{"id":142217,"date":"2015-05-06T17:00:49","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T00:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=142217"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:29:07","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:29:07","slug":"josh-barnett-to-defend-title-against-ryron-gracie-at-metamoris-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/josh-barnett-to-defend-title-against-ryron-gracie-at-metamoris-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Barnett to Defend Title Against Ryron Gracie at Metamoris 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/UFC164-20130831-03799.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/UFC164-20130831-03799.png\" alt=\"UFC164-20130831-03799\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-142218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/UFC164-20130831-03799.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/UFC164-20130831-03799-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/UFC164-20130831-03799-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/UFC164-20130831-03799-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Josh Barnett was originally scheduled to defend his heavyweight championship against Roberto Abreu at Metamoris 6. 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