{"id":128308,"date":"2015-02-03T16:13:41","date_gmt":"2015-02-04T00:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=128308"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:51:34","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:51:34","slug":"iaquinta-cerrone-face-masvidal-ufc-fight-night-63","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/iaquinta-cerrone-face-masvidal-ufc-fight-night-63\/","title":{"rendered":"Iaquinta, Not Cerrone, To Face Masvidal At UFC Fight Night 63"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Al-Iaquinta.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-127930\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Al-Iaquinta.png\" alt=\"Al Iaquinta\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Al-Iaquinta.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Al-Iaquinta-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Al-Iaquinta-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Al-Iaquinta-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rising UFC lightweight fighter, Al Iaquinta has stepped up to take on the highly regarded Jorge Masvidal, just days after his UFC 183 victory over Joe Lauzon.<\/p>\n<p>The two will meet at UFC Fight Night 63, which takes place on April. 4 from Fairfax, Va.<\/p>\n<p>Masvidal&#8217;s original opponent, Benson Henderson, was moved to an earlier date in a welterweight contest against Brandon Thatch.<\/p>\n<p>As of yesterday, Donald Cerrone vs Jorge Masvidal looked to be a lock, however FOX Sports confirmed Iaquinta&#8217;s involvement earlier today.<\/p>\n<p>Both fighters bring in three-fight winning streaks to this fight.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rising UFC lightweight fighter, Al Iaquinta has stepped up to take on the highly regarded Jorge Masvidal, just days after his UFC 183 victory over Joe Lauzon. 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