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QUEBEC CITY, Que. - Georges St-Pierre may be the king of MMA in Quebec but Patrick (The Predator) Cote is also UFC royalty in La Belle Province. The 34-year-old welterweight, in his 10th year in the UFC, will walk into the cage for the 15th time Wednesday night when he takes on Australian Kyle Noke in a battle of rival coaches from "The Ultimate Fighter Nations" reality TV show. Englands Michael Bisping, ranked No. 5 among middleweight contenders, faces No. 8 Tim Kennedy in the main event at the Colisee Pepsi. Cote, wearing a Quebec Nordiques cap, received rapturous applause at a public workout Sunday at a Quebec City mall. The five-foot-11 Cote — a native of Rimouski who now lives outside of Montreal — has remade himself into a welterweight, studying nutrition himself to ease the weight cut from 205-210 pounds to 170 pounds. Clearly comfortable in his own skin these days, he credits the people around him for easing his path. He used to work with just a trainer — now he has a team that includes a sports psychiatrist and nutritionist. "I dont do anything by myself now," he said. "I have a specialist in everything. Right now its easier for me to train. I just follow what they tell me to do." Cote (20-8 including 6-8 in the UFC) showed off his flexibility at the workout, bending a leg up like a figure skater. "I feel awesome," said Cote, who spent three weeks in Thailand during his training camp. "For this fight, I feel I have no worries. I have a free mind. Im not nervous at all. Im just going there to do my thing." For Tom Wright, managing director for UFC operations in Canada, Australia and New Zealand, Cote showed his leadership skills during the six-week taping of the TV show. They already knew he was popular. "Pat was chosen because we also know he has a very strong following here ... And hes been our go-to person on broadcasts." While Cote has been in and out of the UFC as a fighter, he has been ever-present as the organizations French-language commentator. He also is an MMA and boxing analyst on the TVA network. "Not only is he comfortable at it, hes very good at it," said Wright. "He knows his stuff." A trailblazer in Canadian mixed martial arts, Cote has also proved to be a survivor. The former soldier — he served in Bosnia — started his UFC career in the deep end, bumped up a weight class and moved to the UFC 50 main event from the undercard on short notice after light-heavyweight star Tito Ortizs opponent dropped out. At the time, Cotes screensaver just happened to be a shot of Ortiz. Cote lost by decision but acquitted himself well, even wobbling Ortiz at one point — a photo of which replaced the screensaver shot of Ortiz for some time after. Cote lost his next three UFC fights, winning two more outside the organization before being shunted into Season 4 of "The Ultimate Fighter," which featured fighters looking for a second chance. The Canadian made into the final, only to lose a chance at a title shot when he was beaten by Travis Lutter. Cote went on to win his next five fights, including four in the UFC, to earn a championship bout against Anderson Silva. He took the Brazilian to the third round at UFC 90 in October 2008 before losing by TKO when he had to quit due to a knee injury. Two knee surgeries followed and Cote did not fight again until May 2010. Back-to-back losses and he was dumped from the UFC again. Cote won four straight outside the UFC to earn his ticket back. He lost a decision to Cung Le but has won his last two outings, dropping down to welterweight last time out in March 2013 to beat Bobby Voelker at UFC 158. Preparation for and taping of the TUF Nations show kept both Cote and Noke on the sidelines. Cote has not fought since Voelker while Noke, who also had to overcome shoulder surgery and a hand issue, has been idle since a November 2012 win over Charlie (The Spaniard) Brenneman. The Brenneman bout was the six-foot-two Nokes first at welterweight. Cote and Noke (20-6-1 including 4-2 in the UFC) were the picture of professionalism during the taping, with no drama between the two. "We understood the superstars of the show were the fighters," said Cote. "We both went into the show with the same mentality of it was more about the fighters than us," echoed Noke, who was a cast member on Season 11 of the show. Cote saw four of his fighters advance to the two finals, meaning that the first