{"id":87844,"date":"2014-02-27T10:39:33","date_gmt":"2014-02-27T18:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=87844"},"modified":"2022-02-06T12:00:46","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:00:46","slug":"erik-koch-vs-daron-cruickshank-set-for-ufc-fight-night-40-in-cincinnati","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/erik-koch-vs-daron-cruickshank-set-for-ufc-fight-night-40-in-cincinnati\/","title":{"rendered":"Erik Koch vs. Daron Cruickshank set for UFC Fight Night 40 in Cincinnati"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufc-on-fox-10-results-cruickshank-sets-tko-victory-up-with-wheel-kick-beats-rio-in-round-2\/daron-cruickshank-wins-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-83366\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83366\" title=\"Daron Cruickshank Wins PNG\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Daron-Cruickshank-Wins-PNG.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Daron-Cruickshank-Wins-PNG.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Daron-Cruickshank-Wins-PNG-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Daron-Cruickshank-Wins-PNG-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>UFC officials announced today that a lightweight bout between Erik Koch\u00a0and Daron Cruickshank is the latest addition to the &#8216;UFC Fight Night 40&#8217; event in Cincinnati, Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>After\u00a0suffering back-to-back losses in the UFC&#8217;s featherweight division, Erik Koch (14-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) decided to make the move up to lightweight. The Duke Roufus product found success in his 155-debut, scoring a first-round TKO win over Rafaello Oliveira at last weekend&#8217;s UFC 170 event in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Daron Cruickshank \u00a0(14-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) is coming off a highlight reel knockout in last performance at January&#8217;s &#8216;UFC on FOX 10&#8217; event. Cruickshank landed a wheel kick on opponent Mike Rio that sent him crashing to the canvas. Daron promptly followed with punches in bunches, forcing the referee to mercifully stop the contest.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;UFC Fight Night 40&#8217;\u00a0event takes place May 10 at Cincinnati\u2019s U.S. Bank Arena. A headlining bout has yet to be announced for the event.<\/p>\n<p>The main card\u00a0will air on FOX Sports 1, following the prelims which show\u00a0on UFC Fight Pass.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC officials announced today that a lightweight bout between Erik Koch\u00a0and Daron Cruickshank is the latest addition to the &#8216;UFC Fight Night 40&#8217; event in Cincinnati, Ohio. After\u00a0suffering back-to-back losses in the UFC&#8217;s featherweight division, Erik Koch (14-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) decided to make the move up to lightweight. 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