{"id":137060,"date":"2015-04-14T10:42:29","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T17:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=137060"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:36:56","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:36:56","slug":"tapouts-dan-punkass-caldwell-us-just-genuine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/tapouts-dan-punkass-caldwell-us-just-genuine\/","title":{"rendered":"TAPOUT&#8217;s Dan &#8216;Punkass&#8217; Caldwell: &#8216;For Us It Was Just About Being Genuine&#8217; &#8212; EXCLUSIVE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/punkass1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-137069\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/punkass1.jpg\" alt=\"punkass\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/punkass1.jpg 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/punkass1-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/punkass1-585x305.jpg 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/punkass1-390x203.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dan Caldwell aka Punkass, from the TAPOUT clothing brand, joined the fellas over at BJPENN.COM Radio this past Thursday. 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