UFC 123's Aaron Simpson: "I don't think Koscheck is misunderstood, he can be an @$$hole."

I got a chance to catch up with UFC 123's Aaron Simpson before his fight with Mark Munoz on Saturday night. He spoke with me about his upcoming fight, Cain Velasquez fighting Junior Dos Santos, Bader fighting Jones, and even Lebron James.

Something I didn't know was that Aaron had spent time working with Josh Koscheck up at AKA while POWER MMA is in the process of opening. Apparently he and Kos have been friends for a while so I wanted to get his take on him.

"I was strictly there to train. I didn't have to worry about anything. It was all right there. Obviously with Cain because we're pretty tight but also with Josh. He and I have trained together and are pretty good friends. He's not exactly the most well liked guy in MMA but he's a good friend of mine."

Saying Josh Koscheck isn't well liked may be the understatement of the year. Aside from being one of the most polarizing figures in MMA, Koscheck has managed to piss off an entire country. I'm looking at you, Canada.

Has Koscheck been made into a villain? Or is this all some kind of misunderstanding? Is he just a jerk?

Aaron took a minute to choose his words but didn't lead me to much of a conclusion to the contrary.

"Josh can be a handful at times. He's done it to himself. He says things that really get under peoples' skin but he's a great guy. He's been a great friend to me. Josh has been very loyal and helped me a lot with my training. I appreciate everything he's done for me with letting me workout up at AKA, but he's not very well liked."

"I don't think he's misunderstood, he can be an asshole. There's no ifs, ands, or buts about it. I don't think any of his friends would say otherwise. At the same time, when he's your friend he's good to you."

Check out the rest of the interview here