Koch, Vera, Couture look for bounce-back wins

Erik Koch and other UFC Fight Night 40 fighters are flying under the radar, but he has a chnace to move up the lightweight ladder. (Mel Evans/AP)

Before Benson Henderson looks to defend his UFC lightweight title against the last man to defeat him, Anthony Pettis, at UFC 164 Saturday, several fighters will look to get back on the winning track.


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The likes of Erik Koch, Brandon Vera and Ryan Couture are looking to bounce back from losses and move up the ranks in their respective divisions.

Erik Koch

The top-10 featherweight is looking to bounce back from a bloody TKO loss to top contender Ricardo Lamas in January.

Brandon Vera

The former light-heavyweight contender is moving back up to heavyweight, the division he began his UFC career in, to see if he can still compete with the big boys.

Ryan Couture

The former Strikeforce standout and son of UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture was knocked out in his UFC debut in April and looks to get a win, which would make the Coutures becoming the first father-son duo to win in the UFC.

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