{"id":141878,"date":"2015-05-04T07:46:42","date_gmt":"2015-05-04T14:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=141878"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:30:49","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:30:49","slug":"mark-hunt-im-one-of-the-best-fighters-on-the-planet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/mark-hunt-im-one-of-the-best-fighters-on-the-planet\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Hunt: &#8216;I&#8217;m One Of The Best Fighters On The Planet&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Mark-Hunt.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-129892\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Mark-Hunt.png\" alt=\"Mark-Hunt\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Mark-Hunt.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Mark-Hunt-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Mark-Hunt-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Mark-Hunt-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>UFC heavyweight, Mark Hunt, is preparing for his fight with Stipe Miocic. The fighter recently spoke with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/sport\/ufc-contender-mark-hunt-content-with-himself-in-and-out-of-the-ring-20150502-1mxduy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Sydney Morning Herald<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the interview Hunt talked about his career and about his past, before fighting. Hunt also mentioned that he believes that fighting is his gift from god and that&#8217;s why he fights like he&#8217;s the best in that world, because he believes he is.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;You need to view yourself as the best fighter in the world and I fight like that. Fighting was God&#8217;s gift to me and after 25 years I&#8217;m one of the best fighters on the planet &#8211; thank you Jesus.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>By: <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/author\/ryan-miller\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ryan C. 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