UFC Quick Quote: BJ Penn vs Josh Koscheck at 155 on the horizon?

by MMAmania.com on Jul 5, 2008 12:05 PM EDT

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"I just want to be a world champion, whether it be at 155, 170, 185, wherever. I believe I have a lot of fights left in me. With my work ethic and the training partners I have and the coaches I have, I believe some day that dream is going to come true.... You never know [about possibly making the drop to 155]. If people would want to see me fight B.J. Penn at 155 for the title, because there is really nobody there for him to fight, I’d do it.... I know B.J. very well, but business is business. We’re friends, but at the end of the day, it’s about making money together. If the fans would want to see it, I’d suck it up and I’d live that life to where I’d do whatever I have to do to make 155.... What are you in this business for, to make money and to win a title. Usually, they go hand in hand. A fight with B.J. would be like a dream for me."

-- Top welterweight contender Josh Koscheck tells Yahoo!Sports.com that he would consider a move down to the lightweight division if it meant he could challenge BJ Penn for his 155-pound title. "Kos" has a tough 170-pound fight tonight against Chris Lytle tonight at UFC 86: "Jackson vs. Griffin," which he will have to take care of first before entertaining the possibility. In addtion, Penn has hinted that after he takes on the winner of Roger Huerta against Kenny Florian that he plans to move up to 170 to take on Georges St. Pierre or Jon Fitch. Put simply, a lot of things need to not happen -- or not happen -- for this fight to become a reality. But it would be interesting to say the least.

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kos is just trying to get his name in the spotlight. b.j would murdah him at l.w. and dominate him at w.w.

by b.w on Jul 5, 2008 12:07 PM EDT reply actions

Go Kos. Go Fresno. I would love to see that fight. And I deffinatly would not count Kos out.

by TrueMMA on Jul 5, 2008 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions

I second that. Nobody for BJ to fight with at 155? pfff

by chris on Jul 5, 2008 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions

murdah.

word

by Brandon on Jul 5, 2008 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Pure cr@p! Don’t even mention your name in the same sentence as BJ’s! There are a lot of other fighters out there IMO that could whoop your ass. say Rich “no love” Clementi?!…You’re dreamin’ bro!

by "TheNegation" on Jul 5, 2008 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Sorry Kos, you aren’t fit enough to face BJ. Dream on buddy!!

by "TheNegation" on Jul 5, 2008 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions

i totally agree with everyone. BJ PENN will demolish this mophead. come on, KOS could not do anything with GSP in the last fight…what makes him(KOS) say that he could take on BJ PENN when BJ’s just as great as ST.PIERRE, or even better?! …. mento? hahaha.

next subject…. moving on……

by boardRIDER on Jul 5, 2008 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions

kos needs to relax and win fights against contenders, he beat Sanchez with a staph infection and nothing else…stop talking and perform before u call ppl out lol…Lytle aint no stepping stone either…

by XxXFactor on Jul 5, 2008 12:10 PM EDT reply actions

Kos crush. destroy, destroy

by TrueMMA on Jul 5, 2008 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Wow, another fighter looking past someone. Kick his ass Lytle!

by Mark - Chicago on Jul 5, 2008 12:12 PM EDT reply actions

I actually like Kos but BJ can’t get excited by fighting the winner of Kenny vs Roger!!! Why would Kos be different?

by Robert on Jul 5, 2008 12:26 PM EDT reply actions

“If people would want to see me fight B.J. Penn at 155 for the title, because there is really nobody there for him to fight, I’d do it…”

There is nobody there for BJ to fight? are you joking me? 155 is so stacked that it’s not even funny. This guy is so full of himself. What has he done to even fathom an automatic title shot at 155? Oh yeah get dominated by GSP and go to a decision with a wounded Diego Sanchez. Brilliant!

He’s beaten nobodies as far as i’m concerned and he should be focusing on Lytle tonight instead of dreaming about big ppv buys with BJ Penn.

by LiFt on Jul 5, 2008 12:41 PM EDT reply actions

I completly acgree, there are lots of contenders in LW, Huerata (work horse: 5 fights in one year), Guida (every one of his fihts could be fight of the night and he usualy comes on top doing it), Florian (dangereouse period

They may not have the name or akaldes that Pen has, but those guys deserve a shot before Kos. Anderson Silva is going to LHW and even he has to make his mark there before they give him a shot at the belt.

Kos is one dimensional fighter, he has improved, but at a very slow rate, in my opinion. Like he said he is in it for the title and the money. The other three do it because they love game and the money and they work their asses off to put on a good show. Its 50/50 with pens performances and kos only looks good when he fight Diego.

they should set up Kos Vs Diego in LW, winner fights joe stevenson. Then he can get in the mix…IF he can beats Diego and stevenson.

by Ro-J on Jul 5, 2008 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah this is just BS! Kos should never even put his name in a match with BJ. He doesnt even deserve to have his name in the same internet thread as BJ Penn.

Kos is just an ego maniac and I cant wait to see Lytle punch a whole through his face tonight!

