Another MMA fighter has announced their retirement from the sport, this time welterweight Josh Koscheck.
Koscheck announced his official retirement from MMA on The Luke Thomas Show.
The last few years haven’t been so great for Koscheck as he has gone 0-6 since 2012, including five stoppage losses. Koscheck said that his inability to continue competing at a high level is ultimately what showed he “didn’t have it” anymore.
“You never know, I might come back some day,” Koscheck said. “The biggest thing about my mixed martial arts career, at the ending it didn’t go the way I wanted. It’s almost like you kind of just lose it, and it pains me to say that. It really, truly pains me as a fighter because I have a big ego - everybody that steps inside that cage has a big ego - but I truly didn’t have it. I couldn’t go out there and compete with these young guys. I felt great in the gym. I was in great shape. I don’t think I was ever in better shape than I was at 38, 39, and 40, but I just didn’t have it.”
Koscheck retires from MMA with 17-11 record, including a 15-10 record in the UFC.
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