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In a show where it’s sometimes easy to pick a winner, The Ultimate Fighter 6 has been quite surprising in some aspects. John Kolosci was one of those surprises when he stopped heavily favored Billy Miles in the prelims in Week 2. The run by Kolosci, a Portage, Indiana native, came to a halt when he faced show favorite Mac Danzig. What may have surprised most viewers, though, was that Kolosci chose to fight Danzig. However, all hope is not lost for Kolosci. As he informed MMA Madness’ Ryan McKinnell last week, he’s far from done in MMA. In fact, he’s just getting started.

MMA Madness: Well, John I’m just going to hit you with the tough question right off the bat. What were you thinking when you picked Mac Danzig as your opponent?!

Kolosci: [Laughs] Um, I guess that’s just kind of the way I am. I always am seeming to take the road less desired. I told myself before I even got on the show--I’ve watched previous seasons and there always seems to be “that guy” that no one wants to fight--I didn’t know anyone who was on the show when I first got their but I knew there would be “that guy”. So I knew I was in the UFC now and you can’t hand pick your opponents. I can’t go to Joe Silva and Dana White and be like, “Hey I don’t want to fight this guy because he’s too tough.” So, I told myself when I got there I would fight the best opponent in the house so I could see where I was at. When I got to the house I knew Mac was the best. I wanted to fight him in the prelims but he was already taken. So, there was a lot of hype around Billy Miles when we first got on the show and I asked [Matt] Serra if I could fight him, and he made the match up. In the quarterfinals, I had the choice and that is the guy [Danzig] I had in my head--that’s what I was going to do, so I made my case and I got the fight. I’ll never second guess my pick; I’ll second guess my performance but never my pick.

MMA Madness: Well, I think that is something everyone will recognize and respect after all is said and done--your willingness to take the road less traveled, so-to-speak. I guess you sort of answered this question but, would you do it over again if you had the chance -- pick Danzig?

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