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“[The UFC] asked me who I want to fight next, and I told them if they offered me Anderson Silva tomorrow, I would take it. I’m not afraid of anyone in my weight class. I don’t want easy fights. I can wait if it means I’ll have a bigger name guy to fight on another card.”
With three straight wins inside the Octagon, middleweight Patrick Cote is setting his sights on UFC Middleweight Champion, Anderson Silva. “The Predator” just stopped Drew McFedries last night at UFC Fight Night 12. However, “Spider” has a huge showdown with Dan Henderson at UFC 82: “Pride of a Champion” on March 1. It’s safe to say that a match up between Cote and Silva is way down the road — Cote will more than likely need a few more wins to justify a crack at the 185-pound title. In the meantime, the Canadian will be a guest commentator at UFC 84 on April 19 in Montreal, Canada. Therefore, he will not fight on the first-ever UFC card north of the United States border as expected.
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I know everyone’s gonna go crazy about how he doesn’t deserve to fight Silva, which is true, but that’s not his point. He’s not saying he should be number 1 contender. By saying he’ll fight Silva, he’s basically saying there’s no fighter he will shy away from, which is a welcome attitude in the UFC. I’m tired of fighters who duck fights.
MAKES NO SENSE KEITH JARDINE BEAT BEAT CHUCK AND GOT HOW MUCH ?!?!??! IT WAS …
$28, 000
THat is stupid HOw does ELMer FUDD get PAID more THAn Keith Jardine???
UFC stinks..it tries to be a monopoly like the nfl or mlb but does not play “fair”. there should be a ranking just like tema ssay in nfl just because lets say the gianats get more watches than the cougers or whatever…does not mean they should get paid less or FURTHERMORE win again and again and get apid less than others or!!
WIn WIn WIN and shold go to the finals only to have the team you beat
(KEith J. beating Forrest G.) only to have the 2nd place team go jump ahead of you and go for the title Forrest vs RAMpage.
How about Michael Bisping?
[quote comment="280065"]I know everyone’s gonna go crazy about how he doesn’t deserve to fight Silva, which is true, but that’s not his point. He’s not saying he should be number 1 contender. By saying he’ll fight Silva, he’s basically saying there’s no fighter he will shy away from, which is a welcome attitude in the UFC. I’m tired of fighters who duck fights.[/quote]
Exactly!
Furthermore.. I think a Solid chin might be the solution to the Silva equation. Someone who can make it in the pocket and take those shots.. then land a big punch on Silva’s button.
I would agree with that except look at the Leben fight, Chris has a SOLID chin, but it was still nothing for Silva. And yes it might have been 3 years ago but Leben did beat Cote.
cote….lay down you gotta win against somebody first….but then again its danas ufc who knowes you may be his next big thing….lol
settle down cote…you need more than a right hand against Silva.
[quote comment="280068"]MAKES NO SENSE KEITH JARDINE BEAT BEAT CHUCK AND GOT HOW MUCH ?!?!??! IT WAS …
$28, 000
THat is stupid HOw does ELMer FUDD get PAID more THAn Keith Jardine???
UFC stinks..it tries to be a monopoly like the nfl or mlb but does not play “fair”. there should be a ranking just like tema ssay in nfl just because lets say the gianats get more watches than the cougers or whatever…does not mean they should get paid less or FURTHERMORE win again and again and get apid less than others or!!
WIn WIn WIN and shold go to the finals only to have the team you beat
(KEith J. beating Forrest G.) only to have the 2nd place team go jump ahead of you and go for the title Forrest vs RAMpage.[/quote]
If Jardine doesn’t like the pay, he should go fight somewhere else. people may think the UFC pays crap, but they pay the most compared to other organizations., plus get money from their sponsors.
So TRUE!! The other thing is people love to hate on dana which is cute. He is not going to let the UFC become the NFL and have guys get 5 million dollar signing bonus and then suck. The salary might not be so much but he offers those big Fight of the Night, Stop of the Night and so on. Imagine that people, being paid for preforming!
