UFC 83: Cote Injured, UFC Newcomer Day To Face Belcher
Rising UFC contender and Canadian-native Patrick Cote suffered a knee injury last week that has forced him off the UFC 83 card scheduled for April 19th in Montreal, according to The Fight Network.
Cote was rumored to face Alan Belcher at the event but according to Cote’s manager, Stephane Patry, they were not going to accept the bout:
“We were still talking [to the UFC] about an opponent when Patrick fell on the ice. He went for the MRI, and the doctor told him it’s sprained and he can’t train for four to six weeks – so he won’t be available to fight [in April].
We were not going to take that fight anyway. It wouldn’t make sense.”
Filling Cote’s spot on the card will be fellow-Canadian Jason Day according to MMA Weekly.
Day (15-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is currently riding a four-fight winning streak and has won 9 of his last 10 fights overall. His lone loss over the span came against the fighter he is replacing, Patrick Cote. Day’s recent wins include victories over UFC veterans Jonathan Goulet, Ron Faircloth, and David Loiseau.
Belcher (11-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) amassed an 8-1 MMA record to start his career before coming to the UFC in late-2006. The Arkansas-native lost two of his first three UFC fights to Yushin Okami and Kendall Grove while picking up a victory against Jorge Santiago. Belcher has since won back-to-back fights in the UFC with wins over Sean Salmon at UFC 71 and Kalib Starnes at UFC 77. He was scheduled to face Ricardo Almeida at UFC 81 but was forced to withdraw from the bout due to a severe case of bronchitis.
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Tags: Alan Belcher, jason day, Patrick Cote
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First off, that sucks. I really like Cote and want to see him fight.
Second.. what did his manager just say?? “We were not going to take that fight anyway. It wouldn’t make sense.”
Wouldn’t make sense? Tell me that isn’t true, or I’ve lost all respect for Cote. The last thing we need is another ‘Karo’ ducking fights.
yeah that is riduculous. Cote is a good fighter but **** man….people fight on less than a week notice just to get some time fighting. Cote has not made a large enough name for himself. I could understand a broken bone or surgury…you know something major…..but a sprain?? Seriously?? You can still train with a sprain. The fight is not till April……this is sad.
BUMMER!!!! I was really looking forward to this fight and thought the winner could be a contender. Cote’ better smarten up-he has been trying to climb up the ladder since his lose to Tito, and has looked very good, but needs to take these risky fights to prove that he is for real. At least I know which fighter to pick now-even though Day has some big wins (”The Crow” and Goulet are no slouches) Belcher has some of the sweetest Ti boxing in the UFC (I know, Silva is better)
I think Cote wants a better opponent than Belcher but you have to take all fights to be the best.
Lucky day for Jason Day who is a good fighter and very lucky coming off the worst decision victory by judges I’ve seen in Mma against David Loiseau, poor Dave, **** luck combined with lacklustre efforts has sealed his fate, too bad, it could have been him in UFC 83, he is a huge dissappointment, so many skills yet… I have no idea what his deal is.
i hear u lowcash cote is a top fighter as is belcher so why is his manger saying the fight dosen’t make sence it makes perfect sence even tho i thought cote would win it would of been a good fight, and a sprain is bull **** it takes 3 weeks to recover and the fight int until april respect is getting lost which is a shame as a like the guy
I would of loved to see this fight. Cote’s manager is an idiot! Alan belcher is an awesome striker and a great fighter. I would pull for Belcher b/c he is one of my favorite fighters but it would be a close one with cote’s good hands…