“The way I see it, Paul Daley is just a guy that just likes to talk trash and he’s a one-dimensional fighter. Those guys are from the old days – like the one-dimensional wrestler or the one-dimensional striker. Those days are over, and you’ve got to become a complete mixed martial artist. But I was at that point once. I was a one-dimensional wrestler, and coming from The Ultimate Fighter days, if you look at the evolution of Josh Koscheck, I’ve changed and I’m excited about the transition I made and the sacrifices I made to get here. I can submit guys, I can knock guys out, I can head kick guys, and I’m not gonna have a problem standing toe-to-toe with Paul Daley. He’s not gonna hit me with anything I haven’t been hit with.”
“So it’s gonna be an exciting fight, and the fans are gonna be tuning in because they just never know what Josh Koscheck’s gonna do. Is he gonna strike? Is he gonna throw Paul Daley on his head and choke him out? Is he gonna ground and pound him? Or is he gonna mix it up and head kick him? There are so many ways that I can finish a fight, and I’m a fighter.”
“As for Daley, this guy has only one chance on May 8th and that’s a puncher’s chance. He hasn’t fought anybody like me, that’s for sure. I can guarantee that this fight won’t go past the second round. It will probably end in the first, but I may carry him to the second round.”
— Josh Koscheck’s UFC 113 Blog – Part One at ufc.com.
Josh Koscheck (14-4)
Win Anthony Johnson – Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) UFC 106
Win Frank Trigg – TKO (Punches) UFC 103
Loss Paulo Thiago – TKO (Punches) UFC 95
Win Yoshiyuki Yoshida – KO (Punch) UFC Fight for the Troops
Paul Daley (23-8-2)
Win Dustin Hazelett – KO (Punches) UFC 108
Win Martin Kampmann – TKO (Punches) UFC 103
Win Junior Barata – TKO (Punches) WFC 8
Win Aurelijus Kerpe – KO (Knee and Punches) UG
HT: ufc.com