5 stupidest things UFC fighters have done while fighting

#2 ‘Semtex’ gets checkmated by Koscheck

Daley sucker-punches Koscheck

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Paul ‘Semtex’ Daley (39-14-2) is a British striking specialist and MMA veteran of notable organizations such as the UFC, Strikeforce, Bellator and many others. Daley started training karate at the age of 8, and then transitioned to training in Muay Thai. He started training for MMA at the age of 18.

Daley is primarily a stand-up fighter with decent grappling skills. Most of his MMA losses stem from being out-grappled by his opponents. On the other hand, Josh Koscheck (17-10) is a life-long wrestler trained in the art since the age of 5. His MMA base is without a doubt, wrestling, however he developed decent stand-up skills in his time at the American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) in San Jose, Calif.

Paul Daley fought Josh Koscheck at UFC 113 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in a 170 pound title eliminator matchup. Koscheck was able to effectively disengage from the striking exchanges on the feet, as he used his superior wrestling and ground-and-pound to outpoint the British striker.

There was a lot of bad blood in the lead-up to this fight and the two fighters had to be separated after the final bell. Daley went on to punch Koscheck well after they had been separated and while Koscheck had his back turned to him.

In the post-fight press conference, UFC president Dana White declared that Paul Daley will never fight for the UFC; and to this day, Daley hasn’t been allowed to enter the Octagon as a competitor.

Now it’s important to note at the time of their fight, Koscheck was well-known for being a trash-talker and instigator as evidenced not only by his fights but also on his appearance as a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) reality show.

Daley fell for Koscheck’s mind-games. Regardless of what happens before, during or after the fight, fighters aren’t allowed to physically engage their opponents or anyone else inside the Octagon apart from their scheduled fight. The fight was over, Daley struck Koscheck and the UFC struck Daley out of its roster once and for all.

Koscheck went on to have several memorable bouts in the world’s top MMA promotion, whereas Daley still has to dabble around looking for fights in smaller MMA promotions. ‘Semtex’ was once regarded as the next big MMA star to come out of Britain alongside Michael Bisping, however a single moment of madness cut-short what could have been an entertaining UFC career.