{"id":146441,"date":"2015-05-28T18:41:55","date_gmt":"2015-05-29T01:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=146441"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:12:05","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:12:05","slug":"pioneers-of-mma-matt-hughes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/pioneers-of-mma-matt-hughes\/","title":{"rendered":"Pioneers of MMA: Matt Hughes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pioneers of MMA: Matt Hughes\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fX3ew1qhKBQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Take a look back at the historic career of Matt Hughes!<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH Nick Diaz Train On The Beach &#8212; EXCLUSIVE! <\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"container1\" class=\"outer-container\">\n<p><!-- Start of Brightcove Player --><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- By use of this code snippet, I agree to the Brightcove Publisher T and C  found at https:\/\/accounts.brightcove.com\/en\/terms-and-conditions\/.  --><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"http:\/\/admin.brightcove.com\/js\/BrightcoveExperiences.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" language=\"JavaScript\"><\/script><object id=\"myExperience4236894392001\" class=\"BrightcoveExperience\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\"><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#FFFFFF\" \/><param name=\"width\" value=\"560\" \/><param name=\"height\" value=\"315\" \/><param name=\"playerID\" value=\"4174782329001\" \/><param name=\"playerKey\" value=\"AQ~~,AAADV3-cjCE~,liy9q4yw9hqmtNPERf0MOvxn6JKOOxF3\" \/><param name=\"isVid\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"isUI\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"dynamicStreaming\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"@videoPlayer\" value=\"4236894392001\" \/><\/object> <!--  This script tag will cause the Brightcove Players defined above it to be created as soon as the line is read by the browser. 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