UFC welterweight contender Josh Koscheck (8-1) is out to prove he’s got what it takes for the silver screen — not just car commercials — landing the role as “William” in the Imperia Entertainment mixed martial arts film called “Never Submit.”
The announcement was made today in a press release, which included comments from Imperia Entertainment President, James Hergott.
Here’s a snip from him:
“Over the past few months we have been auditioning fighters all over the country for ‘Never Submit.’ We have now auditioned over 300 fighters and actors and only a very small percentage have enough natural acting ability to be able to be in the movie. Josh Koscheck gave a great audition and I think people will be surprised with his acting ability.”
Koscheck joins fellow UFC fighter Andrei Arlovski, who also scored a part in the film. UFC legend Ken Shamrock, MMA fighter Cung Lee and other fighters are also confirmed to star in “Never Submit.”
Sidenote: Koscheck’s only professional loss was a submission to Drew Fickett (27-5) via rear naked choke at UFC Fight Night 2 in 2005 — a fight he was clearly winning up until being put to sleep in the waning seconds of the bout.
Here’s a some background on the film:
“Never Submit” is an inspirational tale similar to “Rocky,” but the lead character is an intelligent young man (as are most fighters competing in this sport) rather than a beaten-down punch-drunk fighter. An amazing cast of characters will round out this film; each from different walks of life; each with his own set of circumstances and motivating factors driving him to be the best. “Never Submit” is a metaphor describing the way these athletes live their lives.
For more info check out the official “Never Submit” Web site here.
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Hopefully he’s more exciting as an actor than a fighter. Are they planning on having a 15 minute “lay and pray” scene in the film?
LMAO! Couldn’t have said it better myself.
I hate Koscheck, I hope Sanchez rocks his ass…..
haha i heard about this movie…the star role went from Mark Wahlberg to Josh Koscheck…im confused. My two favorite things MMA and movies..mixing them together..uggghhh…mixing them together so much that the fighters are the actors….corny
f all the haters koscheck will beat every one of your asses
try and step in the cage with him see if he lays and prays on your ass i hope he knocks digeo the f-out. but it should be a good fight
fuck koscheck. i hope diego knocks his arogant ass out. i hate that mother fucker. i hope diego leaves him stiff as a board on the octagon floor.
Diego is a little bitch i hope that koscheck breaks his fucking neck with a big takedown then pounds on him until hes stiff as a fucking board diego is the most arrogant son of a bitch out there please shut him up for good.
Kos is the little bitch. i hope diego dominates his ass. all kos is gonna try and do is lay on top of him like a blanket. diego is the more well rounded fighter.
enough of diego hes the fucking bitch please koscheck knock that pussy out
haha easy guys, its just the internet…
Diego encompasses the warrior mentality. While he is busy training at the best MMA camp in the world (Jackson’s),Koschek is making a shitty B-movie. If he wants to last 1 round with Deigo he better concentrate on fighting and not trying to be a movie star. Diego reminds me of a mini Fedor.
dont worry im sure he will be ready for diego hes traning with bj penn so hes not taking that cocky fuck lightly i hope kos proves to every body that hes no joke and lays sanchez out cold but i dont think either one will beat GSP if sanchez does get pass kos GSP will KO that his ass for sure
Diego nightmare Sanchez. please knock that pansy hair pussy out. you shouldnt be fighting him you should be fighting matt hughes or GSP.
please shut the fuck up about diego fuck him i cant wait until he gets knock the fuck out i think matt hughes would dominate him GSP would knock his ass out and i hope kos leaves him snorting like a fucking pig laid out stiff on the octagon floor.
i think nightmare can take hughes, he would have some trouble with GSP. hopefully he will ko kos i hate that punk ass bitch.
once again fuck diego please kos ko that cocky fucking punk
im sick and tired of him come ufc 69 i rooting for kos to end his carrer
I hope these film makers understand that fighters (although I like a lot of these guys) are not great actors. All I have seen is releases saying fighters are cast. Its a movie not a fight card. What would happen if in the 80’s “Rocky” stared Michael Spinx instead of Stallone and the cast was made up of real boxers. It would have gone straight to video. I also heard the budget is like 3 million. I hope this turns out better than I think but casting Josh Coshchek, I would rather watch grass grow than see him in a movie.
haha hammer, yeah this is kind of a knock on the sport, and on Koscheck and whoever is in the movie….its just laim..Tommy Morrison was in Rocky 5, and Tarver was in 6, but Rocky was played by Stalone, not George Forman, who cant even act in the infomorcials for the grill..im not saying Kos will be that bad, but if hes hoping to be a top contender in the UFC he needs to focus on the task at hand.
And guys this fight isnt worth getting so heated over
kos does have the wackest hair ever
diego, a mini fedor? are you kidding me? diego is not as good as he thinks he is. i hope koscheck rocks and socks his retarded ass. i mean i don’t like koscheck that much but i absolutely despise diego.