wso-andreas
23-06-2008, 07:28
MMANEWS.COM | Cote And Almeida On Collision Course For Shot At Silva (http://www.mmanews.com/ufc/Cote-And-Almeida-On-Collision-Course-For-Shot-At-Silva.html)
(excerpt from article)
Quote:The quest for the title begins on July 5th for two middleweight competitors at UFC 86: Griffin vs. Jackson. It was recently announced by the UFC that Ricardo “Big Dog” Almeida (9-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) will be scheduled to fight Patrick “The Predator” Cote (12-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) for a shot at the seemingly unstoppable middleweight Champion, Anderson Silva (21-4 MMA, 6-0 UFC).
Where Yushin Okami, the once claimed next challenger for the middleweight title, falls in the mix is yet to be determined. No formal announcement has been made by the UFC, Okami’s team, or Anderson Silva’s team on the matter. With neither fighter scheduled for a bout, it is possible that this fight could still happen before Cote or Almeida receive a title shot. Regardless, the winner of Cote and Almeida will be presumably getting a title shot after that fight, should it happen.
(excerpt from article)
Quote:The quest for the title begins on July 5th for two middleweight competitors at UFC 86: Griffin vs. Jackson. It was recently announced by the UFC that Ricardo “Big Dog” Almeida (9-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) will be scheduled to fight Patrick “The Predator” Cote (12-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) for a shot at the seemingly unstoppable middleweight Champion, Anderson Silva (21-4 MMA, 6-0 UFC).
Where Yushin Okami, the once claimed next challenger for the middleweight title, falls in the mix is yet to be determined. No formal announcement has been made by the UFC, Okami’s team, or Anderson Silva’s team on the matter. With neither fighter scheduled for a bout, it is possible that this fight could still happen before Cote or Almeida receive a title shot. Regardless, the winner of Cote and Almeida will be presumably getting a title shot after that fight, should it happen.