1 contenders, if we were fighting edge to edge for the title for the No. Josh Koscheck has an explosive falling out with AKA owner Javier Mendez. In 2004 Josh trained with Josh Koscheck for TUF season 1 at the University of Buffalo. - He believes we will see big improvements in his game in his next bout at UFC on Fox 3 against Hendricks. S01:E101 - Blood Brothers. Can a rookie brawler being prepped for his first pro fight by Cain Velasquez fill Koscheck's shoes? As a head coach of a gym and he says he’s the man, he’s the boss over there, he should have the responsibility to make the fighters as best as we possibly could be, but he never did that.” “Javier Mendez is the only reason I’m leaving,” Koscheck said in closing. I was at AKA San Jose yesterday … Buy HD $0.99. 'd Kos' ex-training partner Jon Fitch. The simmering feud between AKA's Javier Mendez and Dethrone's Josh Koscheck has the gyms' fighters trying not to take sides. There’s a lot of emotion in this because this has been my life for 8 years. To emphasize his point, Koscheck points towards the positive relationship he’s maintained with his coach and manager Bob Cook along with jiu-jitsu instructor Dave Camarillo. Through the partnership of manager and trainer of Team AKA, Crazy Bob Cook, and DeWayne Zinkin; a collegiate wrestler himself, AKA saw an influx of wrestlers joining the team, notably starting with Josh Koscheck. Josh Koscheck There was a certain shockwave effect that let loose when Josh Koscheck revealed he was leaving American Kickboxing Academy after his last fight in the UFC against Mike Pierce. I think in my career we're going to see big improvements really quick. I have a lot of good guys training over there right now. I get paid pretty well so I’ll pay guys to come in and train with me for a few weeks. AKA is rocked by personal and professional battles as Wayne Phillips fights to stay respected in MMA, Jon Fitch is blindsided by ex-training partner Josh Koscheck's enticing invitation to leave AKA, and Phil Baroni is humbled by his biggest fan. - He believes we will see big improvements in his game in his next bout at UFC on Fox 3 against Hendricks. Lingering tension from Josh Koscheck's split with AKA amps up his training for his first post-AKA fight with Johnny Hendricks, who famously K.O. And as far as the questions about Koscheck now fighting his longtime teammate and close friend Jon Fitch? Bellator 257 results: Vadim Nemkov retains light heavyweight title with win over Phil Davi... 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Koscheck trained at AKA for eight years before splitting from the camp in San Jose, Calif., to open Dethrone Base Camp in Fresno, where he lives. Er wurde erfolgreich im College-Ringen, was auf seine Jahre an der Edinboro […] If he could FW through that I don’t think Koscheck would like being on the back foot so much. “This goes back from quite a bit, and history repeats itself. In a day full of dueling statements, Josh Taylor got the last word. Joined: Oct 20, 2009 Messages: 3,245 Likes Received: 268. “So I went online and I read this interview and I started to notice after all my teammates lost, it was the same thing. email. “I’m still going to train with them, but I will never step foot in AKA in San Jose again.”. 44min. shares. Lingering tension from Josh Koscheck's split with AKA amps up his training for his first post-AKA fight with Johnny Hendricks, who famously K.O. Koscheck does give Pierce credit for being a great opponent and coming to fight, but simply said that wasn’t the same fighter that knocked out Matt Hughes five months earlier. Discussion in 'UFC Discussion' started by Ogata, Nov 5, 2019. 