‘The Predator’ Replaces Franklin At UFC 148, Patrick Cote vs. Cung Le Official

Patrick Cote

Canadian middleweight Patrick ‘The Predator’ Côté (17-7) has had a bit of a long journey, going from No. 1 contender and losing to Anderson Silva back in 2008, to having to fight his way back into the Octagon.

On Thursday, that’s exactly what happened as Côté was officially announced as Rich Franklin’s replacement for next month’s UFC 148 event. ‘The Predat...