Alistar Overeem vs. Brett Rogers

Josh Koscheck fakes getting hit with an illegal knee in an attempt to have a point deducted from Paul Daley. An effort which was almost successful as Referee Dan Miragliotta initially deducted a point, but upon seeing the replay did not follow through with the penalty.



Koscheck has also been seen getting hit with an illegal knee in a previous fight with Anthony Johnson in which he reacted to being hit in the left eye. However, video evidence failed to validate Koschecks "injury".

Koscheck holds strong that he was hit with something... saying it could have been a knee or a fist. What Josh seems to be forgetting is that fists to a grounded opponent ARE NOT illegal, and would not warrant a referee stoppage unless the fight was ending via TKO. Sounds like backpedaling to me....

What Paul Daley Has To Say For Himself.

"I’ve had a long flight home to consider my actions and regret the mistake I made on Saturday. I would like to apologise to the UFC and the Athletic Commission for what I’ve done as well as all the fans and sponsors that support me.

I would also like to offer my sincerest apologies to Josh Koscheck who did not deserve the cheap shot I threw. He did what he needed to do in order to win the fight and get the job done, and I foolishly reacted to the situation.

There is no excuse for my actions and I know what I did was very unprofessional. I was immensely frustrated by a collection of things that took place throughout the fight as well as leading up to it, but I’m certainly not trying to condone or excuse my actions.

Josh implemented his game plan perfectly taking me down and staying on top of me for the majority of the fight. I was also frustrated about him claiming (and acting like) I knee’d him in the head on the ground when it was clear for all to see in the video replay that I didn’t connect at all with the knee I threw.

Then finally, the verbal abuse Josh hit me with in the final 30 seconds of the fight simply pushed me over the edge and my frustrations came out as I knew I’d lost the fight, was unhappy with my own performance and had then been ridiculed by my opponent to top things off.

This is certainly no excuse for my actions; I fully deserve to be punished for what I did and hope that everyone I have disappointed can forgive my rash decision. I feel very disappointed in myself for losing my cool and hope that I am able to address my temperament and bounce back from this low point in my career.

I feel ashamed and embarrassed by what I did and hope that together my team and I can get through this issue. It will be a long road back from where I am now to earning the trust and respect of the UFC and the MMA fans that have supported me for so long, I know I’ve let you all down but I’m determined to make it up to you all."

UFC 113: My Undercard Picks

This Saturday, May 8th, I have the privilege to attend UFC 113 in Montreal. I am very excited since this is the first UFC event that I will have ever attended live. My anticipation is through the roof.

While living in Windsor, Ontario I just missed out on attending UFC 77, and witnessing Anderson Silva before he went crazy. I was also pulling for Rashad Evans to retain his title against Machida last May, in hopes the UFC would hold an event in Detroit. My small apartment would have been only been a 15 minute drive away from the potential event. However, we all know how that turned out...

Between the lack of sanctioning in Ontario, and the 11 hour drive to Montreal, it took moving out of windsor, and an awesome fiancee with a genius birthday gift to finally get me to some live fights.

So in preparation for my “UFC Weekend Extravaganza” here are my picks for the undercard fights. Be sure to check back tomorrow for my analysis of the main card.

Middleweight bout: Joe Doerksen vs. Tom Lawlor
Lawlor via Unanimous Dec.
Welterweight bout: Marcus Davis vs. Jonathan Goulet
Davis via TKO (1st round)
Welterweight bout: TJ Grant vs. Johny Hendricks
TJ Grant via Unanimous Dec.
Heavyweight bout: Tim Hague vs. Joey Beltran
Beltran via TKO (2nd round)
Welterweight bout: Yoshiyuki Yoshida vs. Mike Guymon
Yoshida via Split Dec.
Middleweight bout: Jason MacDonald vs. John Salter
MacDonals via Choke (3rd Round)

Disagree with my picks, comment below and tell me why.

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