{"id":121558,"date":"2014-12-05T13:18:32","date_gmt":"2014-12-05T21:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/?p=121558"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:06:20","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:06:20","slug":"dana-white-anthony-pettis-pound-pound-best-fighter-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/dana-white-anthony-pettis-pound-pound-best-fighter-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White: &#8216;Anthony Pettis is pound-for-pound the best fighter in the world&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/white-praises-werdum-dont-see-heavyweights-land-beautiful-flying-knees-like\/dana2-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-119359\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-119359\" src=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Dana2.png\" alt=\"Dana2\" width=\"550\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Dana2.png 550w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Dana2-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Dana2-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHonestly, I think Pettis is the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world, if the kid can stay healthy. 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