{"id":146461,"date":"2015-05-29T06:00:55","date_gmt":"2015-05-29T13:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=146461"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:12:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:12:00","slug":"ufc-boss-chris-weidman-is-on-a-jon-jones-type-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/ufc-boss-chris-weidman-is-on-a-jon-jones-type-run\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Boss: Chris Weidman Is On A Jon Jones Type Run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/weidman.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-146491\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/weidman.png\" alt=\"weidman\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/weidman.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/weidman-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/weidman-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/weidman-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With Jon Jones currently out of competition, Dana White now compares Chris Weidman to the former champ.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with UFC.com White talked about fa variety of topics, including the rise of middleweight champion Chris Weidman.<\/p>\n<p>On Weidman, White said that he believes Weidman is on a &#8216;Jon Jones&#8217; type run as champ. 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