{"id":122115,"date":"2014-12-10T08:41:18","date_gmt":"2014-12-10T16:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=122115"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:05:11","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:05:11","slug":"gabriel-gonzaga-ready-start-another-another-run-towards-heavyweight-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/gabriel-gonzaga-ready-start-another-another-run-towards-heavyweight-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"Gabriel Gonzaga is ready to start another run towards heavyweight gold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Gabriel-Gonzaga-WINS-PNG.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83397\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Gabriel-Gonzaga-WINS-PNG.png\" alt=\"Gabriel Gonzaga WINS PNG\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Gabriel-Gonzaga-WINS-PNG.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Gabriel-Gonzaga-WINS-PNG-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Gabriel-Gonzaga-WINS-PNG-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Former UFC heavyweight title challenger Gabriel Gonzaga will return to the octagon this Saturday night when he faces Matt Mitrione on the main card of UFC on FOX 13.<\/p>\n<p>The fight will mark &#8220;Napao&#8217;s&#8221; first in bout in 11 months, as the Brazilian heavyweight had been sidelined by a nasty broken hand which required two surgeries to correct.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;My recovery was great. I had two surgeries and my hand is 100 percent,&#8221;<\/em> Gonzaga told <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2014\/12\/9\/7354365\/gabriel-gonzaga-to-start-another-run-towards-heavyweight-title-at-ufc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAFighting.com<\/a>. <em>&#8220;I trained hard for this fight. I did everything the doctor told me to do, and I had no problems getting back at 100 percent.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Now healthy, Gonzaga is hoping for one last run at the UFC&#8217;s coveted heavyweight title:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I trained hard to go there and finish the fight,&#8221; Gonzaga said. &#8220;I believe that this win will put me back at the top 10,&#8221; <\/em>Gonzaga said.<em> &#8220;I still have a few more years in me, and I\u2019m training to earn another shot at the UFC title.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Do you think Gonzaga is capable of making one last run at the title or are his best days behind him? 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