{"id":151749,"date":"2015-06-25T06:29:10","date_gmt":"2015-06-25T13:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=151749"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:47:04","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:47:04","slug":"gegard-mousasi-books-roan-carneiro-for-japan-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/gegard-mousasi-books-roan-carneiro-for-japan-event\/","title":{"rendered":"JUCAO RETURNS! 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His upcoming opponent, Carneiro, will bring a six fight win streak with him to Japan. Carneiro has only fought once since returning to the promotion, and a win over a name like Mousasi could propel him into the title picture.<\/p>\n<p>We will keep you posted on any other fights announced for the Japan event.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benavidez: Paige VanZant Is Our Perfect Alpha Female<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"container1\" class=\"outer-container\"><!-- 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=\"myExperience4316241471001\" 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=\"4316241471001\" \/><\/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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