{"id":124744,"date":"2015-01-04T17:07:18","date_gmt":"2015-01-05T01:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/?p=124744"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:58:11","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:58:11","slug":"tim-sylvia-retires-mma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/tim-sylvia-retires-mma\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Sylvia Retires From MMA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Sylvia.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Sylvia.jpg\" alt=\"Sylvia\" width=\"730\" height=\"512\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-124745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Sylvia.jpg 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Sylvia-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Sylvia-570x400.jpg 570w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Sylvia-356x250.jpg 356w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This weekend Tim Sylvia retired from MMA after not being medically cleared to fight due to an issue with his MRI.<\/p>\n<p>Sylvia weighed in at 371 pounds the night before he was scheduled to fight at Reality Fighting 53, but stated that his weight was not the reason he wasn&#8217;t medically cleared.<\/p>\n<p>Sylvia hadn&#8217;t fought since October 2013, when he dropped a unanimous decision win, extending his losing streak to 3.<\/p>\n<p>We here at BJPENN.com would like to wish the former UFC champ the best in his post-MMA endeavors.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; via <a href=\"http:\/\/m.mixedmartialarts.com\/mma-news\/449511\/Tim-Sylvia-retires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA.tv<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend Tim Sylvia retired from MMA after not being medically cleared to fight due to an issue with his MRI. 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