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12-04-2009, 11:40 PM
from sportsnet.ca
Canadian Patrick ' The Predator' Cote wants his UFC return to be in Montreal.
Canadian Middleweight Patrick "The Predator" Cote (13-5) is aiming for a return to action at UFC 113, scheduled for May 1, 2010, at the Bell Centre in Montreal.
Cote has been sidelined with multiple knee injuries, stemming from his last bout at UFC 90, when he took on Anderson "The Spider" Silva for the UFC's Middleweight title.
"The Predator" contacted me via text message to inform me that he has been cleared by his doctor, and is looking forward to raising the level of his training now, in hopes of making one of his MMA dreams come true: to fight for the UFC in front of his hometown crowd.
Cote was unable to participate in the UFC's first two ventures in Montreal and is hoping to do whatever it takes to be a part of their third trip to Canada.
So much so, that he is willing to call out a variety of top fighters for his return bout, while skipping any sort of "tune up" bout in the process.
On multiple occasions, Cote singled out Michael Bisping, long before "The Count" signed on to take on Wanderlai Silva, a bout that is scheduled to take place at UFC 110 in Sydney, Australia.
Via his Facebook account, Cote then took aim at another former middleweight champion stating:
"Rich Franklin said than he wants to take time off until may, hope he will come back at 185 and fight me here in Montreal !!! UFC 113 may 1st Coté vs Franklin sounds good to me !!! ".
Franklin's last fight at middleweight was ironically enough vs Travis Lutter at UFC 83 in Montreal, back on April 19th, 2008, and has since competed twice at light heavyweight and twice at a catch weight of 195 lbs.
If this fight was to take place, the question would be whether or not Franklin would decide to cut down to 185 lbs or if Cote would move up to 195 lbs.
Cote is keeping his options open, and stated "maybe" to the catch weight bout, but firmly believes Franklin has enough time to make a successful cut to 185 lbs.
UFC 113 will be highlighted by a main event between UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, a rematch that will have the MMA world buzzing after their controversial bout at UFC 104, where many believed Shogun was robbed by a unanimous judges decision granted to Machida
Canadian Patrick ' The Predator' Cote wants his UFC return to be in Montreal.
Canadian Middleweight Patrick "The Predator" Cote (13-5) is aiming for a return to action at UFC 113, scheduled for May 1, 2010, at the Bell Centre in Montreal.
Cote has been sidelined with multiple knee injuries, stemming from his last bout at UFC 90, when he took on Anderson "The Spider" Silva for the UFC's Middleweight title.
"The Predator" contacted me via text message to inform me that he has been cleared by his doctor, and is looking forward to raising the level of his training now, in hopes of making one of his MMA dreams come true: to fight for the UFC in front of his hometown crowd.
Cote was unable to participate in the UFC's first two ventures in Montreal and is hoping to do whatever it takes to be a part of their third trip to Canada.
So much so, that he is willing to call out a variety of top fighters for his return bout, while skipping any sort of "tune up" bout in the process.
On multiple occasions, Cote singled out Michael Bisping, long before "The Count" signed on to take on Wanderlai Silva, a bout that is scheduled to take place at UFC 110 in Sydney, Australia.
Via his Facebook account, Cote then took aim at another former middleweight champion stating:
"Rich Franklin said than he wants to take time off until may, hope he will come back at 185 and fight me here in Montreal !!! UFC 113 may 1st Coté vs Franklin sounds good to me !!! ".
Franklin's last fight at middleweight was ironically enough vs Travis Lutter at UFC 83 in Montreal, back on April 19th, 2008, and has since competed twice at light heavyweight and twice at a catch weight of 195 lbs.
If this fight was to take place, the question would be whether or not Franklin would decide to cut down to 185 lbs or if Cote would move up to 195 lbs.
Cote is keeping his options open, and stated "maybe" to the catch weight bout, but firmly believes Franklin has enough time to make a successful cut to 185 lbs.
UFC 113 will be highlighted by a main event between UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, a rematch that will have the MMA world buzzing after their controversial bout at UFC 104, where many believed Shogun was robbed by a unanimous judges decision granted to Machida