'd Kos' ex-training partner Jon Fitch and Phil Baroni struggles to maintain his rep in and out of the ring. As feud with AKA's Javier Mendez lingers, Josh Koscheck eyes return at UFC 155. And Phil Baroni struggles to maintain his rep in and out of the ring. sms. “I’ve lost a lot of respect for Javier Mendez as a coach, as a person, because if you go back and listen to the history of the interviews of him after AKA guys have lost, the interviews he does, go back and look at the Cain Velasquez (fight), go back and look at the Josh Koscheck (fight), the other guys on that team, and see if you can find interviews where he refers to ‘Oh I did my job’ to make himself look good and they didn’t do theirs. Koscheck says the rift with Mendez started all the way back in 2008 after he took a fight with Thiago Alves at UFC 90 on short notice. We're rolling. And I have that now. Justin Wilcox, he lives with me and Daniel Cormier is a good friend. UFC 163: “Aldo vs. Pettis” has been officially confirmed for Aug. 3, 2013 in Brazil and will feature a featherweight championship main event of Jose Aldo vs. Anthony Pettis as well as a welterweight battle of Demian Maia vs. Josh Koscheck.. Had I stayed there my career would only be one or two more fights,” Koscheck admitted. Within 24 hours, the dispute was resolved and all fighters signed back into the organization. When Josh Koscheck parted ways with his gym, AKA, he did not do so quietly. Episode 3 - Divide and Conquer. So it’s like why be away from Fresno where I have two gyms I build, I have an amazing house, I have amazing family here and friends, and people that support me here. share. Damon Martin. “That ain’t ever going to happen,” said Koscheck. Watch to see who he mentions! The tension is temporarily lifted when focus shifts to Daniel Cormier, who returns to AKA with the Strikeforce title belt! I cruised, I was just like out there to fight just to get another win. Javier is more concerned about the camp, and looking good, and who’s going to be the next guy to bring him money. Josh Taylor says he terminated contract with Cyclone over 'breaches' Share this article share tweet text email link Norm Frauenheim . Josh Koscheck: “Those guys are all great. 介護初任者研修の資格は研修実施校で講座を受け、試験に合格することで取得することができます。最も取りやすい資格とも言われており、介護職に携わる方は取っておいて損のない資格です。 “Bob Cook and Dave Camarillo they’re always responsible and they take their share of wins and losses and that’s what you’ve got to love about those guys,” stated Koscheck. Bob Cook, Dave Camarillo, I’m still going to be managed by Zinkin Entertainment, Bob Cook will still be in my corner and coaching me, he’ll come here a couple days a week and train with me, Dave Camarillo will come here a couple days, and I think I’m going to be better off.”. Josh Koscheck (left) has "lost a lot of respect" for AKA founder and lead trainer Javier Mendez. His reason for leaving is singular, and it goes no further than that. Well, don’t get your hopes up on that one either. February 5, 2012. They brought the best guys in the world together,” Koscheck revealed. - Koscheck believes if AKA had real coaching, they would've seen more champions like Cain. I prefer to never set foot in the city of San Jose ever again. tweet. “I’ll invite them and I’ll pay them to come to train in Fresno with me when I have fight camps and that type of thing. tweet. “Mike Pierce is a tough fighter, I’m not taking anything away from him, but I feel like I felt at 20-percent. “If me and Fitch became the No. Will Koscheck's honesty permanently burn bridges with AKA? The feud between the two has spilled over in interviews with Koscheck, on his Twitter account and, most recently, in episodes of the new AKA-based reality show “Fight Factory,” which airs on nuvoTV. They didn’t listen to the game plan, that he deferred it away from himself, and he threw us under the bus basically saying that we didn’t listen to him and he tries to make himself look good, so it doesn’t reflect on him us losing.”. Josh Koscheck wurde am 30. Josh Koscheck takes some shots at former coach Javier Mendez in a clip from the reality show "Fight Factory" on Nuvo TV. shares. Eh. The door is always open to those guys. Did Josh koscheck had t shirt company? Lingering tension from Josh Koscheck's split with AKA fuels his training for his first post-AKA fight with Johnny Hendricks, who K.O. Because of the training partners. “It’s because DeWayne Zinkin and Bob Cook recruited us to go there. It was for that very reason that when he announced the split, everyone was asking why? Fitch and Koscheck might be able to maintain their friendship, but other former training partners at AKA aren't being quite so nice. That's not the case with Koscheck. Koscheck, who trained at the gym for nearly the entirety of his UFC career, announced his departure from the gym in a tirade after his win over Mike Pierce at UFC 143. It’s going to be a new change and a new chapter for me. Colby could also walk into a giant right hand the way he did against RDA. “Those guys are my brothers. If any fighters want to come train, my doors are open, I’ll give them a free place to live, and a great training atmosphere.”