Reaction to possible Koscheck-Penn fight

Late Wednesday night, former UFC welterweight top contender Josh Koscheck took to Twitter to reveal that he had been offered a fight against former champion B.J. Penn, who hasn't fought since a loss to Nick Diaz in October. The fan reaction was quick, and quite varied...

  1. #UFC just offered me to fight BJ Penn...I said YES!!!!! Just waiting on him!!!!!! Let's scrap bra?
  2. After Penn's loss to Diaz, he announced inside the cage that he was done with fighting. However, not too many people expected the retirement to stick. Could a matchup against Koscheck, who is coming off a split-decision loss to Johny Hendricks earlier this month, be the one to entice Penn enough to return to the Octagon?
  3. .@JoshKoscheck is actually pretty smart. He'll never get close to title. Might as well call out big names. Try to get main or co main slot
  4. RT @FrontRowBrian: If you remember, @JoshKoscheck called out Matt Hughes after UFC 103 win over Trigg. Calling out semi retired fighters nothing new for him.
  5. I'm no fan of @joshkoscheck but I admire that he is always ready to fight. What's this 1ce or 2ce a year nonsense? Hope he fights Penn.
  6. I'm selling the news of @JoshKoscheck v @BJPenndotcom, won't buy until I hear something out of BJ's camp, made it clear he was taking time
  7. @GamblingFury @joshkoscheck when i saw this the first thing that comes to mind was. Are tou gonna take him down and dry hump or just scrap?
  8. @MAZZnation @joshkoscheck give the guy a break, he's descending the "irrelevant ladder" one rung at a time. Rematch with Pierce up next!
  9. @Quazonk @joshkoscheck So true! he's the next Matt Serra ! Don't get hurt on your way down Josh! Time to retire!
  10. @JoshKoscheck that bj has no idea what he's getting into, then again he hasn't for a couple years now. Knock that head off!
  11. @VENDETTA_MMA @bjpenndotcom @JoshKoscheck That is not going to be a fight. It will be a lamb being lead out to slaughter. BJ stay retired!!
  12. @JoshKoscheck You better hope BJ says no or you will get knocked out quicker than you did against paulo!
  13. @JoshKoscheck Hope he signs on. You just lost to Hendricks. How did they give you BJ. Good luck. Your gonna need it...
  14. Have your say. Share your thoughts with Showdown Joe and he will discuss it on on "The Showdown" on Sportsnet 590 THE FAN Thursday night...
  15. WW scrap on the horizon: @JoshKoscheck vs @bjpenndotcom - like this fight? Use #TheShowdown so we can discuss in tonight's radio show.
  16. @ShowdownJoe @JoshKoscheck @bjpenndotcom #TheShowdown Love this battle. Is it Main event status yet? Any reasons why it wouldn't be?

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