Daley on potential Koscheck fight: That fraggle is going to get rocked
Paul Daley subtly let the cat out of the bag about who his next opponent will be, as he recently…
Paul Daley subtly let the cat out of the bag about who his next opponent will be, as he recently posted on his Facebook page that he was, “… Ready to kick one Fraggle haired customers a**.” Daley (23-8-2), the hard-hitting British fighter who is now 2-0 inside the Octagon, didn’t name names, but most assumed he was referring to Josh Koscheck (14-4).
MMA Fighting spoke to the confident Daley about the status of his fight against Koscheck, why he wants to fight him so badly, and the continued criticism of his ground game. The full interview is below.
Ariel Helwani: I’m assuming you were referring to Josh Koscheck when you wrote that comment about your next opponent on Facebook, right?
Paul Daley: Yeah, it’s Koscheck. I’ve said I want Koscheck. I’m so serious about this — I want Koscheck. Koscheck isn’t asking for me; I’m waiting for him. He had an injury — this is his first time back in the gym this week. I could have taken a different fight, but I’m waiting for him. I feel like I have something to prove not only to the UFC but to all the chumps on the Internet that talk sh*t and say, ‘Daley’s got no ground game; Daley’s got no takedown defense.’ Whatever. I want to see what their excuse is going to be after I knock Koscheck out.
First, it’s, ‘Daley can’t fight jiu-jitsu fighters; he’s going to get subbed by Hazelett.’ Hazelet gets knocked out. [Prior to that,] ‘Kampmann’s too much of an all-arounder; Daley’s going to lose by whatever Kampmann wants.’ Kampmann gets knocked out. I’ve always been proving doubters wrong away from the UFC, and now it’s time to shut a few more mouths up.
Any updates on the status of the fight?
No updates. We’re juggling around a few dates at the moment. There’s a few possibilities: I’ve heard quite a few things about April being a possible date in Abu Dhabi, [also] about possibly doing the first UK Fight Night here over in my hometown in Nottingham. I’ve heard May in Canada … You know, I’ve heard a lot, but it’s going to happen in the next few months if Fraggle Rock signs.
Do you have a preference?
I don’t mind, man.
You don’t care?
Nope. That Fraggle is definitely going to get rocked.