
(Kos and Georges enjoy their first staredown on the ‘Ultimate Fighter’ set. Props: twitter.com/ufc)
Now that TUF 12 has started taping, it’s time for Josh Koscheck to start building heat for his December fight against Georges St-Pierre — and he’s following the Floyd Mayweather playbook to the letter. In a story posted last night on MMA Junkie, Koscheck breathed new life into the steroid accusations first brought up by BJ Penn:
"From what I’ve heard from other fighters in other camps, yeah, [St-Pierre] has done steroids and HGH, possibly. I don’t know. This is just on hearsay information that I’ve gotten…B.J. Penn and his camp gave me a little phone call. They were saying, ‘Yeah, he’s on steroids. He’s this; he’s that.’ I said, ‘Yeah, there’s a possibility.’ The guy is pretty ripped all year round…I think Olympic-style testing would be great for our sport. At least you do it a couple times out from the fight. I think it will be a great idea."
Olympic-style drug testing involves taking blood, which is more effective than the standard urine tests used by athletic commissions because it allows for the identification of a greater range of P.E.D.’s, including human growth hormone. But Koscheck’s first attempt at getting one over on St-Pierre was unfruitful, as the champ shook off the accusations without getting too upset, and said he’s down with any testing they throw at him:
Could it be that GSP’s impressive physique — and the fact that he doesn’t blow up between fights like Anthony Johnson — is simply due to a commitment to fitness and nutrition? Wisely, Koscheck left the door open for another excuse later, if the steroid thing doesn’t pan out:
"I plan on making Georges stand toe-to-toe with me. This isn’t going to be a wrestling match. I’m going to force him to stand-up with me because I believe he doesn’t have knockout power. We’ve just got to pray to God that he doesn’t grease up, and he gets off that juice so that we can equal things about it."


After reading this forum for years,… Kosh Jokecheck’s latest verbal diarrhea has prompted me to sign up a profile so I can add to the litany of “hate mail” being directed at him.
My very first exposure to this creep was his appearance on TUF 1, and as we all remember he gave us a glimpse into his character on the show, dousing the mentally disturbed Chris Leben while he tried to sleep off an alcohol induced bender. The guy acted Junior High back then and not much has changed.
Now for something that truly is relevant and a foreshadowing of things to come:
On August 25, 2007, at UFC 74 Kosh Jokecheck was defeated by Georges St-Pierre at UFC 74 via unanimous decision. (30–27, 29–28, 29–28). St-Pierre’s wrestling skills were displayed during the match by “out-wrestling Jokecheck”, scoring take-downs, stopping Koscheck’s take-down attempts and maintaining top position throughout most of the fight. There was speculation before the fight that Jokecheck would out-match St-Pierre on the ground due to his credentials, but St-Pierre was confident that he was a better wrestler and striker and was more well versed in submissions than Jokecheck.
Their next fight will be an even more decisive “Beat-down” for “The Mouth from the South”…. I predict Kosh Jokecheck loses in the second by submission.