{"id":107983,"date":"2014-08-11T15:52:19","date_gmt":"2014-08-11T22:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=107983"},"modified":"2022-02-06T09:26:54","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T17:26:54","slug":"ben-saunders-returns-to-the-ufc-at-fight-night-49","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/ben-saunders-returns-to-the-ufc-at-fight-night-49\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Saunders Returns To The UFC At Fight Night 49"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ben-saunders-released-by-bellator\/ben-saunderspng\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-76770\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/ben-saundersPNG.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"ben saundersPNG\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/ben-saundersPNG.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/ben-saundersPNG-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/ben-saundersPNG-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>TUF vet Ben Saunders will be making his return to the UFC later this month in Oklahoma on August 23rd at UFC Fight Night 49 in Tulsa Oklahoma.<\/p>\n<p>Saunders will be fighting Chris Heatherly, who will be making his UFC debut.<\/p>\n<p>Saunders was released by the UFC in 2010 after going 4-3 following his stint on TUF.  He was picked up by Bellator and went 7-3 there before being picked back up by the UFC.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Heatherly on the other hand is coming over to the UFC from RFA, where he picked up a three fight win streak.<\/p>\n<p>UFC Fight Night 49 lineup is as follows:<\/p>\n<p>MAIN CARD (FOX Sports 1, 10 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n<p>Rafael dos Anjos vs. Benson Henderson<br \/>\nFrancis Carmont vs. Thales Leites<br \/>\nJordan Mein vs. Mike Pyle<br \/>\nMirsad Bektic vs. Max Holloway<br \/>\nWalmir Lazaro vs. James Vick<br \/>\nTom Niinimaki vs. Chas Skelly<br \/>\nPRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 2, 8 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n<p>Alex Garcia vs. Neil Magny<br \/>\nTimothy Elliott vs. Wilson Reis<br \/>\nBeneil Dariush vs. Tony Martin<br \/>\nMatt Hobar vs. Aaron Phillips<br \/>\nPRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 7:30 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n<p>Chris Heatherly vs. Ben Saunders<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TUF vet Ben Saunders will be making his return to the UFC later this month in Oklahoma on August 23rd at UFC Fight Night 49 in Tulsa Oklahoma. Saunders will be fighting Chris Heatherly, who will be making his UFC debut. 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