Chris Lytle won his last fight against Kyle Bradley at UFC 81. If Lytle manages to get the upset in this one he could very well be throwing his name in the hat as a force in the welterweight division, his problem is that he has yet to come out victorious in a huge fight he has suffered defeats to Matt Serra, Matt Hughes, Thiago Alves, Joe Riggs, Karo Paryisan and Robbie Lawler.
I would say Koscheck is bettter then Riggs, but I don’t know about the other five. However it does prove that he has the top tier fight experience, but Koscheck has also been in the octagon with the UFC Welterweight champion and holds a victory over an Ultimate Fighter winner.
This is a big fight for both fighters, but I think Koscheck will walk away the winner by using his tremendous wrestling abilities. If Lytle keeps the fight standing up he may be able top pull off the upset.
Patrick Cote vs. Ricardo Almeida In a fight that decides who is next in line for Anderson Silva’s middleweight after Yushin Okami said Dana White, Canadian Ultimate Fighter finalist Patrick Cote takes on King of Pancrase Ricard Almeida.
Cote has won his last four fights against EliteXC Middleweight contender Scott Smith, Jason Day, Kendall Grove, and Drew McFedries. He managed to finish three of those fights in the first round and won the TKO Middleweight title by beating Day.
Since losing to Andrei Semenov at UFC 35 in 2002, Ricardo Almeida has been on a seven fight win streak including wins over top middleweights in Nate Marquardt and Kazuo Misaki.
Cote has proven to be a better fighter while he is on his feet delivering shots to the head and looking for openings, white Almeida uses Brazilian Jiu Jitsu from Renzo Gracie and is a third degree black belt. If he gets the fight on the ground it will be in his favor of course.
If I had to pick a winner from this fight I would have to say Patrick Cote, because in his mind he knows all he really has to do is defend the take downs and he should walk away with the win. Almeida could very well win this fight if he gets it to the ground, but I think Cote will come in with a better gameplan.
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Forrest Griffin In the main event, UFC Light Heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson is taking on the winner of the inaugural season of the Ultimate Fighter Forrest Griffin.
Both fighters are coming off of big wins in September of 2007, Rampage managed to defeat PRIDE middleweight champion Dan Henderson, while Forrest defeated the last man who beat Rampage Jackson, Maurico Shogun Rua.
Jackson’s strength has to be his boxing and wrestling skills, he proved that by putting Chuck Liddell on the mat with one hook. He also managed to wrestle Dan Henderson pretty easily and he had some beautiful escapes in that fight.
Griffin, on the other hand, is known for his brawling and never say die attitude. Jackson has a big advantage by being a good Boxer and Wrestler because he can hit some tough shots on Griffin if he’s standing up and If he’s on the ground he can use his ground and pound to put away Forrest.
The only way I see Forrest winning the fight is if he catches Rampage with a kick and stumbles him and pounces on him to end it, but otherwise I see Rampage dominating this fight with punching combinations and ground game. There is no way this fight is going the distance because both men are looking to knock each other out.
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