{"id":125340,"date":"2015-01-10T13:15:58","date_gmt":"2015-01-10T21:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=125340"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:57:02","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:57:02","slug":"report-rory-macdonald-vs-hector-lombard-works-ufc-186","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/report-rory-macdonald-vs-hector-lombard-works-ufc-186\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Rory MacDonald vs. Hector Lombard In The Works For UFC 186"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Rory-MacDonald.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-118923\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Rory-MacDonald.jpg\" alt=\"Rory MacDonald\" width=\"550\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Rory-MacDonald.jpg 550w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Rory-MacDonald-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Rory-MacDonald-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A welterweight bout between two of the UFC&#8217;s elite is reportedly in the works for the their&nbsp;upcoming return to Montreal in April.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple reports are indicating that both Rory MacDonald and Hector Lombard have agreed to fight, however the UFC is stopping short of announcing this bout as official.<\/p>\n<p>UFC 186 is set to go down from the Bell Centre, on April 25.<\/p>\n<p>Rory MacDonald was recently passed up for a title shot in favor of a trilogy match between Johny Hendricks and Robbie Lawler. The GSP proteg\u00e9 is the division&#8217;s true number 1 contender.<\/p>\n<p>Lombard has been on a tear since entering the UFC&#8217;s welterweight division, going 3-0 since making the drop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A welterweight bout between two of the UFC&#8217;s elite is reportedly in the works for the their&nbsp;upcoming return to Montreal in April. Multiple reports are indicating that both Rory MacDonald and Hector Lombard have agreed to fight, however the UFC is stopping short of announcing this bout as official. 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