After his humbling defeat, can Kendall Grove rebound against Jorge Rivera?
There are times when a fighter will buy into their hype and suffer a nasty loss because of it. This seems to be the case with Kendall Grove in his bout with Patrick Cote. Grove, the TUF3 Middleweight Champion, rolled off three straight victories starting with his TUF3 finale win over Ed Herman. Kendall’s long limbs, effective striking, and slick ground skills got people talking about his bright future. Then Grove dismantled Alan Belcher at UFC 69. It was an utter mauling that saw the Hawaii native out-strike his opponent and then finish things with a d’arce choke in round 2. After this bout, Grove’s stock skyrocketed and soon fans were already putting him among the best in the division. Grove was brought back to Earth at UFC 74 when Patrick Cote dropped him in the first round of their contest. Kendall was far to willing to strike with the French-Canadian who held a decisive stand-up advantage. While Grove could have used his ground skills to his advantage he only attempted a single tak
