{"id":147701,"date":"2015-06-04T17:51:18","date_gmt":"2015-06-05T00:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=147701"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:09:14","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:09:14","slug":"bellator-says-goodbye-to-8-fighters-including-a-former-pride-and-ufc-vet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/bellator-says-goodbye-to-8-fighters-including-a-former-pride-and-ufc-vet\/","title":{"rendered":"Bellator Says Goodbye To 8 Fighters, Including A Former PRIDE And UFC Vet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-04-at-8.45.58-PM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-147702\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-04-at-8.45.58-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-06-04 at 8.45.58 PM\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-04-at-8.45.58-PM.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-04-at-8.45.58-PM-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-04-at-8.45.58-PM-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-04-at-8.45.58-PM-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bellator MMA has parted ways with 8 fighters on its roster.<\/p>\n<p>Among the 8, probably most notable is former Pride and UFC fighter Rameau Sokoudjou.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the full list below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rafael Silva<\/li>\n<li>Antonio Duarte<\/li>\n<li>Alejandro Villalobos<\/li>\n<li>Jesse Juarez<\/li>\n<li>Curtis Millender<\/li>\n<li>Razak Al- Hassan<\/li>\n<li>Rameau Sokoudjou<\/li>\n<li>Julio Cesar Neves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bellator is continuing to grow their roster so it only makes sense that some of the fighters have to go to make room for new talent.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH! Gilbert Melendez Trains For Eddie Alvarez, And Looks Scary! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/3674338004001\/eaee41e3-5171-4ead-a4ec-4e7670e9e465_default\/index.html?videoId=4275410689001\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bellator MMA has parted ways with 8 fighters on its roster. Among the 8, probably most notable is former Pride and UFC fighter Rameau Sokoudjou. 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