. 'd Kos' ex-training partner Jon Fitch. Exclusive: Josh Koscheck Reveals The Reason Why He Left AKA. He also points out that the team at AKA was built by his managers, and had little to do with Mendez’s influence. “I’m not really concerned about trying to create a camp, it’s going to happen. 29 August 2012 . If they're smart, they'll come and get real coaching. 8 years, we’ve basically trained ourselves and got us to the level that we are and we’ve all relied on each other and those guys are forever going to be my teammates, I’m forever going to train with them, but I’m just not going to train in San Jose with them,” Koscheck told MMAWeekly.com in an exclusive interview on Sunday. Through the partnership of manager and trainer of Team AKA, Crazy Bob Cook, and DeWayne Zinkin; a collegiate wrestler himself, AKA saw an influx of wrestlers joining the team, notably starting with Josh Koscheck. It almost hurts me because I love training with those guys, I love training with (Jon) Fitch, and (Mike) Swick and Cain (Velasquez) and (Daniel) Cormier, and (Justin) Wilcox and all those guys, they are my brothers, and it hurts me to have to make this decision for me because the fact that it’s like splitting up the family.”. Koscheck then dropped another bomb, saying that he believes AKA would have produced more champions over the years if they had "real coaching": I think that the reason why everyone is so successful at that gym over there in San Jose is because of the training partners. It was a good thing and I think people’s egos got in the way. Josh Koscheck Parts Ways with AKA, Open to Fights with Diaz or Condit. UFC welterweight Josh Koscheck 's split from Javier Mendez and the American Kickboxing Academy has been acrimonious, to say the least. UFC welterweight and former AKA member Brian Ebersole took Josh Koscheck to task for his recent comments about American Kickboxing Academy and Javier Mendez. Eventually, the stable would grow to include Daniel … Dethroned. As a matter of fact, his training partners are still very much a part of his family and his team. 'd Kos' ex-training partner Jon Fitch. TV-14. As Strikeforce heavyweight Daniel Cormier told MMAjunkie's Steven Marrocco: "Sometimes people grow apart, and it was just Josh's time," Cormier said. Did I learn anything? Josh Koscheck says he probably added two more years to his fight career after splitting with American Kickboxing Academy, and training full time at home in Fresno. 1 contender, then I could see why Dana would say ‘yeah you guys need to fight’ but I would probably just end up walking away from the sport. “He’s the only reason I’m leaving that gym. UFC welterweight Josh Koscheck (Pictured) has officially moved on from American Kickboxing Academy, but it is clear his split from the only MMA team he’s ever known was far from amicable. Josh has always been on the outside; he's always been an outcast.". August 22nd, 2012 . By Matt Erickson | September 1, 2012 10:00 pm One of the biggest spats in MMA right now isn’t between a pair of fighters. Members of the AKA who were signed with the UFC, including Jon Fitch, Christian Wellisch, Josh Koscheck, and former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez, refused to sign an exclusive lifetime contract for their video game licenses over to the UFC, causing them to be cut from the UFC's roster. That’s not a coach.”. A long hard fought battle greeted Josh Koscheck … Dethroned. Josh Koscheck: “Those guys are all great. “I’ll move up a weight class or I’ll just quit. The former NCAA champion still works with both, and will continue to do so despite his exit from AKA. If Colby marched forward mindlessly he would get taken down, although Koscheck never really added the BJJ or ground and pound that later teammates at AKA did. What happened that would cause Koscheck the team he had such deep rooted seeds with? Josh Koscheck begann mit dem Ringen, als er fünf Jahre alt war. Audio languages. The philosophy that Koscheck follows, along with most fighters in MMA, is you win as a team, you lose as a team and no one component is more