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Drew Dober vs. Erik Koch added to UFC 203 in Cleveland

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The card for UFC 203 continues to come together with a new lightweight battle slated for the event.

Cleveland.com today reported a bout has been set between Drew Dober (16-7 MMA, 2-3 UFC) and Erik Koch (15-4 MMA, 4-3 UFC) for the event, which takes place Sept. 10 at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena with a main card on pay-per-view following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass. The bout order has not been determined.

Dober is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Scott Holtzman at UFC 195. Prior to that defeat, he suffered a 54-second submission loss to  Efrain Escudero at UFC 188.

Koch rebounded from a first-round TKO loss to Daron Cruickshank at UFC Fight Night 40 with a rear-naked choke submission of Shane Campbell at UFC Fight Night 88. The win over Campbell marked Koch’s return to the octagon after two years out of action.

With the addition, UFC 203 includes:

  • Champ Stipe Miocic vs. Alistair Overeem – for heavyweight title
  • Ben Rothwell vs. Fabricio Werdum
  • Bethe Correia vs. Jessica Eye
  • Nik Lentz vs. Mairbek Taisumov
  • Phil “CM Punk” Brooks vs. Mickey Gall
  • Drew Dober vs. Erik Koch

For more on UFC 203, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.

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