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UFC on Fox 16: Rustam Khabilov, Erik Koch, Ramsey Nijem All Added to July Card

Four lightweights—all seeking a win, all on decidedly different career paths—make up two fights announced Wednesday for UFC on Fox 16, scheduled for July 25 in Chicago. In the first fight, hard-hitting Erik Koch takes on wrestle-boxer Ramsey Nijem. The other presents struggling Team Alpha Male member Danny Castillo with a tall order in Russian […]

Four lightweights—all seeking a win, all on decidedly different career paths—make up two fights announced Wednesday for UFC on Fox 16, scheduled for July 25 in Chicago. In the first fight, hard-hitting Erik Koch takes on wrestle-boxer Ramsey Nijem. The other presents struggling Team Alpha Male member Danny Castillo with a tall order in Russian […]

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UFC 164: Dustin Poirier’s Quest to Get Back on Track Starts with Erik Koch

Dustin Poirier is on a mission to get to the top of the featherweight division, and he’s certainly not taking any short cuts to reach that goal. The 24-year-old American Top Team fighter has established himself as one of the most talented young prospects in a division which has become increasingly more competitive over the […]

Dustin Poirier is on a mission to get to the top of the featherweight division, and he’s certainly not taking any short cuts to reach that goal. The 24-year-old American Top Team fighter has established himself as one of the most talented young prospects in a division which has become increasingly more competitive over the […]

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Frankie Edgar Replaces Erik Koch, Will Face Jose Aldo for UFC Featherweight Belt

Well, that didn’t take long. Just nine days after announcing his drop to featherweight, former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar accepted a fight with featherweight champion Jose Aldo at UFC 153, replacing an injured Erik Koch. The news…

Well, that didn’t take long. Just nine days after announcing his drop to featherweight, former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar accepted a fight with featherweight champion Jose Aldo at UFC 153, replacing an injured Erik Koch. The news broke very early Friday morning on MMAJunkie and in Friday’s edition of USA Today. For UFC President Dana […]

Jose Aldo: Why His Return Bout Should Not Be Against Erik Koch

Jose Aldo was supposed to fight Erik Koch at UFC 149. He was only supposed to fight Koch because Hatsu Hioki turned down the title shot. Aside from Hioki, other top fighters in the featherweight division—Chan Sung Jung and Dustin Poirier—we…

Jose Aldo was supposed to fight Erik Koch at UFC 149. He was only supposed to fight Koch because Hatsu Hioki turned down the title shot. Aside from Hioki, other top fighters in the featherweight division—Chan Sung Jung and Dustin Poirier—were booked to fight each other. That meant the only top featherweight left with even […]

Jose Aldo: Why His Return Bout Should Not Be Against Erick Koch

Jose Aldo was supposed to fight Erik Koch at UFC 149. He was only supposed to fight Koch because Hatsu Hioki turned down the title shot. Aside from Hioki, other top fighters in the featherweight division—Chan Sung Jung and Dustin Poirier—we…

Jose Aldo was supposed to fight Erik Koch at UFC 149. He was only supposed to fight Koch because Hatsu Hioki turned down the title shot. Aside from Hioki, other top fighters in the featherweight division—Chan Sung Jung and Dustin Poirier—were booked to fight each other. That meant the only top featherweight left with even […]

UFC’s Erik Koch Looking to Finish Jonathan Brookins, Move into Title Contention

At 22 years of age, Roufusport featherweight Erik Koch (12-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) is quickly placing himself into title contention. Koch’s knockout victory over Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Raphael Assuncao in his UFC debut was nothing short of impres…

At 22 years of age, Roufusport featherweight Erik Koch (12-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) is quickly placing himself into title contention. Koch’s knockout victory over Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Raphael Assuncao in his UFC debut was nothing short of impressive. Additionally, he’s on a three fight win streak that includes a knockout and submission victory during […]

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UFC’s Erik Koch Looking to Finish Jonathan Brookins, Move into Title Contention