{"id":135147,"date":"2015-04-02T13:28:01","date_gmt":"2015-04-02T20:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=135147"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:40:33","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:40:33","slug":"gunnar-nelson-vs-john-hathaway-set-ufc-189","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/gunnar-nelson-vs-john-hathaway-set-ufc-189\/","title":{"rendered":"Gunnar Nelson vs. John Hathaway set for UFC 189"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/gunnar-nelson-vs-john-hathaway-set-ufc-189\/gunnar-nelson-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-135174\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Gunnar-Nelson.png\" alt=\"Gunnar Nelson\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-135174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Gunnar-Nelson.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Gunnar-Nelson-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Gunnar-Nelson-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Gunnar-Nelson-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A welterweight bout between Gunnar Nelson (13-1-1 MMA) and John Hathaway (17-2 MMA) is the latest addition to July\u2019s stacked UFC 189 card in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>UFC officials announced the fight yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>Gunnar Nelson is coming off the first loss of his mixed martial arts career, which he suffered to Rick Story this past October via judges split-decision. The setback snapped a 13-fight win streak for \u201cGunni\u201d, which included four straight victories under the UFC banner.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, England\u2019s John Hathaway will also be looking to rebound, this after suffering a KO loss (spinning back elbow) to Dong Hyun Kim in March of 2014. That loss snapped a 3-fight win streak for Hathaway, as he had previously scored octagon victories over Kris McCray, Pascal Krauss and John Maguire.<\/p>\n<p>John Hathaway has been battling Crohn\u2019s disease for the past few years and will return from a 16-month layoff when he meets Nelson in Sin City.<\/p>\n<p>UFC 189 takes place July 11 live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The event is headlined by a featherweight title fight featuring current champion Jose Aldo defending his strap against \u201cThe Notorious\u201d Conor McGregor.<\/p>\n<p>Who do you have winning this welterweight bout? Sound off Penn Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A welterweight bout between Gunnar Nelson (13-1-1 MMA) and John Hathaway (17-2 MMA) is the latest addition to July\u2019s stacked UFC 189 card in Las Vegas. UFC officials announced the fight yesterday. 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