opportunity to end my career with the UFC.  I\u2019d like to have that opportunity to win two more fights and then see. I\u2019ll talk to Dana and then see what the future holds for me and what direction it goes. For me, right now, I\u2019m focused on this one day at a time until I get that opportunity.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; via <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2015\/02\/ufc-184s-josh-koscheck-wants-to-fight-out-ufc-contract-end-career-in-octagon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Josh Koscheck hasn&#8217;t been in the Octagon since he was KO&#8217;d by Tyron Woodley at UFC 167, over a year ago. The loss extended Koscheck&#8217;s losing streak to 3, and opened the door for retirement talks among fans, but not Koscheck. \u201cI never said the word, \u2018retire,&#8217; That never came out of my mouth. 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