Koscheck looking to bounce back

UFC welterweight Josh Koscheck admits he will be looking to bounce back from his defeat at UFC 95 against Brazilian fighter Paulo Thiago.

Koscheck will have a massive 13-week training camp before his next fight, which will be at UFC 98 on May 23 in Las Vegas, on Monday.

"The game has it’s ups and downs and I have had my fair share of both," Koscheck wrote on his blog. "I only know to do one thing and it’s what I have been doing from day one in competitions since I was a kid… Refocus my life and training and go back to the drawing board and train for my next fight."

Koscheck also commented on his fight with Thiago at UFC 95 that was stopped after he was handed a brutal upper cut by the Brazilian.

"Yes, I would have liked to see the ref let the fight go on a little bit more because we are all fighters and we fight until the end," Koscheck wrote.

"Yes, I got hit hard, but felt as though I could have recovered if I had the chance. As for next time, my message to all the ref’s would be to, please let the fight go until I’m put out to sleep… Just so I don’t have the thought of what if, going through my mind and probably the minds of all of you, my fans."

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