UFC 113: Patrick Cote returns against Alan Belcher in Montreal on May 1
by MMAmania.com on Jan 13, 2010 7:47 AM EST
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Former number one middleweight contender, Patrick Cote, will return after nearly 20 months on the sidelines to tangle with Alan Belcher at UFC 113 from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on May 1, 2010, according to TopMMANews.com.
"The Predator" has not competed since since shredding his knee while inside the Octagon opposite reigning division champion Anderson Silva at UFC 90 way back in October 2008.
The bout resulted in a technical knockout loss for the Canadian, which he feels may have gone his way if the freak accident never happened. The 185-pound class is now teeming with possible title contenders, making his road back to the summit more than likely a long and difficult one.
Cote underwent major ACL knee surgery following his loss to "The Spider" and then again in late summer 2009 to repair a damaged MCL (in the same knee). How effective he'll be coming off a major injury coupled with nearly two years of inactivity remains to be seen.
And don't expect any mercy from Alan Belcher.
"The Talent" posterized Wilson Gouveia via first round technical knockout at UFC 107: "Penn vs. Sanchez" just last month. It was redemption for the Biloxi-native who came up on the wrong end of a controversial split-decision at the hands of Yoshihiro Akiyama in their "Fight of the Night" at UFC 100.
Belcher has been able to show flashes of greatness inside the Octagon -- yet has trouble keeping his momentum. After ten fights under the Zuffa banner he stands at 6-4 and has been unable to string together more than two wins consecutively.
Still, he's as dangerous as anyone on the feet and a very stiff test for Cote's return.
UFC 113 features the much-anticipated rematch between 205-pound division champion, Lyoto Machida, defending his belt against fellow Brazilian Mauricio "Shogun" Rua in the main event of the evening.
Stay tuned to MMAmania.com for more on the still-developing UFC 113 fight card.
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I'd like this fight better if Cote
wasnt coming off such a long layoff from the type of injury he had. I have to chose Belcher in this one.
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Cote
I agree it’ll be hard to come off an injury like that but I’m hoping Cote comes in at least close to 100%. If he does then I give him the edge. The only thing about this matchup that concerns me is that Belcher has some serious leg kicks and that may make Cote tentative after his surgery. Cote has an iron chin, heavy hands, and a huge heart.
"I bet a funny thing about driving a car off a cliff is, while you're in midair, you still hit those brakes! Hey, better try the emergency brake!"
by Buster Bluth on Jan 13, 2010 7:54 AM EST up reply actions
Hope you guys are wrong.
Cote had impressed me before his knee gave out. He was weathering The Spider’s ninja storm rather well, I thought. I’d like to see him get the W over Belcher and in an ideal world, get the rematch with Silva before he retires.
I’m less concerned about ring rust because of how advanced the training is for these guys. I think the rust will occur less and less because the quality of training is like they never left. They all practice in the cage with top trainers and fighters. My concern is the knee injury fundamentally changes Cote. Too many people never come back from such an injury. I mean he blew that thing OUT. And even if he does I have to wonder about the chances of him reinjuring it…
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by fenderacoustic (formerly wAyNe) on Jan 13, 2010 9:28 AM EST up reply actions
If ring rust can even negatively affect a super-awesome legend like Tito Ortiz, then what chance does Cote have?
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It wasn’t ring rust for Tito. It was the fractured skull.
by Mayhem chimpanzee on Jan 13, 2010 7:55 PM EST up reply actions
Cote did nothing against Andy
He refused to engage and got picked apart for 2 rounds before collapsing in a broken heap on the floor. The fight would have gone the same way as Andy-Leites i.e. a one sided decision. He is nowhere near good enough to face Andy and with top contenders like Vitor, Nate and Maia in the MW division as well as Wandi and even Bisping and Belcher (both of whom I can’t stand) Cote doesn’t have much hope of getting another title shot. Cote will gas because of the long layoff and Belcher will win this one by decision.
