{"id":135607,"date":"2015-04-04T01:23:42","date_gmt":"2015-04-04T08:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=135607"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:40:13","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:40:13","slug":"needed-weidmans-dream-fight-msg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/needed-weidmans-dream-fight-msg\/","title":{"rendered":"SUPER FIGHT! Weidman Says Fight with Jones &#8220;Will Happen&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chris Weidman&#039;s Dream Opponent at Madison Square Garden is...?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GSeBFuwBUIE?start=7&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>I envisioned two things when I came to this sport. 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