The best pound-for-pound fighter in the world Anderson "The Spider" Silva returns to the Octagon, Saturday October 25, to defend the UFC Middleweight Title against French-Canadian contender Patrick "The Predator" Cote. Other interesting fights have Josh Koscheck facing Thiago “The Pittbull” Alves and Sean “Muscle Shark” Sherk vs Tyson Griffin. Be sure to get all your UFC 90 Silva vs Cote Predictions in now at SBGglobal.comAnderson Silva (22-4-0) vs Patrick Cote (14-4-0)
Silva is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and mixed martial artist specialist who hasn’t been defeated in eight fights, his last loss was a disqualification for an illegal kick. Every limb on his body is a deadly weapon; in fact six of his last fights have ended in a KO or TKO and his other wins have come by submission. Silva won the UFC Middleweight Title by beating Rich Franklin in UFC 64. Silva defeated Franklin by TKO (strikes) at 2:59 in the first round. Silva hit Franklin with knees to the body in the Muay Thai-clinch, then badly broke Franklin's nose with a knee to the face. Unable to strike back, Franklin dodged the last of Silva's strikes before falling to the ground, where referee "Big" John McCarthy ended the fight.
Thoughts on his opponent Patrick Cote: I think Patrick Cote is a very tough fighter. He has a good chin, and he has heavy hands. I believe he deserves an opportunity to fight for the title.
Patrick Cote is no slouch in the UFC and is the perfect contender for Silva. He is 7-1 in his last eight fights with wins over Jason MacDonald, Scott Smith, Jason Day, Kendall Grove, Andrew McFedries and Ricardo Almeida. He has six wins by KO and three by submission. Cote is currently training at Brazilian Top Team Canada based in Montreal where fellow Brazilian Top Team Canada member and friend, Georges St. Pierre, also trains. Two of his last three fights were won by TKO but his last fight in UFC 86, against Ricardo Almeida, went the distance with Cote getting the win by Split Decision. Cote favorite technique is the one punch knockout, Kimura and rear naked choke.
Thoughts on his opponent Anderson Silva: It’s a true honor for me to fight this guy. He's the best and I respect him a lot. My style will be perfect to give him a war and I have a lot of confidence to win this fight.
Anderson Silva is listed as -800 moneyline favorite over Patrick Cote who is listed as +500 underdog.
Josh Koscheck (13-2-0) vs Thiago Alves (21-4-0)
Koscheck is facing his toughest opponent, Thiago Alves, who is fresh off a huge win over former UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes at UFC 85. Alves is 8-2 in his last ten fights, six straight wins, where seven of those fights ended in a TKO or doctor stoppage. His last loss was to Jon Fitch in UFC Fight Night 5. He has notable wins over Karo Parisyan, Chris Lytle, Kuniyoshi Hironaka, Tony DeSouza and John Alessio.
Thoughts on his opponent Josh Koscheck: Josh Koscheck is a great fighter and I think he’s an even better matchup for me. I’m looking forward to fighting him, and I’m gonna knock him out.
Josh Koscheck was a collegiate wrestler and NCAA Division I Champion in the 174 lb weight class. He made his way into the UFC by competing in The Ultimate Fighter reality show. Although he didn't proceed to the final round, Koscheck was featured on the undercard of the live season finale on Spike TV, where he made his official UFC debut by defeating Christopher Sanford by knockout. Since then Koscheck has been a staple in the UFC. He has seven wins in his last nine fights, five wins have been Unanimous decisions, two by submission and just one by TKO. But ever since his fight against Diego Sanchez at UFC 69 he’s looked lack luster. Koscheck defeated Diego Sanchez, his first loss, by unanimous decision in an uneventful fight. Koscheck out struck Sanchez through three rounds, and only initiated a wrestling takedown once. UFC President Dana White announced a few weeks after the fight that Diego Sanchez had an undiagnosed illness before and during the fight which turned out to be serious staph infection. Koscheck was defeated by Georges St. Pierre at UFC 74 via unanimous decision. Koscheck was able to take St. Pierre down in round one, but was unable to capitalize or repeat the act in the next two rounds. He made his return at UFC 82, defeating Dustin Hazelett by TKO due to strikes at 1:24 of the 2nd round. He won his next fight, against Chris Lytle at UFC 86, winning by unanimous decision after cutting Lytle badly with "ground and pound" elbows. Koscheck has agreed to step in and fight Thiago Alves on just 2 weeks’ notice due to an injury suffered by Diego Sanchez.
Thoughts on his opponent Thiago Alves: I think he’s a tough opponent. He’s on a tear right now in the UFC and for me to step up and fight him, I think it’s gonna be an exciting fight. I’ve been in training since Chris Lytle, I haven’t taken any time off, and he’s a tough guy, so I’ve got to come in and fight him at my ‘A’ game.
Josh Koscheck is listed as -150 moneyline favorite over Thiago Alves who is listed as +120 underdog.
Other scheduled fights:
Junior Dos Santos vs Fabricio Werdum
Sean Sherk (-230) vs Tyson Griffin (+170)
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