{"id":142225,"date":"2015-05-06T17:03:52","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T00:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=142225"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:29:06","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:29:06","slug":"chael-sonnen-inks-deal-with-pro-wrestling-promotion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/chael-sonnen-inks-deal-with-pro-wrestling-promotion\/","title":{"rendered":"Chael Sonnen Inks Deal with Pro Wrestling Promotion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/UFC167_PressConference_02.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/UFC167_PressConference_02.png\" alt=\"UFC167_PressConference_02\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-142226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/UFC167_PressConference_02.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/UFC167_PressConference_02-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/UFC167_PressConference_02-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/UFC167_PressConference_02-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s no secret that &#8220;The Baddest Man On the Planet&#8221; Chael Sonnen is a fan of professional wrestling. 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