Paul Daley Never Expected to Fight Josh Koscheck

Paul Daley spoke with MMAjunkie about his fight with Douglas Lima at Bellator 158, Josh Koscheck pulling out of the fight and more. Some highlights are below:

On whether Koscheck will fight again: “Maybe it was a bit of an anchor, if things didn’t work out with his other business ventures, or whatever else that he’s got going on that he can fall back. He had some security with Bellator. He still has. Maybe things have gone better than he thought they would go with whatever he set up after fighting. That’s why I say best of luck to him. I would definitely do the same thing. I’d be driving a Ferrari.”

On not getting the fight with Koscheck: “It was a slight disappointment, but I kind of got the feeling that he didn’t really want to fight. I was surprised he came to the press conference. I got the feeling he was pretty much done with fighting. He seemed really on edge. He seemed to be a little scared, like genuinely scared. I wish him the best of luck if he doesn’t want to fight any more. You’ve got to want to fight, especially against a guy like me. You can’t do it half-heartedly.”

On his fight with Lima: “I’m going to take Douglas Lima out, and the thing I’m waiting on is a title shot against Andrey Koreshkov, or whoever is the champion when my title shot comes around. We’ll see if (Koscheck is) going to fight. If he fights, and he’s doing well, and they put us in line again, then yeah. I’ve never been one to turn down a fight.”