I didnt like this guy from TUF1 nor do I really like him now. But watching him improve his stand up in such a short period just amaze me. We already know how good his wrestling is. Diego could'nt put a sub on him when they fought in TUF1. Can you imagine how much better he will be in another year. As much as I dont like his antics, I have to admire his natural athletism and talent. I see him to be the one to beat in a year or 2. GSP is my number 1 guy and then Hughes but I see Koscheck to be the one to give this 2 guys some real problems. Diego will be close but I think Diego will lose to both GSP and Hughes as well as to BJ. When Koscheck and Diego meet for the second time, Koscheck will dominate.
Not going to happen, imo.
If he sticks with it it will IMO. 2-3 years. He is what Kevin Randleman was, but isn't wasting his talent by trying to out wrestle people. He is more athletic then anyone in the UFC IMO.
Like I said, he is not my favorite fighter but if you cant see talent when there is one, that's you own fault. I dont root for him to be the next champ but I see it happenning. Back up your opinion instead of just saying "it's not going to happen".
Naw that guy will be just mediocre...he may be like a Carlos Newton,
he'll beat some pretty good guys but won't rise to the top, He couldn't
stand with the top unless he gets much better IMHO
Sleeping contest champ maybe.
Only way Kos is ever champ is if St Pierre moves up to 185 after he's decided there is nothing left for him at 170. No way does Kos wear the belt though if St Pierre hangs around. St Pierre is better, and younger. Kos may have room to progress, St Pierre has has just as much if not more room to progress while already being better.
I posted on a thread earlier today that I think Koscheck would beat Diego if they met again. I don't like him at all and every time he fights I want him to lose, but the guy is damn good and could be a threat for the title in a year or two if he keeps improving at this rate.
He is what Kevin Randelman couldnt accomplish. Kevin never accomplished to be a decent striker. Kevin's sub and sub defence never really improved thru all this year. Koscheck is improving and becoming well rounded.
St. Pierre is an animal. He's the only one who'll dethrone Hughes before father time, imo.
Im a big GSP fan being canadian and all. But Koscheck is a threat and I dont like it.
he won't beat hughes anytime soon (neither will GSP)....but he will kick lotsa ass.
cottonzway, he's nothing like randleman!
have you ever even seen randleman pass a guard, mount anyone OR even take someone's back?
you're trippin if you can't see that they are 2 completely different types of fighters.
Koshcheck is becoming a complete fighter very quickly and will beat Diego in a rematch.
He actually reminds me of Hughes when he only had a handful of fights.
But since Hughes isn't black, go ahead and compare him to Randleman and Newton.
shakes head in frustration
I meant he is an athlete like Randleman.
Diego would demolish Koshcheck...Karo would destroy him too
any great natural athlete with wrestling base with the right team should go to the top
During the frist few episodes of TUF1, I did compare Koscheck to Randellman being an accomplished wrestler, black, blonde hair, and at that time, he is nothing but a very good wrestler in MMA which is why people called him the blanket. Much like Randellman with Lay n Pray. But now, he is a lot more and improving.
"Diego would demolish Koshcheck...Karo would destroy him too"
Diego couldn't demolish him back then, how would he do it now? As much as Diego actually improve his stand up, Koscheck did at least 3x that. Diego will never be as good a wrestler as Kos. Diego's only chance is to sub him and he coulnt sub him then either.
Karo has as much chance as Diego. I would like to see Diego vs Karo again. They are very close in ability just shy of becoming a champion.
I hate to say it but Koscheck will be a champ one day even tho I will root agaisnt him if he fights my man GSP and Hughes.
I won't be rooting for him against Hughes or anything, but against Diego-Hell yeah.
Diego barely beat him when he had a grand total of 2 MMA fights.
I really think a Diego/Koscheck re-match would be a barn burner.
"Diego barely beat him when he had a grand total of 2 MMA fights."
That's what i'm talkin about. I posted on another thread that UFC should'nt match up Diego against anyone but BJ, GSP and Hughes right now if they wanna keep him undefeated and marketable before facing these top 3 WW. Koscheck is a bad match up for him could derail his title shot. Not a good idea if they wanna create a top contender. Koscheck need to be build just like Diego so they will always have some top contender to fight for a title.