Canadian TUF winners will be crowned Wednesday. The Aussies didnt have it easy, however. They had to compete in hostile territory in Canada and had to hit the ground running with no time afforded to recover from jet lag. Noke, 34, is still in Cotes backyard but has no complaints. "A fights a fight, doesnt matter where it is," he said philosophically. Nokes resume famously includes a stint as a security officer for the late Steve Irwin, known as the "Crocodile Hunter." "That was a great experience for me," said the native of Australias Sunshine Coast who now fights out of Albuquerque, N.M. "Something I still look back on now and cant really believe I did. Steve was a great guy, he was a great inspiration to be around "I think he really helped me as well in my fighting. The passion that he showed for everything, he just brought that out around people ... He was a great person, a great motivator for me. Theres no doubt I wouldnt be where I am today if it wasnt for Steve." Away from the cage and the studio, Cote is involved in real estate investments and Kore Fit Living, a sports equipment and nutrition company. During the summer, he likes to spend time on the golf course and on his boat. Julio Teheran Jersey . 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The Flames began the season with a loss to the visiting Vancouver Canucks before posting a 4-2 record on a six-game road trip. They capped the swing with Sundays 4-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets and will play their next five at home. Dennis Wideman, Johnny Gaudreau and Mason Raymond all potted second-period goals in the victory over the Jets. Defenseman T.J. Brodie added a goal in the third frame and Jonas Hiller made 34 saves. Raymonds goal was his fifth of the season. Great second period. We came out strong, we came out with a great forecheck. We got a big power-play goal, Calgary head coach Bob Hartley said. Brodie has three goals and seven points through Calgarys first seven games and on Monday signed a five-year contract extension. It seemed like a good deal, Brodie said on Calgarys website. The longer you wait there is always risks, too. Whether its injuries or having a cold slump or something like that. To get it out of the way now, it gives me a chance to relax and not have to think about it. The Lightning dont want to think too much about last nights 3-2 loss in Edmonton, the Oilers first win of the season. Brian Boyle and Brett Connolly scored for the Lightning, who have split the first two of their five-game road trip. Ben Bishop allowed three goals on 23 shots in the loss. We just werent making any plays, Bishop said. Every time we got the puck we just flicked it and turned it over and they took it back to us. The highlight of the game was the NHHL debut of Tampa Bay forward Jonathan Drouin, the third overall pick of the 2013 draft.dddddddddddd Drouin was recalled from the American Hockey League on Sunday after completing a rehab assignment for a thumb injury and was not expected to play, but was put into the lineup after Alex Killorn sustained an upper-body injury during morning skate. The 19-year-old Drouin had one shot on goal in just over 16 minutes of ice time, posting a minus-1 rating. After losing Killorn earlier in the day, forward Ryan Callahan suffered a lower-body injury versus the Oilers and is not expected to play tonight. Tampa Bay is already without defenseman Victor Hedman for the next 4-to-6 weeks because of a hand injury. Hedman had posted three goals and seven points over the first five games, while Callahan has three goals and five points in six games. The Lightning have won four of their past six versus the Flames as well as five of its last seven trips to Calgary. Projected Lightning Lines Forwards: Gaudreau-Monahan-Raymond Byron-Backlund-Hudler Glencross-Colborne-Joorish Bollig-Stajan-Bouma Defence: Giordano-Brodie Russell-Wideman Smid-Engelland Goalies: Ramo - starting Hiller TSN Game Notes Teams split two games last season, TB shutout win in CGY TB has won 4 of their past 5 in CGY CGY (4-3-0): Coming off a 4-2-0 road trip, 4/19 on PP, 2 or fewer GA in 4 of the games 8GA in 1st pd this season Brodie (3G, 4A) 6 game PT streak TB (3-2-1): 1-1-0 on road trip, 1/7 on PP, 24 shots for in each game 2GA in 1st pd this season Johnson (3A) has an assist in 3 straight games Stamkos (5G, 1A) last 4GP ' ' '
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