"Wanderlei will win for sure...I think Wanderlei will get there and knock him out with his powerful cross...it’s going to be a big fight, I respect Bisping but there is nowhere to run." Jose Aldo
"Wanderlei is focused and well trained...he will easily win this fight, by a large margin and with much better technique." Anderson Silva
"I think Wanderlei has superior conditioning and experience, I think if Bisping tries to exchange with Wanderlei he will lose...I think Bisping will be shaking. He will be lost." Andre Galvao
Team Brazil on Wandi-Bisping. War Wand.
Don't compare Leites to Cote.
Cote doesn’t sit on his ass and wait for his opponent to come to him. Did you watch those fights or what?
Cote pushed the action in that fight and you know it, David
What did Andy do? He was the one running every time Cote moved forward. OOPS sorry, he was being elusive every time Cote moved forward. He landed clean on Cote a few times, and it didn’t faze him once. Andy is lucky Cote hurt himself, because Cote was going to hurt someone that night. AS ran that fight-you better recognize.
"He#s the WWE champ and with out a doubt should be ranked higher than any other man in the UFC. "-Puck Head, LOL.
I hope Cote is ready...he should be but Belcher is apparently no slouch
"He is gonna find out who Ken Shamrock is, was, and is now!"
-Ken Shamrock
Im telling you right now, Belcher is going to the top
He’s very impressive and fun to watch, good striker with a good chin and not a slouch on the ground either.
But I guess that fucking bullshit “loss” to Akiyama will slow him down a little to getting an eventual titleshot.
After Vitor and Nate get their shots and assuming they lose, Belcher could be next if he dominates Cote (which he will).
Might need another fight in between though.
by Lester The Pimp on Jan 13, 2010 8:33 AM EST reply actions
I can't see Belch beating or even coming close to beating Nate or Vitor
"He is gonna find out who Ken Shamrock is, was, and is now!"
-Ken Shamrock
I think Belcher is better than his record implies.
But there is no way he is going to the top of 185. No. Way.
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by fenderacoustic (formerly wAyNe) on Jan 13, 2010 9:28 AM EST up reply actions
i agree
he’s better than what ppl give him credit for. that Akiyama fight was real close, I gave it to Akiyama by a slim margin.
Tito interviewing Babalu: "I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by the fight, what you saw, in the ring."
Tito interviewing Fedor: "Let me tell you how you feeling right now?"
Bullshit loss?
Akiyama won that fight, no matter what Joe Rogan said afterwards (I usually agree’s with Joe, but not that time). And the Gouveia-fight was a Joke. Can’t believe it was awarded fight of the night… They just slugged until Gouveia didn’t whant to fight anymore and dropped down.
agreed on both accounts
"He is gonna find out who Ken Shamrock is, was, and is now!"
-Ken Shamrock
by McArthur... on Jan 13, 2010 10:05 AM EST up reply actions
Agreed
Sexyama clearly won the decision, the biased commentary was the only thing controversial about that fight. And Gouveia is the MW Varner, sure they’re both talented but they’re both gutless and give up as soon as the fight gets tough. Saying that I have Belcher in this one, Cote is going to be very tentative and will probabaly gas after being out for 2 years. If Belcher’s smart then he will leg kick Cote throughout the fight.
"Wanderlei will win for sure...I think Wanderlei will get there and knock him out with his powerful cross...it’s going to be a big fight, I respect Bisping but there is nowhere to run." Jose Aldo
"Wanderlei is focused and well trained...he will easily win this fight, by a large margin and with much better technique." Anderson Silva
"I think Wanderlei has superior conditioning and experience, I think if Bisping tries to exchange with Wanderlei he will lose...I think Bisping will be shaking. He will be lost." Andre Galvao
Team Brazil on Wandi-Bisping. War Wand.
What about the loss to Jason Day?
This dude is way too inconsistant to go to the top. He was getting out struk by Ed Herman, got subbed by Kendall, anybody in the top 5 would destroy him.