Pretty sure M-1 will pay more then UFC once it gets rolling, but anyways Cote will get silva probably his next fight. HENDO>>silva that means silva will need a good match to get a title shot probably(unless he gets an immediate one). So yeah more then likely he will be fighting silva soon should be a good match.
Cote did step up to fight Tito on short notice for his debut.
He really should get a few more wins before trying to take on Anderson, cause he doesn’t have too much chance against him, but I’m sure will get credit for stepping up
[quote comment="280134"][quote comment="280068"]MAKES NO SENSE KEITH JARDINE BEAT BEAT CHUCK AND GOT HOW MUCH ?!?!??! IT WAS …
$28, 000
THat is stupid HOw does ELMer FUDD get PAID more THAn Keith Jardine???
UFC stinks..it tries to be a monopoly like the nfl or mlb but does not play “fair”. there should be a ranking just like tema ssay in nfl just because lets say the gianats get more watches than the cougers or whatever…does not mean they should get paid less or FURTHERMORE win again and again and get apid less than others or!!
WIn WIn WIN and shold go to the finals only to have the team you beat
(KEith J. beating Forrest G.) only to have the 2nd place team go jump ahead of you and go for the title Forrest vs RAMpage.[/quote]
If Jardine doesn’t like the pay, he should go fight somewhere else. people may think the UFC pays crap, but they pay the most compared to other organizations., plus get money from their sponsors.[/quote]
UfC should do what boxing does…determine the money both fighters earn during the making of the fight. Correct me if im wrong but they pay the fighters based on the salary they come up with when they negotiate the fighters contract. Look at kenny Florian he earned $22000 for his main event fight with Din thomas and Nate Diaz earned $30000 for his undercard fight with Junior Asuncao. This is because The money flo earned negotiated before he got on a hot streak
Cote needs to fight Okami for No. 1 contender position.
PACO I like your thinking. However, I do agree with Shu, he needs to beat Okami first. On paper he is the best chance of beating Silva.
In saying this, I really think Dan Henderson will knock out Silva with greco roman and ground and pound.
Cote is a crazyyyy striker with a hard chin BUT his weakness is his ground game so i say put him in with another contender who is good all-round or in BJJ and see what happens then…if he wins that then he should get the next shot…Jason MacDonald maybe????
Yeah I agree with the Bisping/Cote fight. They have to make him fight an actual fighter sooner or later. They cant baby Bisping for the entire 9 fights in his contract. Even though they probably will.
I mean Charles McCarthy. WTF??????? 6 UFC fights and he gets to pad his record with another win by fighting another can. The only reason McCarthy is here is that the UFC agreed to let him have ONE more UFC fight. If he takes it and lets Bisping beat on him as his UFC exit fight
[quote comment="280273"]Yeah I agree with the Bisping/Cote fight. They have to make him fight an actual fighter sooner or later. They cant baby Bisping for the entire 9 fights in his contract. Even though they probably will.
I mean Charles McCarthy. WTF??????? 6 UFC fights and he gets to pad his record with another win by fighting another can. The only reason McCarthy is here is that the UFC agreed to let him have ONE more UFC fight. If he takes it and lets Bisping beat on him as his UFC exit fight[/quote]
It doesnt matter who they give michael bisbing at 185 he just doesnt match up well with anyone… hes a good striker but not a great one and hes not that great on the ground.. cote is too technical and has too much power for bisbing… mccarthy is a good fight for him, if he can keep it standing he can win easily but if mccarthy can take him down he will probly submit him or pound him out… dont underestimate mccarthy in this fight
I think cote has a better chance against silva than most in the divison but i dont think silva will get through henderson and i know hendo would through cote around like a rag doll. as he would do to most of the 185 division
lol, cote just expressing himself,ofcourse everyone 185 wants a crack against anderson silva, cote is only trying to say that he’s willing to bring it on against any 185. but he doesnt mean that he wants a quick shot a a MW title.
he’s only trying to send a message to anyone that he’s got a warriors heart
People don’t think that Anderson Silva has a chance against Hendo?
Please!
