Who chin will hold up?
Who will use skill and a strategy?
Who will have the edge in power?

I’m intrigued. I think Belcher has an edge on the floor.

Time for Alan to step it up… this is one fight he won’t win because he’s the grittier character,

And one that I’m having trouble picking a front-runner for the win. Cote’s got some power, but Belcher ain’t no Drew McFedries. That’s a helluva layoff though, Matt and I were at Cote’s last fight, and not does it seem like ages ago, it was! A layoff pushing a year and a half is bad bad thing.

I’d pick Cote easily in this if it wasn’t for the long layoff. Cote has the power to put Belcher out I don’t think Belcher can claim the same. During the layoff Cote has put on a great deal of mass and combining ring rust with dropping all that weight is going to kill his gas tank. Still the fight is 50/50, if it finishes early Cote will win but if it drags on Belcher will probably pull out a decision.