Kendall isn't brought up enough imo...Kendall/Bisping would be sweet imo
"He is gonna find out who Ken Shamrock is, was, and is now!"
-Ken Shamrock
by McArthur... on Jan 13, 2010 10:56 AM EST up reply actions
come on Cote
you gotta beat that cocky pole smoker
This is a really good fight
And a tough one for Cote to come back on considering how Belcher likes to bang. Not sure who I think will win this, have to keep an eye on Cote and try to get a read on how he is doing
cote vs the spyder rematch….that fight was pretty even before his knee gave out….and it means seeing that Cash tattoo on a big screen at a bar with my buddies.
Gatti. Dekkers. Pele. Aoki. Kang. Vanderlei. Basillio. Harry Greb.
by theworldsoldestsport on Jan 13, 2010 10:50 AM EST reply actions
It wasn't even
Name one thing that Cote did good in that fight other than survive. Andy was strolling along and comfortably won the first 2 rounds without having to do much before Cote collapsed in a heap on the floor. If you can’t even compete without injuring yourself then you have no business being in there with a p4p great like Andy.
"Wanderlei will win for sure...I think Wanderlei will get there and knock him out with his powerful cross...it’s going to be a big fight, I respect Bisping but there is nowhere to run." Jose Aldo
"Wanderlei is focused and well trained...he will easily win this fight, by a large margin and with much better technique." Anderson Silva
"I think Wanderlei has superior conditioning and experience, I think if Bisping tries to exchange with Wanderlei he will lose...I think Bisping will be shaking. He will be lost." Andre Galvao
Team Brazil on Wandi-Bisping. War Wand.
LOL
He tore a muscle in his leg trying to catch the ‘elusive’ P4P great. Cote hasn’t taken a backward step in his life. He hurt himself kicking at your guys face. Not sure if that last sentence had any right seeing the light of day.
I’ll name one good thing Cote did in that fight. Take Silva into the third round(pretty shitty fight for your guy, since Cote isn’t in the top 10). And take good shots from AS and not even blink. AS doesn’t have the power to knock Cote out.
"He#s the WWE champ and with out a doubt should be ranked higher than any other man in the UFC. "-Puck Head, LOL.
Who sucks?
Cote Sucks
Bisping Sucks
Coleman sucks
Bonner sucks
Danzing sucks
Cro Cop sucks
Sinosic sucks
Matyushenko sucks
Baroni sucks
Herring really sucks
Wow. Just the other day I was sitting around with a bunch of my buddies, and we were all wondering who sucks. We talked about it over beers for several hours, but we just couldn’t figure out who sucks. But now you come along with this definitive and all-encompassing list of who sucks. Our lives will be so much richer now that we too know who sucks.
The weather is here, I wish you were beautiful
LMAO!!! Too easy eh Dubs?! One thing that sucks is that list of who sucks.
"He is gonna find out who Ken Shamrock is, was, and is now!"
-Ken Shamrock
by McArthur... on Jan 13, 2010 11:12 AM EST up reply actions
CAPTAIN OBVIOUS'S LIST OF WHO SUCKS
I mean cmon man. I’ll help this douch out:
Cote: injured during a TITLE fight
Bisping: has fought top competition in 2 weight classes and fared pretty well
Coleman: hall of famer
Bonner: sucks
Danzig: sucks dick
Cro Cop: a legend with a who’s who list of HL reel KO’s
Sinisic: how does he make the list?
Baroni: brings it, legend in his own mind, sucks with no cardio
Herring: fought top competition all over the world
COSTELLO: really sucks!
That was the suckiest list that ever sucked.
"He#s the WWE champ and with out a doubt should be ranked higher than any other man in the UFC. "-Puck Head, LOL.
LMOA!! Maybe you knew but that's a Homer quote
"He is gonna find out who Ken Shamrock is, was, and is now!"
-Ken Shamrock
by McArthur... on Jan 13, 2010 12:14 PM EST up reply actions
Something along those lines...
