the same thing. I think I learned that if you're not scared of him right away you have a good chance to win and that's what I did. I was there in the first second of the fight, I took the centre of the octagon and I showed him I wasn't scarred of him. This guy is not a machine; he is a human like me and you, so you have to believe in yourself. The worst part of fighting Anderson Silva is that it's so hard finding training partners like him, nobody moves like him and nobody fights like him. So if I fight him again the surprise aspect of how he moves and how he fights is not going to be a surprise anymore, I know him and how it feels to be in the same octagon with him, so that is going to be a huge advantage for me."

Cote on Silva's upcoming fight with Vitor Belfort:

"I think Vitor has a good chance. I like Vitor. I'm a big fan of him and I'm a big fan of Anderson Silva too, and I'm looking forward to seeing this fight. I think Vitor has the perfect style to finally hurt Anderson Silva and we will see how Anderson Silva will react if he gets hurt if Belfort punches him in right place. It is very important for Vitor Belfort to come into the fight 100% prepared mentally."

Cote on his upcoming fight with Alan Belcher:

We wanted a big fight right away because we want to get back to the top as soon as possible. I don't think there is any easy fight in the UFC, everybody is good so why take a chance and fight a no name or somebody that nobody knows and shit happens and I lose the fight because of a cut. I think the smart move is me asking for a big fight right away, and that's exactly what we have. Belcher is a tough guy, he's a gamer with a good chin, good skill on his feet and I think it's going to be a good fight for the fans. I don't know about him, but I'm ready to come and go straight toe to toe with him. He has a really good chin, but that's my style. I know he is a really good Muay Thai fighter, I think he has a couple holes in his game, especially when he exchanges toe to toe he becomes very open. We're both purple belts in jujitsu and were both Muay Thai fighters too so it's a pretty good match up for the fans."

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