{"id":143382,"date":"2015-05-13T09:00:25","date_gmt":"2015-05-13T16:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=143382"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:27:30","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:27:30","slug":"grove-and-halsey-took-out-of-compeition-drug-tests-before-bellator-137","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/grove-and-halsey-took-out-of-compeition-drug-tests-before-bellator-137\/","title":{"rendered":"Grove and Halsey Took Out of Compeition Drug Tests Before Bellator 137"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Kendall-Grove.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Kendall-Grove.png\" alt=\"Kendall Grove\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-143383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Kendall-Grove.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Kendall-Grove-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Kendall-Grove-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Kendall-Grove-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kendall Grove and Brandon Halsey are set to duke it out in the main event of this Friday&#8217;s &#8220;Bellator 137&#8221; in Temecula, California. 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