That’s what I was trying to copy.
"He#s the WWE champ and with out a doubt should be ranked higher than any other man in the UFC. "-Puck Head, LOL.
No way should the king of rock and rumble be on that list. You lost all the credibility you had built when I got to that point spot on the list.
by Mayhem chimpanzee on Jan 13, 2010 8:04 PM EST up reply actions
I am a fan of both fighters
hard to say who will win, if it is Allan it will be because of his leg kicks…my guess is that it will go to a decesion!
Cote's back!
He’ll knock this fool out. I’ll take all sig and pic bets on this fight.
Cote has serious power and nothing Belcher can do will affect him.
"He#s the WWE champ and with out a doubt should be ranked higher than any other man in the UFC. "-Puck Head, LOL.
no love fest here
I got Belcher.
and a sig bet is in order. Belcher wins, you’re sig will read
“GSP and Patrick Cote love to 69 after training!”
We got 5 months to figure it out, but it's on.
Cote, Cote, Cote….C’mon sing it with me. Cote, Cote, Cote, Cote, Coteeee, Coteeee
"He#s the WWE champ and with out a doubt should be ranked higher than any other man in the UFC. "-Puck Head, LOL.
homoooooooo
do you think cote and GSP have matching pin stripe suits or just share the ONE GSP owns?
Cote wouldn't ever get a chance to wear it. GSP doesn't like to take the lucky suit off.
It’s obviously working, I was thinking of getting one myself.
“Nobody can take their eyes off the stripes”-George Steinbrenner.
"He#s the WWE champ and with out a doubt should be ranked higher than any other man in the UFC. "-Puck Head, LOL.
lol, you would probably cut the sleeves off though right?!
wow, smitty is right, this is turning into a love fest! lol
When did she say that?
She doesn’t like people getting along?
I would definitely cut the sleeves off, gotta show off the guns!
"He#s the WWE champ and with out a doubt should be ranked higher than any other man in the UFC. "-Puck Head, LOL.
not today
yesterday. I’m just laughing, we are starting today off where we ended yesterday. I have no prob with it… but I do with the suit!
Me too
I don’t get why he doesn’t just buy another one. What’s wrong with owning two suits, Georges?
"He#s the WWE champ and with out a doubt should be ranked higher than any other man in the UFC. "-Puck Head, LOL.
obviously it wouldn't be his lucky suit if he had 2 of them now would it...lol j/k
"He is gonna find out who Ken Shamrock is, was, and is now!"
-Ken Shamrock
I see what you mean
I guess he’s going to have to wear this one out before he gets another one.
"He#s the WWE champ and with out a doubt should be ranked higher than any other man in the UFC. "-Puck Head, LOL.
Agreed
Cote will knock him out. Belcher likes to stand and bang and that will be a mistake in this one!
mad respect for cote
the only way belcher wins is by decision, or cote blowing out his knee knock on wood.
dam
Not liking this for Cote’s 1st fight in over a year……Come on, Joe Silva is setting up Belcher to become a contender….or should i say “speeding up his progress” tough luck Cote. I dont like this.
Their trying.
But they picked the wrong dude. Cote is gonna kill Belcher.
"He#s the WWE champ and with out a doubt should be ranked higher than any other man in the UFC. "-Puck Head, LOL.
UFC 83
I could be mistaken here but I’m pretty sure this match-up was orginally supposed to happen at Serra vs. St-Pierre 2 in April 2008. Patrick got injured and Jason Day ended up fighting Belcher and then Day shocked everyone with his TKO victory.
So its cool that its finally happening!
"I have fought some of the best world in the men and beat em"
You are correct sir...
Cote was slated to face Belcher back at UFC 83…but Jason Day stepped up when he got injured…and his TKO win was very impressive…cheers.
aww so disappointed with this fight!!!
It’s going to be a great fight but I’m a huge fan of both guys and don’t want to see either lose.
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