important than another. He didn't mince words then and he's not mincing words now, as you'll see in this transcript from an interview Ariel Helwani conducted with Koscheck after the UFC on FOX 3 press conference in New York City yesterday: For the record, he was never my coach. Not because fighters never change trainers or training camps, but because Koscheck had been a mainstay of the San Jose, Calif., based team ever since his time ended on the first season of The … I wasn’t myself,” Koscheck stated. Koscheck lost the fight by unanimous decision, but it was his coach’s comments afterwards that made his ears perk up a little bit. For his fight on Saturday night, Koscheck admits that his training camp was a rocky place where he felt he had no home. Koscheck previously owned a pair of AKA-affiliated gyms, but has changed the name to Dethrone Base Camp Fresno. I was at AKA San Jose yesterday training with those guys and watching those guys train. "It's just Josh – Josh being Josh," Rockhold told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). That's where it's at right now. “Bob Cook and Dave Camarillo, they’re loyal. November 1977 in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, geboren. And Phil Baroni struggles to maintain his rep in and out of the ring. I basically trained myself the whole last training camp. Lingering tension from Josh Koscheck's split with AKA amps up his training for his first post-AKA fight with Johnny Hendricks, who famously K.O. 44min . https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2335664/josh-koscheck Subtitles. “There was a lot of poison going on around there and I’m really disappointed because we had a good thing going. August 29, 2012. Josh Koscheck (left) has "lost a lot of respect" for AKA founder and lead trainer Javier Mendez. I can’t do that. Koscheck has maintained his long relationship with Jon Fitch, even saying he would retire if the UFC tried to force him to fight Fitch. Of course he worked with me. Subtitles. He says that stopped being the case at AKA where Mendez put the focus on himself and not on the fighters any longer, or at least when dealing with Koscheck. 5. At Koscheck-owned Dethrone Base Camp gyms in Fresno, Calif., nonstop movement is a high priority. The end result was still a win, but it wasn’t the way that Koscheck wanted to perform. Love him or hate him—and a vast majority of MMA fans and people involved in the industry do, in fact, hate him—Koscheck is what he is, and he's not changing for Javier Mendez, you or anybody else. A battle boils over at AKA and the fighters' brotherhood is bruised when Josh Koscheck has an explosive falling out with AKA owner Javier Mendez. Dethroned. See the spark that fueled the most intense battle in fight history -- MMA badass Josh Koscheck vs. his former coach, Javier Mendez -- only on FIGHT FACTORY. Eventually, the stable would grow to include Daniel … Josh Koscheck speaks out about his former gym, American Kickboxing Academy, stating that if the San Jose based gym had "real" coaches, they would have produced more champions. I knew I was going to make this announcement after the fight, I obviously wanted to win and have that opportunity to make that announcement at the press conference. It's a good time to be on your own and be doing what you gotta do. send. Since then, Koscheck has … Real coaches that will put the effort in to make your fighter the best they can possibly be. Following Josh Koscheck‘s win at UFC 143 on Saturday night over Mike Pierce, the former ‘Ultimate Fighter’ season 1 competitor revealed at the post fight press conference that he had split with his longtime team at American Kickboxing Academy and immediately the MMA world was taken back. Dana White, he’s great about it, he was joking with me at the press conference and I joked with him back and I said ‘good luck with that one buddy’. August 29, 2012. share. Currently, Koscheck owns and operates AKA Fresno, which obviously is a namesake of the gym started by Mendez in San Jose. Since I’ve been in the UFC and started my career training, I’ve been there and I don’t know anything different. Josh Koscheck Moves on From AKA, but Animosity Remains. 5. Because it doesn’t mean that much to me to fight a friend.”