Anderson Silva will surgically dismantle Hendo. Good BJJ will beat good wrestling anyday. Look at BJ Penn and the great wrestlers he’s gone against. And tell me one person that Henderson has fought that has better stand up than Silva? And don’t even tell me Rampage. Rampage has good power, but, he’s not a guy that you have to worry about with elbows, knees, punches in angles.
Hendo will be surgically dismantled by Silva. I think Rich Franklin/Hendo would be a good fight. And, I see Rich taking that one too.
You got to give it to Cote, he’s got balls. No fighter should ever come out and be scared to fight the best. That’s what they’re there to prove. Cote is a game fighter, but, not in the same league with Anderson Silva.
I think Cote should fight the winner of Hendo/Silva. Face it. If Cote were to fight Franklin and lose, do we want to see a Franklin/Silva 3?
If Cote were to fight Bisping and lose, does that make Bisping and instant #1 contender? I think not.
If Cote were to fight McDonald and lose, McDonald already lost to Franklin. Doesn’t say much for McDonald to be the #1.
If Cote will need one more person to fight to get his title shot it will be Okami. If Cote wins, then that’s great PR for the UFC and TUF show. If Okami wins, its still great PR because it is the fight Anderson Silva wants so he can avenge his DQ loss.
08 will be some good sh*t!
Cote got a great attitude but would get clinched up and destroyed like franklin did against silva.
“Anderson Silva will surgically dismantle Hendo”
I doubt that very much.. nobody has ever knocked henderson out and anderson silva has never fought a wrestler like hendo.
also Dan beat Nogueira who gave anderson silva his blackbelt so his bjj wont be a problem for hendo and you cant even compare silvas bjj with bj penns!
Im not sure how this one will go down but i know its going to be a tuff fight for both guys. I just think henderson will be too strong for anderson and will be able to take him down, control him and pound him out, posibly even catch him with a right hand and knock him out.
I read that okami was going to face even tanner. so if thats true im not sure where that leaves cote but i would like to see him rematch jorge rivera or chris leben there both coming of big wins.
just a side note look out for sakara at 185 i really think he can do some damage!
but you got to love his attitude
Cote’s chin may be great but not
several-knees-to-the-chin-from-the-clinch great.
[quote comment="280265"]Cote is a crazyyyy striker with a hard chin BUT his weakness is his ground game so i say put him in with another contender who is good all-round or in BJJ and see what happens then…if he wins that then he should get the next shot…Jason MacDonald maybe????[/quote]
Cote tapped J-Mac with a RNC at an event called MFC 9 No Excuses in 2006.
I like the attitude and I like the confidence. I just like watching this guy knock people out. He’s not scared of nothing. I do wonder who they’ll put him against next.
[quote comment="280109"][quote comment="280065"]I know everyone’s gonna go crazy about how he doesn’t deserve to fight Silva, which is true, but that’s not his point. He’s not saying he should be number 1 contender. By saying he’ll fight Silva, he’s basically saying there’s no fighter he will shy away from, which is a welcome attitude in the UFC. I’m tired of fighters who duck fights.[/quote]
Exactly!
Furthermore.. I think a Solid chin might be the solution to the Silva equation. Someone who can make it in the pocket and take those shots.. then land a big punch on Silva’s button.[/quote]
If and when Anderson Silva gets by Henderson..Line up the rest of the MW division and Silva will drop them one by one.
Cote had two impressive wins..and says he’ll fight the champ..if you’re a fighter that is what I want to hear..that’s cool..but just because he didn’t get dropped by Drew doesn’t automatically say..
” Hey Silva catch me with your best shot “..that is a bad idea.
The winner of the Okami/Tanner fight gets a title shot against Silva (assuming he gets by henderson)
Slow down Killer
Thats a joke.
I’m disappointed to hear he’s not figting in Canada. That doesn’t make a whole lot of sense unless he has some sort of injury that hasn’t been disclosed. They should put him in there against Ed Herman…both fighters have 3 fight win streaks and the winner should get into #1 contender matches if they win. I was really looking forward to seeing him fight live since I will be in attendance for my first UFC but the card is shaping up really nicely so I won’t complain too much. I hope they’re holding him back for a big fight though. He deserves to fight some good competition. I also hope McFiedries comes back strong after this fight…I bet it was hard with all those distractions. He’s got some seriously heavy hands and that division could use a guy like him.
