Couture was scheduled to fight Juan Zapata on November 19th, 2010, however he was forced to withdraw because of a staph infection. Couture fought at against Lee Higgins and won the bout via rear-naked choke in the 3rd round. The victory over Higgins upped Couture's professional record to 2-0, both fights coming under the Strikeforce banner. In his next fight, Couture faced Matt Ricehouse at .
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