. “There’s one reason I’m leaving San Jose AKA and that’s because of Javier Mendez,” Koscheck stated. That’s my adopted family. Well that certainly doesn't leave a lot of room for interpretation. Facebook. Camarillo actually also recently parted ways with AKA to focus on his own gyms, but stated he was still going to be working with some of the fighters like Koscheck and fellow welterweight Jon Fitch. Could it lead as far as burning the gym down? I think they should. That’s the only reason that everybody’s there, it’s not because of Javier Mendez, it’s not because of the gym AKA, it’s because of DeWayne Zinkin and Bob Cook, they built this thing. 4. Those guys are my family. I think that I'm in a better place now, and my Dethrone Base Camp Fresno gyms, they're rocking right now. “I think it affected me a lot. This video is currently unavailable. Latest on Josh Koscheck including biography, career, awards and more on ESPN Watch with Prime. And Phil Baroni struggles to maintain his rep in and out of the ring. “Josh’s biggest strength is his athletic ability and his mind,” says Javier Mendez, who owns AKA in San Jose, Calif., where Koscheck trains. Bob Cook comes and trains with me a couple of times a week in Fresno, whenever he can. “Josh’s biggest strength is his athletic ability and his mind,” says Javier Mendez, who owns AKA in San Jose, Calif., where Koscheck trains. Will Fitch or any of Koscheck's former training partners help him out in his new venture in Fresno? Well, truth be told Koscheck didn’t leave his entire team. Follow @DamonMartin on Twitter or e-mail Damon Martin. I just can’t be around that anymore.”. I think that's the number one reason. Season 1. He says it’s been two years since he actually received coaching from Mendez, and now with the toxic environment continuing to fester, it was time to move on. Josh Koscheck says he probably added two more years to his fight career after splitting with American Kickboxing Academy, and training full time at home in Fresno. He tagged along here and there. By Matt Erickson September 1, 2012 10:00 pm. With new beginnings on his mind, Koscheck is looking forward to his future in Fresno inside of his own gym. Josh Koscheck There was a certain shockwave effect that let loose when Josh Koscheck revealed he was leaving American Kickboxing Academy after his last fight in the UFC against Mike Pierce. 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Whenever you have a guy for example whenever I had the loss against (Thiago) Alves and I took the fight on short notice with him, and after the fight I had a lot of friends come up to me and calling me saying ‘have you read this interview with Javier Mendez?’ and talking about me and my game plan,” Koscheck said. I'm done with that chapter of my life and I prefer not to talk about it. English [CC] Audio languages. I think that Bob Cook will always be the man over there. I really, truly believe that it's why guys have fought for world titles and why guys have fought for UFC titles, like Cain. In his bout with Mike Pierce, the former welterweight title contender looked flat at certain times and just didn’t seem himself inside the cage. And Phil Baroni struggles to maintain his rep in and out of the ring. I think if you added coaching, real coaching, you would have seen a lot more champions out of that gym. Ebersole came to the defense of the coaching staff as well, and ripped into Koscheck's special treatment while he was at the gym until 2005. Koscheck plans on reaching out to all his friends and teammates from AKA because they are still his family, and he plans on keeping them as such. American Kickboxing Academy trainer Javier Mendez believes Josh Koscheck fought Georges St-Pierre on pure heart after suffering a fractured orbital bone in the first round Following UFC 124, AKA’s Mendez admits he’s just as hard-headed as Koscheck | MMA Junkie In this Fight Factory sponsored clip from nuvoTV, Josh Koscheck talks to Jon Fitch about how it is to train at Dethrone for his first fight away from AKA. You lose, guess what it was all of our faults, they take the brunt of that. New beginnings.”