Patrick Cote says he's back in shape and eyeing a spring return.

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if Leben is successful in his next fight, I’d love to see these two duke it out… again.

by "Mr. NC-17" on Nov 1, 2009 10:39 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

The problem is that they didn’t duke it out; rather, they hugged against the fence and foot-stomped each other.

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett

by themachiavellian on Nov 1, 2009 11:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I didn’t expect him to be out 18 months… ouch. Best of luck to Cote, I hope he works on his ground game, it was seriously lacking when compared to his standup.

by TDITZ on Nov 1, 2009 10:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Can’t wait to see Cote in action again. I truly believe the reason Silva didn’t finish him was because he couldn’t, not because he was playing around.

Cote’s striking has become much more technical in the last couple years, and his chin may literally be the best in the business. Combine that with big KO power and he is going to be a problem for anybody in the standup department, including Silva.

Hopefully when he comes back, he proves me right on this statement. That’s why the Leben rematch is a great idea, as I think Cote gets the KO in round 1 this time.

by Razzel on Nov 1, 2009 11:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

You are joking right??

Watch the Anderson fight and you can plainly tell that he was just toying with Cote, it was like a cat with a mouse. I also believe that if he knock out Leben when his chin was at its strongest, he could knock out Cote. Cote does hit hard, thats a no brainer, but i dout he would give Anderson fits.

Everyone has a game plan, untell they get hit.

by mma is #1 on Nov 1, 2009 11:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

To be honest

I always found Cote to be a mid-tier to barely upper mid-tier Middleweight. My basis being that his record only shows him beating mid-tier and lower-tier Middleweights. However, I will give him the benefit that I do feel that he would be competitive with most of the elite Middleweights out there. He’s definitely a fighter that really needs to prove himself (to me) to even be considered a top Middleweight.

by chrisbboy82 on Nov 2, 2009 2:52 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Another no brainer, is that Anderson likes to counter punch and was “toying” with Cote, so he would get frustrated and attack.

Griffin fell into that trap and we all know what happened there.

by grein on Nov 2, 2009 4:07 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

He's been out?

I forgot about him faster than I forgot about the last guy Silva defended his title against.

by Discman2 on Nov 2, 2009 12:06 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

i like cote alot and loook forward to seeing him back. he is a much improved fighter than the one who got subbed in the 1rst by lutter during their tuf finale. no he can’t beat silva, but who can? i think he can and will give fits to every other mw out there. him vs the winner of wandy/akiyama would make for a great fight.

by bdw on Nov 2, 2009 1:11 AM EST reply actions 1 recs

him vs the winner of wandy/akiyama would make for a great fight.

Rec’d for being a wonderful idea.

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by Brent Brookhouse on Nov 2, 2009 1:28 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

thank you.

by bdw on Nov 2, 2009 1:48 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

That really would be a good fight

I spent the day watching TUF 4 again, so I’m feeling sympathetic towards Cote and Serra.

I think Akiyama would be a good fight, but Wandy would be a guaranteed FOTN

by Shaun32887 on Nov 2, 2009 1:51 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Wanderlei is a tall order, even when you aren’t coming off a loss and 1.5 years of ring rust. Akiyama is nothing to scoff at either. Someone like Tim Credeur would be a better “welcome back” fight to him. Also, Dana could use him to serve Alessio Sakara his walking papers. Or maybe throw him against Nate Quarry on a Spike card for guaranteed action from former TUFers on relatively affordable contracts. Given his inactivity and the fact that he is still coming off a high profile loss, these fights make much more sense to me.

by pdl on Nov 2, 2009 2:13 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

It looks like Credeur is fighting Mike Massenzio at UFN 20.

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett

by themachiavellian on Nov 2, 2009 4:10 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

In January. Cote says he’s aiming for April. A 3 month turnaround should be plenty of time.

by pdl on Nov 2, 2009 11:34 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Credeur would be a nice fight

but I don’t Credeur much of a chance. Almedia couldn’t sub Cote, and Credeur’s head is a nice, large, stationary object. Yeah, Tim’s had some striking success, but he’s not going to put Cote away.

by Shaun32887 on Nov 2, 2009 1:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Travis Lutter sub'd him

I finish beers at 1:55.

by ihateemo on Nov 2, 2009 2:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, but I think he’s grown a LOT since then

by Shaun32887 on Nov 2, 2009 2:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for Cote for derailing the Kendall Grove hype train

I think he was really developing before the injury and was put in a title shot he should have been nowhere near. I think with a little more grappling acumen and the dynamite he has in his fists, he can be a force at 185 even if he never sniffs the belt again.

Anyone else wanna see Cote v. Bisping?

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by Robert Downey Sr. on Nov 2, 2009 3:19 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Here’s the Cote vs Kendall fight. Gotta love that hook that floored Kendall.
http://vimeo.com/287422

I’d love seeing Bisping fight Cote after he loses to Kang.

by grein on Nov 2, 2009 4:18 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett

by themachiavellian on Nov 2, 2009 4:34 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

When they go down, they go down with class

by dancingChicken on Nov 2, 2009 5:31 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

How about that?

I mention the guy on Friday, and he Twitters a couple days later. Unless Silva vacated the division, it’s hard to envision a scenario where Cote is holding the belt, but it will be good to see him back in the cage. Amazing that a non-contact injury can keep a guy out for so long.