{"id":101759,"date":"2014-06-18T06:31:39","date_gmt":"2014-06-18T13:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=101759"},"modified":"2022-02-06T10:01:53","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T18:01:53","slug":"brandon-vera-released-by-ufc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/brandon-vera-released-by-ufc\/","title":{"rendered":"Brandon Vera Released By UFC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/exclusive-part-1-sidelined-with-injury-brandon-vera-focuses-on-teaching-seminar-at-alliance-mma-fist-ta-cuff-radio\/brandon-vera-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-71324\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-71324\" title=\"brandon vera\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/brandon-vera.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/brandon-vera.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/brandon-vera-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/brandon-vera-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following two-straight losses and a year stint of inactivity, longtime fighting staple Brandon Vera has reportedly been released from his contract at the UFC.<\/p>\n<p>FOX News was first to report.<\/p>\n<p>Vera started his Mixed Martial Arts career back in 2002 and started competing for the UFC as a heavyweight just three years later.<\/p>\n<p>After a stint of losses at heavyweight he moved down to light-heavyweight where he saw mixed results.<\/p>\n<p>In Vera&#8217;s last UFC bout he moved back to heavyweight where he got starched by Ben Rothwell in the bouts closing minutes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following two-straight losses and a year stint of inactivity, longtime fighting staple Brandon Vera has reportedly been released from his contract at the UFC. 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