. Koscheck had his first official UFC fight on April 9, 2005, at The Ultimate Finale, where he defeated Chris Sanford with a first-round KO. A friend of mine gifted me the GSP affliction tshirt back when that shit was still popular but he got it a size too small and it never fit right. UFC welterweight Josh Koscheck's split from Javier Mendez and the American Kickboxing Academy has been acrimonious, to say the least. I love those guys. The great training atmosphere is what Koscheck says he was missing at AKA literally for the last couple of years. Written by Tom Ngo April 30th, 2012 . I have to sit down and talk with the attorneys on that, but that will all play out when the time comes,” Koscheck said about the name of his gym. They’ll be in my wedding, I know Fitch is going to have a baby soon, I’m going to go up there the day he has his baby, that’s my family. 44 min. I prefer to talk about Dethrone Base Camp Fresno. Javier Mendez is the founder of American Kickboxing Academy and one of the lead trainers, but according to Koscheck his influence became more about his own fame than actually helping the fighters at the gym reach the next level. “First and foremost, my teammates over there at AKA in San Jose are my brothers. Josh Koscheck Net Worth: Josh Koscheck ist ein amerikanischer Mixed Martial Artist, der ein Nettovermögen von 2 Millionen Dollar hat. And I think that May 5th, you guys are going to get to see that. Helwani asked Koscheck if Mendez ever served as his coach, even back in the early days of his career. That's up to them. Page 2 of 3 < Prev 1 2 3 Next > BoxingMMA Brown Belt. Watch with Prime. "We've always been a family. It's good to be around real coaches that care, real coaches that put time in. Latest on Josh Koscheck including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN 5. So what was the driving force behind Koscheck’s exit from American Kickboxing Academy if it wasn’t his teammates or two of his lead coaches? I have a lot of guys coming in and out who come in for a couple of weeks and then they roll out. - Koscheck believes if AKA had real coaching, they would've seen more champions like Cain. Fighters switching teams or working with different training camps is nothing new, but Koscheck had been a mainstay of the San Jose based gym literally for every fight since season one of the reality show, which took place nearly 8 years ago. AKA is rocked by personal and professional battles as Wayne Phillips fights to stay respected in MMA, Jon Fitch is blindsided by ex-training partner Josh Koscheck's enticing invitation to leave AKA, and Phil Baroni is humbled by his biggest fan. Members of the AKA who were signed with the UFC, including Jon Fitch, Christian Wellisch, Josh Koscheck, and former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez, refused to sign an exclusive lifetime contract for their video game licenses over to the UFC, causing them to be cut from the UFC's roster. January 10, 2020 2:29 pm. With Josh Koscheck's AKA relations strained, is Jon Fitch fight finally possible? It is what it is. Chaos In The Cage This video is currently unavailable By John Morgan February 5, 2012 10:25 am. He defeated Chris Leben via unanimous decision to advance to the semifinals, where he was defeated by Diego Sanchez via split decision. “I’m not sure yet. Josh Koscheck: If AKA Had Real Coaches, It Would Have Produced More Champions New, 24 comments By Ariel Helwani @arielhelwani Mar 7, 2012, 9:06am EST TV-14. Would be interesting. Well that certainly doesn't leave a lot of room for interpretation. Subtitles. The former ‘Ultimate Fighter’ will take some time to rest up after his win on Saturday night, and then hit the gym again at his new home in Fresno to wait for the call from the UFC to get back in the Octagon again, for the first time ever as Team Koscheck instead of Team AKA. Twitter. 44min . 16+ Subtitles. Reality. We’ve bled together for 8 years, that ain’t changing,” said Koscheck. No No Comments. More buzz from the MMA universe in a new edition of TGIFighting , Robert Whittaker defeats Kelvin Gastelum via unanimous decision in tonight's main event, an interview Ariel Helwani conducted with Koscheck, Daniel Cormier told MMAjunkie's Steven Marrocco. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. Lingering tension from Josh Koscheck's split with AKA amps up his training for his first post-AKA fight with Johnny Hendricks, who famously K.O. 'd Kos' ex-training partner Jon Fitch. 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