With Josh Koscheck's UFC contract expired, the TUF 1 alum and former welterweight title challenger is off to Bellator MMA.
For the first time in more than a decade, Josh Koscheck will be fighting somewhere other than the UFC. In a special announcement during tonight's Spike TV broadcast of Bellator 139, the promotion revealed it has signed Koscheck to its welterweight roster.
Koscheck (17-10) ended his UFC career on a five-fight losing streak, with his guillotine choke loss to Erick Silva back in March marking the end of his contract. Even on an 0-5 stretch, Koscheck said he was not ready to announce his retirement just yet. The 37-year-old once challenged for the welterweight belt, losing a unanimous decision to Georges St-Pierre at UFC 124 in 2010. That defeat was made significant by his broken right orbital sustained during the fight. Subsequent performances saw his right eye swell up on a consistent basis.
Of his 27 professional fights in his 11 year career, 25 of them have taken place inside the Octagon. He joins Stephan Bonnar as the only fighters from the original Ultimate Fighter cast to join Bellator MMA.
There's no news yet on Koscheck's first opponent or when he will debut. However, I'm sure Paul Daley will eye a rematch of their UFC 113 encounter.
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- I like Josh, such a underated and funny MMA hell! Quite a smart guy when he wasn't saying bro ten times on his promo too!
Good lucky Josh.