Cote Still Underrated

Patrick Cote remains underrated.

In other news...Mike Doe is on Twitter. Wheel World is a funny blog. South Philly Phil rocks. His blogs include: Someone's Got to Say It, Rocky Would Beat Up, Philadelphia Is Number One, Great Italian Movies, Oh Do I Amuse You, Rocky Trivia, South Philly Rules, Yo Yo Yo Adrian, Training Like Rocky. Dalton from Road House has got game. Dalton's blogs include: Road House Trivia, There's Always Barber College, Zen and the Art of Bouncing, I Run the Show Completely, When the Job Is Done I Walk, Bouncing Ain't Easy, Road House Quotes, Brad Wesley Is An Evil Man, and Why I Majored in Philosophy.

Patrick Cote TKOs Kendall Grove

French Canadian middleweight Patrick Cote had heard all the criticism and then some: he was a choke artist who couldn't handle the bright lights of the Octagon; his striking game was too one-dimensional for elite-level MMA fighters; his dismal UFC record meant that he was one more loss away from oblivion.

But Cote saw something the critics didn't. In Kendall Grove, a lanky BJJ and cardio dynamo from Hawaii, Cote saw an opponent with a suspect chin who could be drawn into a brawl. And that's what Cote did, forcing a referee stoppage after clipping Grove on the chin and following with some vicious strikes on the ground.

For Cote, this upset has already turned around perceptions of at least some of his critics. It will take another win against a higher caliber opponent, or likely two or three, to fully bring his name into the conversation when talk turns to title contenders though.

1cote, day one

I’m happy to announce the start of 1cote.

I love the UFC and I think doing this blog will be a lot of fun.

Also, I want to send special thanks to my friends Mike Doe, Dalton from Road House, South Philly Phil and last, but not least, Nora Wiles over at Wheel World.