I agree it’s unfortunate to have Joe Dorekson on the card and not Cote. but he will be insightful as a comentator, or altleast I think so.
I like his attitude, but he is not even close to Silva, he got worked in the tuf finale against lutter. He is on an impressive win streak, but his opponents have been kind of lackluster. Grove just got knocked out again in the first round and the guy he just fought wasn’t really a top ten guy. But I like the idea of him fighting bisping in an england/canada match up. He deserves a shot at a top ten guy.
WHAT IN THE HELL EVER HAPPENED TO MARTIN KAMPMANN???? He was supposed to fight Silva before Marquadt stepped in and now hes nowhere to be heard. Also they will probably match up Rivera and Cote considering they have now both knocked out kendall grove and are somewhat veterans of the UFC. Probably will happen when Henderson fights silva and then the winner of cote/ rivera will get a shot at the winner of that fight. Not too many great middelweights out there yet to take on silva so this is the only thing i could think of.
What a shame, Cote should be fighting on the Canadian card.
AND I beleive that he is ready to be placed into a #1 contender match immediately. Seriously, who has next crack at the title after Hendo/Silva fight? Nobody. They gotta get moving on the MW divison…
Who else in the MW divsion is riding a 3 fight win streak besides Anderson Silva?
[quote comment="280068"]MAKES NO SENSE KEITH JARDINE BEAT BEAT CHUCK AND GOT HOW MUCH ?!?!??! IT WAS …
$28, 000
THat is stupid HOw does ELMer FUDD get PAID more THAn Keith Jardine???
UFC stinks..it tries to be a monopoly like the nfl or mlb but does not play “fair”. there should be a ranking just like tema ssay in nfl just because lets say the gianats get more watches than the cougers or whatever…does not mean they should get paid less or FURTHERMORE win again and again and get apid less than others or!!
WIn WIn WIN and shold go to the finals only to have the team you beat
(KEith J. beating Forrest G.) only to have the 2nd place team go jump ahead of you and go for the title Forrest vs RAMpage.[/quote]
If the fighters aren’t happy, fight somewhere else? Why aren’t they? Because they know UFC is the best FIGHT COMPANY in the business with the most talented fighters and the highest production. The fighters also know that all these other shit companies wouldn’t pay them half of what the UFC is paying. Jardine going to K-1 or IFL…yeah f-cking right. Get real man.
This Randy Couture/Tito Ortiz bitch session has became old. If it wasn’t for Dana White we wouldn’t have a UFC. I’m behind Dana the whole way…salaries, fight selections…the man has done nothing but good for legitimizing the sport of mixed martial arts.
[quote post="4688"]Anderson Silva will surgically dismantle Hendo. Good BJJ will beat good wrestling anyday. Look at BJ Penn and the great wrestlers he’s gone against. And tell me one person that Henderson has fought that has better stand up than Silva? And don’t even tell me Rampage. Rampage has good power, but, he’s not a guy that you have to worry about with elbows, knees, punches in angles.[/quote]
Dan Hendeson is not your typical wrestler. Dan, Randy Couture, and Matt Linland are Grecco-Roman wrestlers, not traditional wrestlers. Basically, it means that they really know now to utilize the clinch game as well as takedowns and takedown defense. Where is Anderson arguebly most dangerous? Well if you were to ask Rich Franklin, he’d say the clinch. Hendo will be more than ready to deal with the clinch. Also, Hendo is physically stronger than Silva which will help him in certain spots as well.
