UFC 90 Preview Roundup: Silva vs. Cote

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UFC 90 Preview Roundup: Silva vs. Cote

Filed on October 25th, 2008 in MMA ⋅ ⋅

It seems like I previewed UFC 89 just a week ago. Oh, wait, it was just a week ago. Well, now the UFC returns to the Colonies with their marquee fighter, Anderson Silva, headlining the card.

Silva may be the best mixed-martial arts fighter in the world. He’s certainly the best in the UFC. We’ll never get to see him fight Fedor Emelianenko, who is the man many feel is the pound-for-pound king of the MMA world. I’d love to see him fight Roy Jones, only because he wants to and it would make him financially set for life, but Dana White wants no part of it.

Speaking of White, he still doesn’t know when to shut up, as he gloats his way through the demise of ProElite and EliteXC. White doesn’t know it, but there will come a day when no one wants to do business with him because he’s an asshole, and that will be the end of the UFC. He can’t do it by himself, and he’s losing big name fighters faster than he can bring them in. The day the UFC is Dana White-free is the day the UFC can continue to grow again.

Anyway, here is a collection of previews of UFC 90:

Sherdog.com:

“Calling Silva a peerless striker at this point is about as revelatory a proclamation as standing up in a room full of your closest friends and shouting “I ENJOY YOUR COMPANY GREATLY!” Granted, Cote is known for having hands that rival the density of Bill O’Reilly’s head, but Silva’s chin is stout like Guinness and it’s never so much as shown a crack.

Of course, we’ve seen Cote play it conservative before — most recently against Ricardo Almeida. But the clinch is obviously Silva’s domain, and heading to the mat would be counterproductive for Cote, who hasn’t shown much in the way of jiu-jitsu save for pure defense. Contrast that with Silva, who has shown a flair for the spectacular on the ground in bouts with Dan Henderson and Nate Marquardt. Best to call a spade a spade and say that Silva has all his bases covered against Cote.”

The Big Lead:

“Silva will take on Patrick “The Predator” Cote tomorrow night. Cote himself has won 5 straight fights dating back to the beginning of 2007. He’s a man on a roll, yet we just seem to be counting down the minutes until he’s knocked out. Good luck, Patrick. You’ll need it.”

Sportsnet.ca:

“If Cote can take Silva down to the ground, keep his arms and neck out of danger, he can eat away precious seconds by controlling the champ with some ground ‘n’ pound. By doing so, he may be able to win the majority of rounds, but if he chooses to engage with the Brazilian, I do not like his chances. I see Silva winning this fight, but look for Cote to take him for a scary ride prior to being announced the victor.”

MMAFighting.com:

“Here’s the question: Where is Patrick Cote safe? On the ground, he’ll have to worry about submissions. On his feet, well, Anderson Silva is staring back at him. In the end, as tough as Cote is, he just doesn’t appear to be a good match up for his Brazilian adversary.

Anderson Silva wins via second round TKO.”

Also, BloodyElbow.com, variety of entertaining picks.

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