Kos vs. BJ….Keep dreaming you bleach-haired troll doll!~

by john on Jul 5, 2008 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions

ha Kos would get destroyed by BJ. Can Kos even make the 155 weight?

by "Mr. NC-17" on Jul 5, 2008 12:46 PM EDT reply actions

even if he came in super heavy bj would destroy him

by medecineballs on Jul 5, 2008 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Good question. But the answer is no! Remember when he had a hard time makin’ weight durin’ his stint in TUF? The Iceman was pushin’ him to stay longer in the sauna just to make weight! Haha, good luck blondie!

by "TheNegation" on Jul 5, 2008 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions

That wasn’t him, that was Booby southworth he was making stay in the the sauna.

by Chase on Jul 6, 2008 7:21 AM EDT up reply actions

I think Penn would be too much for him at either weight. I do have to give Kos respect for being willing to fight anybody instead of all that crap where everyone says “Oh, he’s my friend and I could never fight him” BS. I don’t know if I’d want to watch this fight though, it’d be interesting to see if he could get Penn down, but I doubt he’d be able to hold him down or do anything once he got him down.

by Shadyone33 on Jul 5, 2008 1:07 PM EDT reply actions

Matt Hughes held BJ down for three rounds, and Kos is a more decerated wrestler. He shouldnt have trouble putting him there, but being able to counter BJ’s JJ is a different story but I would still love to see it.

by TrueMMA on Jul 5, 2008 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Oh yeah? Matt Hughes held BJ down for 3 rounds?
Ridiculous.

Considering Hughes lost both the first and second rounds in the 2nd fight, you are making shit up.

by MickDawg on Jul 5, 2008 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions

Took him down with ease over and over. and held him there for most of fight. What the hell were you watchin

by TrueMMA on Jul 5, 2008 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions

I have that DVD and Bj won both the first and second round. Hughes only won the the last round he tko’d him in. Even the announcers were saying Matt was getting beat until that last round.

by parks1 on Jul 5, 2008 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Just when I was almost starting to like Kos…

by UKmmaBOY on Jul 5, 2008 1:09 PM EDT reply actions

Kos is a pretty big Welterweight. It’s really hard to see how he could make 155.

by DB on Jul 5, 2008 1:13 PM EDT reply actions

No, he’s not just as great and definitely not better. This is the reason Kos want’s to fight BJ, he knows he doesn’t have a chance in hell of taking GSP’s belt.

by Gord on Jul 9, 2008 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Disregard that last post, it was a reply to a different post.

by Gord on Jul 9, 2008 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions

The lightweight division is stacked! There is no need to force welterweights into the lw division- maynard- florian -huerta, diaz, tyson griffen, edgar, fisher and on and on

by Gregg on Jul 5, 2008 1:18 PM EDT reply actions

Lets not forget Guida, IMO most exciting LW

by TrueMMA on Jul 5, 2008 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions

Very exciting. I’ll always watch a Guida fight.

by Shadyone33 on Jul 5, 2008 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions

guida is a joke that rag-a-muffin

by LOCAL BOI on Jul 11, 2008 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions

I was thinking the exact same thing. If KOS wants to move that’s one thing, thinking the LW division needs him is totally another.
He probably realizes he has reached his limit at 170 so… beating his own drum perhaps???

by DJ on Jul 5, 2008 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions

I dont think Kos will ever be n line for title contention in WW division, but style wise, I could see him beating Penn.

by c-war on Jul 5, 2008 1:49 PM EDT reply actions

I got Lytle to beat him by the way.

by c-war on Jul 5, 2008 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions

i hope lytle knocks this goofballs head into the bleachers, with his bleached afro and all

by brendan on Jul 5, 2008 3:18 PM EDT reply actions

who else that reads this site regularly, thinks that this John cat is full of shat. I have been reading this site for a while now, but this is the first time that I will call bs on someone. $1200 on Rampage? I bet you’re a 17 year old that is a great pretender. Dude makes like 20 posts per. Another bet John, masterbation and mma is all you got goin’ on huh bro. Sad really. Two shots in the dark…I hope they hit you.

by raetsinner on Jul 5, 2008 4:07 PM EDT reply actions

John, I got your back, but this dude isn’t worth it.

by PW on Jul 5, 2008 6:52 PM EDT up reply actions

Lytle KNOCK HIS ASS OUT!

by Ro-J on Jul 5, 2008 4:40 PM EDT reply actions

sorry i like kos but bj would choke him out wit a flying omoplata during warmup while stretching his obliques at the same time. that being said, kos tools lytle then a healthy diego rematch for #1 contender and ultimate bragging rights. yeeeaa!

by kama kaze on Jul 5, 2008 5:00 PM EDT reply actions

Kos isn’t even close to being in the same league as Penn. This is a joke and an attempt to draw somw attention toward himself. I would bet Kos couldn’t even handle most the top contenders in the 155 lb division…Sherk, Huerta, Florian, even Stevenson would beat his ass.

by RedDog on Jul 5, 2008 7:48 PM EDT reply actions

BJ would rip off Kos’ arm and beat himinto submission with it. I am not a huge fan of either guy, but come on, be realistic… Kos calling out BJ?

I’d love to see Lytle kick his can tonight. On the other hand, I’d love to see Diego g&p him to the brink of stoppage, then let up and choke him out… then reach down his throat, pull out his liver and eat it with some farver beans and a nice kiantie.

by 2BAD4U on Jul 5, 2008 7:55 PM EDT reply actions