{"id":112609,"date":"2014-09-16T15:39:37","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T22:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/?p=112609"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:31:59","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:31:59","slug":"gomi-yesterdays-heroes-tomorrows-legends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/gomi-yesterdays-heroes-tomorrows-legends\/","title":{"rendered":"Gomi &#8211; Yesterday&#8217;s Heroes, Tomorrow&#8217;s Legends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tPKj6RcN3mE?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nDue to his fearless fighting style, Takanori Gomi is one of Japan&#8217;s most popular fighters. He is one of the last former PRIDE greats still active in the UFC, and will be facing a crossroads fight against the dangerous and unbeaten challenger Myles Jury on September 20, which also happens to be his birthday. 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