Patrick Cote Returns At UFC 113

Patrick Cote who has been out for more than year from a knee injury is finally making his return to the Octagon. Cote will fight Alan Belcher at UFC 113 “Machida vs. Shogun 2” on May 8 at the Bell Centre in Montreal. It will be his first appearance since his injury stopped his title bout early against Anderson Silva at UFC 90 .

 Cote had  five consecutive wins prior to his injury. On his road to get back into the Octagon he had two knee surgeries, one to repair his anterior-cruciate ligament, the other to reconstruct his medial-collateral ligament . The 29-year-old Rimouski, Quebec, Canada, native, a finalist on Season 4 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” was a two-division champion inside the TKO promotion and also held titles in Maximum Fighting Championships and King of the Cage Canada. Cote, a  training partner of UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre, has wins against former middleweight King of Pancrase Ricardo Almeida, current Strikeforce standout Scott Smith and “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 3 winner Kendall Grove. 

It will be good to see Cote back in the Octagon, lets hope that his injury has not affected his future performances. Cote has always came out ready to strike and has some heavy hands. His bout with Belcher will be a good measure of where Cote stands after his disappointing appearance against Anderson Silva.