{"id":130833,"date":"2015-02-24T14:00:07","date_gmt":"2015-02-24T22:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=130833"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:47:48","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:47:48","slug":"staredowns-ufc-fight-night-cro-cop-vs-gonzaga-ii-early-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/staredowns-ufc-fight-night-cro-cop-vs-gonzaga-ii-early-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"STAREDOWNS! &#8216;UFC Fight Night: Cro Cop vs. Gonzaga II&#8217; Early Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/staredowns-ufc-fight-night-cro-cop-vs-gonzaga-ii-early-edition\/gonzaga-cro-cop-ii\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-130834\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Gonzaga-Cro-Cop-II.jpg\" alt=\"Gonzaga Cro Cop II\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-130834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Gonzaga-Cro-Cop-II.jpg 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Gonzaga-Cro-Cop-II-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Gonzaga-Cro-Cop-II-585x305.jpg 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Gonzaga-Cro-Cop-II-390x203.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWith the UFC&#8217;s debut in Poland set for April 11, the event&#8217;s headliners have been making the promotional rounds. <\/p>\n<p>As part of those rounds, both Gabriel Gonzaga and Mirko Cro Cop squared off for cameras, for the first time since their historic first fight. <\/p>\n<p>The co-headliners also got in on the action.<\/p>\n<p>Check it:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The first face off between <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gonzagabjj?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@gonzagabjj<\/a> and Cro Cop ahead of their rematch at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFCKrakow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFCKrakow<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/O9SsL8oTGE\">http:\/\/t.co\/O9SsL8oTGE<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/91SCNKDIjU\">pic.twitter.com\/91SCNKDIjU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UFCEurope\/status\/570277984147353600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFCKrakow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFCKrakow<\/a> co-main, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POSTERBOYJM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POSTERBOYJM<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JanBlachowicz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JanBlachowicz<\/a> face off for the first time on the media tour in Poland. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/AZNmbDYChY\">pic.twitter.com\/AZNmbDYChY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UFCEurope\/status\/570266156470116353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the UFC&#8217;s debut in Poland set for April 11, the event&#8217;s headliners have been making the promotional rounds. As part of those rounds, both Gabriel Gonzaga and Mirko Cro Cop squared off for cameras, for the first time since their historic first fight. The co-headliners also got in on the action. Check it: The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2616,"featured_media":130834,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[2681],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v19.14) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>STAREDOWNS! &#039;UFC Fight Night: Cro Cop vs. Gonzaga II&#039; Early Edition | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"With the UFC&#039;s debut in Poland set for April 11, the event&#039;s headliners have been making the promotional rounds. 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