When most fighters tend to drop weight classes, UFC featherweight Erik Koch is moving up a weight class to face Rafaello Oliveira at 155 pounds at UFC 170 on Feb. 22 in Las Vegas. UFC officials announced the bout on Saturday. After winning four straight and on the precipice of the featherweight title picture, Koch (13-3) lost his last two fights at 145 pounds to Ricardo Lamas and Dustin Poirier. So he’s now headed to lightweight to try and right the ship against another fighter in desperate need of a victory
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Erik Koch Moves Up to Lightweight, Meets Rafaello Oliveira at UFC 170 – MMA Weekly