Is fighting Anthony Johnson like fighting a middleweight?
Josh Koscheck: I don’t think so. I mean, look at Fitch. Look at Swick. They’re both big welterweights and I get to train with those guys. I train with a lot of big guys at my gym. I’m not sparring with slouches every day. Jake Shields was in our gym for the last portion of his training camp and he weighed like 196. He was very big for his fight on CBS. So I get to train with a lot of big guys, and I’m not concerned. And I’m not a small welterweight, either. I might be short but I’m very thick, and I usually walk into the cage right around 187. Heavy.com: With Swick losing to Hardy, do you feel like now is your opportunity to make a statement and put yourself in line for a title shot? Josh Koscheck: Well, regardless of the Swick/Hardy outcome, my mindset going into this fight was still that I’m going into this fight to make a statement. My mindset isn’t changing just because Swick lost the fight. He’s my teammate and I’m going to support him in every way, and I believe he’ll come back s
