Anderson Silva defends UFC Middleweight Championship against Patrick Cote at UFC 90.
Diego Sanchez and Thiago Alves also square off at UFC 90 for a potential shot at the UFC Welterweight Championship in 2009. Their interviews after the jump.
No Comments | Filed under: Anderson Silva, Diego Sanchez, Patrick Cote, Thiago Alves, UFC 90: Silva vs CotePatrick Cote challenges UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva for the title at UFC 90 in Chicago, Illinois on Oct. 25.
Patrick Cote will get his shot at UFC gold on Oct. 25 when he faces UFC Middlweight Champion Anderson Silva in the UFC 90 main event.
Can Cote pull a Rashad and deliver the shocking upset?
The latest UFC 90 fight card and event info can be found in our fight cards section.
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The UFC held a press conference for UFC 90 today in Chicago. MMARated.com has a few of the highlights.
* Dana White announced that Mike Swick will be added to the card but stopped short at saying who his opponent will be.
* Chicago is the UFC’s #1 market for pay-per-view revenue.
It was no secret that Patrick Cote would get next crack at Anderson Silva’s middleweight title after Yushin Okami broke his hand. It was just a question of where and when. It had been rumored for one of three events—UFC 88, UFC 89 or UFC 90.
Well, that question has finally been answered as Dana White confirmed today that the Silva/Cote fight will happen at UFC 90 in Chicago on October 25.
Dave Meltzer was able to find out how the judges scored the UFC 86 main event.
Adalaide Byrd who scored it 48-46, gave 4 and 5 to Jackson and Griffin 1, 2 and 3 with 2 as 10-8
Nelson Hamilton had it 48-46 with 1 and 4 for Jackson, and Griffin getting 2 10-8
Roy Silbert had it 49-46 with only round 4 for Jackson.
UFC 86: Jackson vs Griffin took place this evening at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The UFC Light Heavyweight Championship was on the line for the first time since September 2007. Forrest Griffin tried to become the first “Ultimate Fighter” to be crowned champion in the UFC by taking on champ, Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson.
Ricardo Almeida and Patrick Cote battled it out in a clash of styles for a possible shot at UFC middleweight gold.
Josh Koscheck tried to stay in the title hunt by taking out the always tough Chris Lytle.
Tyson Griffin went out to prove that his name should be talked about in the UFC lightweight title picture with a match against submission artist Marcus Aurelio.
Joe Stevenson looked to get back on track after a devastating loss to BJ Penn at UFC 80 for the then vacant UFC Lightweight Championship.
Results after the jump.
[NOTE 7/5/08 7:20PM ET] - UFC 86 is only hours away. We’ll have results and a recap after the event. Enjoy the event.
Originally posted 7/4/08
UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin will take place tomorrow, July 5, at 10PM ET/7PM PT and air live on pay-per-view. Weigh-ins for the event will be streamed live via Yahoo.com or UFC.com today at 7PM ET/4PM PT.
Minus (-) = favorite | Plus (+) = underdog
Cote just might get his shot if he can past Almeida.
(Ricardo Almeida) and Patrick Cote are going to fight on Saturday night and see who’s next in line for Anderson Silva’s 185-pound title.
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