Koscheck: I’ll be the bad guy to make money
Three months away from his UFC welterweight title fight against champion Georges St-Pierre, and the week before his debut as…
Three months away from his UFC welterweight title fight against champion Georges St-Pierre, and the week before his debut as a coach on Season 12 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” Josh Koscheck knows he’s the villain.
Koscheck, whose role as a fighter many fans love to hate began on the inaugural season of “The Ultimate Fighter,” has always seemed to march to his own beat. And on Tuesday, he told Ariel Helwani on “The MMA Hour” that being looked at as the bad guy doesn’t matter to him.
“Being loved or hated, ya know what? It’s about making money for me,” Koscheck said. “So if I’ve got to be the bad guy to make money, then I’ll be the bad guy to make money.”
Though he stopped short of saying he embraces that bad guy role MMA fans often label him with, Koscheck implied at the very least he might be misunderstood.
“It’s never bugged me, from day one,” Koscheck said. “I know who I am as a person. I know the people around me know me. I’m not here to make friends – I’m here to make money. I have enough friends. The people around me care about me and love me, and it’s the same relationship back. I’m not trying to make friends here. I’m here to make money. It’s a business.”