Josh Koscheck is an American mixed martial artist who fights in the welterweight and middleweight divisions
Josh Koscheck
@Sportspersons, Family and Childhood
Nov 30, 1977
Biography
Personal Details
- Birthday: November 30, 1977
- Nationality: American
- Famous: Sportspersons, Mixed Martial Artists
- City/State: Pennsylvania
- Nick names: Kos, Human Blanket, The Blanket
- Known as: Josh Koscheck (English), Josh
- Universities:
- Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Josh Koscheck born at
Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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Birth Place
Josh dated model Holly Madison in 2010. He is now said to be dating a woman named Tiaira Nowlin, however, his current status is not clear.
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Personal Life
He is a secretive person and hates to open up about his personal life in public.
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Personal Life
Koscheck was born on November 30, 1977, in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. He started wrestling at the age of five, but gradually, his focus shifted to other things.
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Childhood & Early Life
During his high school days at Waynesburg Central High School, Koscheck once again turned his attention towards wrestling. He won his first title in 2001 during his junior wrestling matches.
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Childhood & Early Life
While representing Edinboro University, he became a ‘NCAA Division One’ champion in the 174 pounds weight class. He is a four time ‘NCAA Division’ winner.
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Childhood & Early Life
Koscheck attended Edinboro University of Pennsylvania where he studied Criminal Justice. Interestingly, he got into the university for his athletic abilities.
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Childhood & Early Life
Before becoming a professional wrestler, Koscheck became a coach at the Cathedral Preparatory School, and also became an assistant head wrestling coach at the University at Buffalo.
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Childhood & Early Life
As a mixed martial artist, Koscheck entered the first season of ‘The Ultimate Fighter’, and sprinted into the semi-finals after defeating fellow American wrestler Chris Leben via unanimous decision, but he was defeated by Diego Sanchez in the semi-final via split decision.
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Career
He finally had his first official ‘UFC’ fight against Chris Sanford at the ‘TUF’ finale. He defeated his opponent by knocking him out. He went on to win his next fight against Pete Spratt.
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UFC Career
He then faced a few defeats that pushed him back a touch. In 2006, he started training in kickboxing and made a startling comeback with five wins in a row. On April 6, 2006, he defeated Ansar Chalangov via submission at the ‘UFC Fight Night 4’.
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UFC Career
On June 28, 2006, he faced and defeated Dave Menne through unanimous decision at ‘UFC Fight Night 5’. On August 17, 2006, he defeated Jonathan Goulet via submission with a score of 7-1 at ‘UFC Fight Night 6’.
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UFC Career
At ‘UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Riggs’, he faced Jeff Joslin. He defeated the Brazilian black belt holder via unanimous decision.
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UFC Career
At ‘UFC 69’, he defeated Diego Sanchez in a controversial fight. It was the first defeat for Sanchez as an MMA wrestler.
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UFC Career