After long layoff, UFC 113’s Patrick Cote says he owes fans a good performance

Patrick Cote is enjoying the moment.

The UFC middleweight has spent 14 months on the shelf after his knee collapsed in the third round of an October 2008 title bout with champion Anderson Silva, and for most of 2009, he took baby steps in and out of the gym.

Now, as he prepares for a UFC 113-main card bout with Alan Belcher, the returning middleweights feels he owes fight fans an impressive performance.


Patrick Cote is enjoying the moment.

The UFC middleweight has spent 14 months on the shelf after his knee collapsed in the third round of an October 2008 title bout with champion Anderson Silva, and for most of 2009, he took baby steps in and out of the gym.

Now, as he prepares for a UFC 113-main card bout with Alan Belcher, the returning middleweights feels he owes fight fans an impressive performance.