Cote announces drop to welterweight

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That change of plans allowed Cote the time to make a decision that’s been in his mind for the past 12-months.

“We’ve been thinking about it since about a year now. I think now it’s the time,” Cote told MMAWeekly.com on Tuesday. “I was a pretty decent middleweight a couple years ago, but now those guys are really, really big. They’re cutting from like 230, 225, and I’m walking around at 205 so I spoke with my coach and my nutritionist and it’s doable so we’re going to do it.”


“I was staying at 185 because of this rematch, but it’s not going to happen. We’re not sure when he’s going to be ready to fight, so for me it was just the right time to do it,” Cote stated.



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All kinds of exciting fights for him at welter, it'll be interesting to see what he can do! Phone Post

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home of the wrestlers. I think he can beat some guys, but there's a lot of good wrestlers to get by to make it up the ladder.

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So wait... Cote vs Sakara 2 isn't happening? Man, that sucks. The fight was short but it was fucking exciting, lol.

Ohh, how long will it be until Lupo makes a "Cote is ducking Sakara" thread? I'll say like 5-10 minutes... Phone Post

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^ lol, I posted that and scrolled down the UG and saw his thread...

So predictable! Phone Post

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I dont think he'll have any more success as a WW. He's pretty damn slow and is going to have a lot of problems dealing with the quicker WWs.
And what middleweights are cutting from 230??

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There's a lot of dangerous guys at WW, but I think has a chance to do well.  We'll have to wait and see.

Damn, I wanted to see that Sakara fight, though!

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make 158 an all welterweight card damnit.

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He's better off at mw imo.

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ScottishSkirtWearersTopTeam - ^ lol, I posted that and scrolled down the UG and saw his thread...

So predictable! Phone Post

Haha.
So who is he going to fight at 158? Phone Post

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I think he will get raped at WW.....It is a deeper division filled with many good MMA wrestlers.....Cote needs to fight other striking based fighters at 185.......He may not be UFC level anymore......

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No more kisses for Johnny Cash.

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Lets see Cote vs. Mike Pyle!

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hes just a mediocre striker who got beat by cung le, hes going to get out wrestled by everyone at 170, much tougher division, hes going regret making the decision, theres plenty of bangers like leban and sakara he could have warred with for the rest of his career, now he will be cut in 2 fights because he will look so outclassed

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Cote v Riddle would be fun as hell! And Riddle is always ready to fight.

Make it happen at 158 Phone Post

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The guy who dropped Tito at 205 is moving to 170. Okay. Phone Post

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mmavixen -

There's a lot of dangerous guys at WW, but I think has a chance to do well.  We'll have to wait and see.

Damn, I wanted to see that Sakara fight, though!

My thoughts exactly Phone Post

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let him fight dan hardy

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He heard Camozzi was coming for him and said "Fuck that, sir." Phone Post

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"They're cutting from like 230, 225"

What is he talking about? Does he really believe guys are weighing in at about 185, and then stepping into the octagon at 230?

If he's referring to how much a fighter weighed 4 weeks out from the fight, that's irrelevant. So much exaggeration these days about weight cutting.