I CAN”T WAIT FOR THIS FIGHT, I CAN”T WAIT FOR THE SUPER BOWL, AND I CAN”T WAIT FOR NEW SEASON OF LOST ON JAN 31!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[quote comment="280547"]I’m disappointed to hear he’s not figting in Canada. That doesn’t make a whole lot of sense unless he has some sort of injury that hasn’t been disclosed. They should put him in there against Ed Herman…both fighters have 3 fight win streaks and the winner should get into #1 contender matches if they win. I was really looking forward to seeing him fight live since I will be in attendance for my first UFC but the card is shaping up really nicely so I won’t complain too much. I hope they’re holding him back for a big fight though. He deserves to fight some good competition. I also hope McFiedries comes back strong after this fight…I bet it was hard with all those distractions. He’s got some seriously heavy hands and that division could use a guy like him.[/quote]
Just read this post… That’s a great idea.
But Herman is scheduled to possibly be fighting Demian Maia at UFC 83, or at least he’s rumored to be.
[quote comment="280681"]WHAT IN THE HELL EVER HAPPENED TO MARTIN KAMPMANN???? He was supposed to fight Silva before Marquadt stepped in and now hes nowhere to be heard. Also they will probably match up Rivera and Cote considering they have now both knocked out kendall grove and are somewhat veterans of the UFC. Probably will happen when Henderson fights silva and then the winner of cote/ rivera will get a shot at the winner of that fight. Not too many great middelweights out there yet to take on silva so this is the only thing i could think of.[/quote]
I know it doesn’t count on their official records, but Cote beat Rivera on TUF 4.
I agree with most of you…Hendo/Silva is going to be a war. Like both fighters and firmly believe it is probably going to go the distance. (Do believe Hendo survived and KOed a good striker named Wanderlei Silva.) But that is not what we are talking about here.
I think the topic at hand is if Cote is for real? I personally feel that Cote is always going to be a mid-level talented fighter, but no better. Tip my hat to him for not wanting to back down to anyone…but that doesn’t mean that Hendo/Silva won’t rip him apart in the octagon. Like many of you have already suggested square him off with The Count or Okami and see how he does.
The middleweight division sucks so bad. The fact that people consider a guy who is 3-4 in the UFC the number one contender is pathetic. He’s on a three fight win streak…so what? He needs to win more then he loses to be considered a title contender in my book.
Let’s get Hendo and Silva to sign up to fight a best of three. That would take all of 2008. By 2009 there might be someone deserving a title shot. That’s the only way I will be remotely interested in the Middleweight division after UFC 82.
Good luck with that patrick. I personally think he would get slaughtered by silva, and see it ending similar to the silva vs leben fight. Cote I think is getting a little over confident with his stand up, he’s not even close to anderson silva’s stand up, I don’t think anyone is his division is. I admire his balls for wanting to fight silva, even though I think he’s a little delusional.
I think it’s beneficial for Cote if he wants to fight Silva. If he loses, so what, it’s Anderson freakin’ Silva. It’s good to have experience against a champion. Look at GSP, he lost to Hughes the first time, but got on a huge roll before Serra beat him, and now he’s back at it again.
[quote comment="280265"]Cote is a crazyyyy striker with a hard chin BUT his weakness is his ground game so i say put him in with another contender who is good all-round or in BJJ and see what happens then…if he wins that then he should get the next shot…Jason MacDonald maybe????[/quote]
Exactly, I know hes on a strong 2 fight win streak both ending with KO’s in the first round, but Have we all forgotten how cote was made to look like an ameture when he was dominated easily by Travis “dont set up my take downs” Luter
[quote comment="280681"]WHAT IN THE HELL EVER HAPPENED TO MARTIN KAMPMANN???? He was supposed to fight Silva before Marquadt stepped in and now hes nowhere to be heard. Also they will probably match up Rivera and Cote considering they have now both knocked out kendall grove and are somewhat veterans of the UFC. Probably will happen when Henderson fights silva and then the winner of cote/ rivera will get a shot at the winner of that fight. Not too many great middelweights out there yet to take on silva so this is the only thing i could think of.[/quote]
Kampmann has been injured, but hes another one of those fighters that are tuff as hell you wouldnt think it to look at him but I hope he comes back strong
i say two more wins and he will get a shot at the title
i say cote/franklin fight winner of okami/sakara winner get title shot
The MW division has some serious sorting out to do. The only top 5 guy to have won recently I think is Okami, but I can’t see him gaining a title shot after beating Jason MacDonald. Rich Franklin is on the rebound, Nate Marquart is finally returning to action after his loss to Silva. I can understand why Hendo was reluctant to fight at 185. But for Cote, I think he has a better chin than Leben. If Cote keeps training with St. Pierre and company, he can put together a solid game and with a couple more wins I could see him lasting longer with Anderson than alot of other people based on his ability to take a shot.
