{"id":138385,"date":"2015-04-16T20:41:30","date_gmt":"2015-04-17T03:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=138385"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:36:29","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:36:29","slug":"pshh-olympics-brazil-tkd-fighter-says-anderson-silva-jokee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/pshh-olympics-brazil-tkd-fighter-says-anderson-silva-jokee\/","title":{"rendered":"PSHH!! OLYMPICS? Brazil TKD Fighter Says Anderson Silva Is A Joke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Anderson-Silva.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Anderson-Silva.jpg\" alt=\"Anderson Silva\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-128389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Anderson-Silva.jpg 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Anderson-Silva-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Anderson-Silva-585x305.jpg 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Anderson-Silva-390x203.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Let&#8217;s stop kidding. Myself and most of the tae kwon do athletes are fed up with this thing about Anderson Silva trying to apply for the Olympic Games. He can try just like anyone who is officiated by the regulations can. Many people are taking this very seriously, but I don&#8217;t think this is more than a joke, some kind of personal marketing. Everybody is putting it carefully, but I&#8217;m tired. I have nothing against him, I don&#8217;t even know him personally, but this is a laughing matter. If he really wants to apply for the spot, then let him come. It&#8217;s his risk and I think he&#8217;ll have to really prepare if he doesn&#8217;t want to embarrass himself. I&#8217;m looking forward to it. There won&#8217;t be any more jokes or games about it.  There, I said it.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>William Cezario Felix, a member of Brazil&#8217;s taekwondo team, caught wind that former UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva intended to try out for the Olympic team. 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