The Ultimate Fighter Season 4 Finale Preview
Lutter vs. Cote
Nov 10, 2006
Carlos Machado black belt Travis Lutter (Pictures) is 1-2 in the Octagon. The
two-time Abu Dhabi World Championships competitor and 1999 and 2000
HOOKnSHOOT National ADCC Qualifier champion runs his own BJJ and
kickboxing academy in Texas. He’s also trained with UFC veterans
Guy Mezger (Pictures) and Alex Andrade of the Texas Lion’s
Den.
Lutter debuted against Marvin Eastman (Pictures) and knocked out the Muay Thai fighter early in the second round. He would go nearly two rounds with Matt Lindland (Pictures) before getting guillotined, and then went the distance with AKA’s Trevor Prangley (Pictures).
His road to the contract on TUF 4 began with a dismantling of
Scott Smith in the first
round. In the semifinals Lutter faced Pete Sell (Pictures). Travis controlled the pace and
kept Sell’s striking in check while doing enough damage to win a
unanimous decision.
Patrick Cote (Pictures) came to the UFC on short notice as a late replacement for Guy Mezger (Pictures), who was scheduled to face Tito Ortiz (Pictures) for their rubber match. Cote filled in nicely and made Ortiz work for 15 minutes to earn a decision. He would come back twice more, losing by submission to Joe Doerksen (Pictures) and taking Chris Leben (Pictures) the distance.
For “The Predator” the road to contract night was paved with decisions. First he kicked “El Conquistador” Rivera in the face and worked him over to take the win in the preliminary round. Then he hit Dewees with a stamina-zapping uppercut early in the bout and coasted (avoiding the odd submission attempt) to another time-limit victory.
Cote didn’t have to worry much about stand-up with Dewees. Rivera is a handful on the feet, yet like many strikers his submission defense is better than his application. Score another one for “The Predator.” This time he faces a complete package and I think his number is up. Travis could pull out the blueprint for the “Drago” fight and almost repeat it. Cote hits pretty hard too, so I would expect Lutter to resemble a methodical octopus until the opportunity to stretch one of Cote’s limbs presents itself. Lutter earns the right to fight Anderson Silva for the UFC middleweight belt by winning via submission.
Lutter debuted against Marvin Eastman (Pictures) and knocked out the Muay Thai fighter early in the second round. He would go nearly two rounds with Matt Lindland (Pictures) before getting guillotined, and then went the distance with AKA’s Trevor Prangley (Pictures).
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Patrick Cote (Pictures) came to the UFC on short notice as a late replacement for Guy Mezger (Pictures), who was scheduled to face Tito Ortiz (Pictures) for their rubber match. Cote filled in nicely and made Ortiz work for 15 minutes to earn a decision. He would come back twice more, losing by submission to Joe Doerksen (Pictures) and taking Chris Leben (Pictures) the distance.
For “The Predator” the road to contract night was paved with decisions. First he kicked “El Conquistador” Rivera in the face and worked him over to take the win in the preliminary round. Then he hit Dewees with a stamina-zapping uppercut early in the bout and coasted (avoiding the odd submission attempt) to another time-limit victory.
Cote didn’t have to worry much about stand-up with Dewees. Rivera is a handful on the feet, yet like many strikers his submission defense is better than his application. Score another one for “The Predator.” This time he faces a complete package and I think his number is up. Travis could pull out the blueprint for the “Drago” fight and almost repeat it. Cote hits pretty hard too, so I would expect Lutter to resemble a methodical octopus until the opportunity to stretch one of Cote’s limbs presents itself. Lutter earns the right to fight Anderson Silva for the UFC middleweight belt by winning via submission.