Cote could give silva a tough fight. Just think silva ia a tall long reached fighter . Cote despite only being 5′11 did very well against a 6′6 Kendall Grove. Im not putting Grove and Silva in the same category, Im just saying he probably isn’t intimitated by a long reach like others. Plus the guys got an iron chin and your gonna need one against silva
“take it” up the @ss maybe.
Anderson Silva is not McFedries, Patrick … wake up!
I like Cote vs Herman; or Cote vs Sakara. If he wins that, then I want to see Cote vs Franklin. I think Okami deserves the next title shot after Henderson.
Cote should fight Bisping.
I want either Jmac or Cote to welcome Bisping to 185.
Jmac. who else is he going to fight? he’s sorta of stuck in the rankings.
Jmac beat Herman & Leiben, Herman beat Doerkson, Leiben beat Terry Martin. Jmac got ruled by Rich Franklin and then by Okami. Where the fuck can anybody go. No other division is so locked in like this one. Silva and Hendo at MW will only challenge each other. The gate keepers to those two are Rich Franklin and Yushin Okami who could defeat the either on any night. Nate Mardquardt (sp?) is the wild card that could rotate in and out of the top 5. All the rest ( Ex, Nate Quarry, Leiben, Rivera, Belcher, Drago, Scott Smith, McFedries, Lutter and Herman) Where exactly do these guys fit anymore. Does anybody think any of these guys are going to break out???
My breakout money is on Jmac whos ground game will only get more graceful and powerful. A guy whos not afraid to strike and will clearly start working on his up game. AND ALSO The Predator. I really Hope Cote is rededicated to win because he should have found success a long time ago. Thales Leites gets an honorable mention.
GIve Cote to Nate Quarry before Franklin and then the Champ if able to win those battles…??? we will see.
Please for the love of the Middle weight gods deliver us Robbie Lawyer, Martin Kampman, Jason Miller, and Paulo Filho.
The combinations of matches would almost seem endless.
THat being said as the UFC grows and more and more PPV seem to be necessary to fit everyone in a year, we as fans need to start demanding rising PPV cost and increased frequency. I appreciate paying money for it, but im not a fan willing to get gauged $45 twice a month either.
I dropped the Bisping thought because i know he will probably get Kendall Grove after 2 losses. Dana has got to protect that boy. KA CHING
cote is one of my favorite fighters. having said that, he needs one more tough fight before getting the title shot. if okami beats tanner then he is next in line, if not okami get bumped and its all up to cote. calling out silva takes balls.
yeah and you would get wooped.
I like Cote’s spirit and willingness to get in there with the champ. He won’t get that shot soon so the #1 contender talk is premature. I like the fact that he won (and quickly) which make it a possibility he gets added to the canadian card. A win there puts him at .500. He will have the time to get one more win after that and push himself to a winning record though which, with five straight wins, could warrant the title shot.
The reason for the extra time is this:
If Hendo wins, Silva gets an immediate rematch. What other champion deserves it more than him if he should lose? He certainly won’t need to climb up the ladder again.
If Silva wins, Okami is gonna be next in line and the Spider will get his shot at wiping out that loss on his record. (Should Tanner win vs. Yushin I think he gets the shot for “the amazing comeback” story.)
Either way, the dance floor is full and Cote will get a chance to earn his spot. First step towards that – Cote vs. Bisping in Canada. I would love to see that.
I hope they scrapheap McCarthy vs. Bisping now that PPV is non-existant. If they can get a good fight set up, I certainly doubt Cote would opt for the announcer’s position.