Tibau

A handful of fights are being reported for upcoming UFC events, so let's get to it, shall we? Joe "Daddy" Stevenson has loaded back up on blood since his recent sticky mess at UFC 80 versus BJ Penn, and is ready to get back at it. MMAMania is reporting that Joe Daddy will fight Gleison Tibau at UFC 86. The event is set for July 5th in Vegas and will be headlined by the Rampage Jackson and Forrest Griffin war.

Joe is 28-8 overall and 5-2 after dropping down to lightweight. His opponent last fought at UFC 81 where he lost to Tyson Griffin. The loss dropped him to 15-5 overall.

In other UFC 86 news, FightNetwork is reporting that Patrick "The Predator" Cote is apparently set to face Ricardo "Cachorrao" Almeida at the show. Although Almeida has not been officially confirmed, it looks like he's the man:

Although Cote would neither confirm nor deny Almeida as his opponent, longtime training partner and friend David "The Crow" Loiseau said on Monday that the heavy-handed Quebec native would be taking on the decorated Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt.

Cote has notched a 12-4 pro record and is 6-1 since back-to-back losses in 2005. He has never been knocked out and has won his last three via TKO. The middleweight has spent much of his career in the UFC and is certainly climbing the ladder to --- dare we say it --- a title shot. Cote has his eyes on the prize and has a "timeline" for that to happen:

"We wanted a big fight," Cote said. "I have four wins in a row – three in the UFC – and I think I’m ready for a real tough opponent. I want to fight a guy who, if I win, the UFC will put me in a title fight or one more fight before I get my shot."

Almeida is 9-2 as a professional and would be a great test for Cote. The fighter has beaten opponents such as Kazuo Misaki and Ryo Chonan, in addition to a submission win over Rob Yundt at UFC 81.