{"id":156278,"date":"2015-07-19T17:18:50","date_gmt":"2015-07-20T00:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=156278"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:37:40","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:37:40","slug":"rockhold-to-nut-hugger-weidman-first-i-take-your-town-then-your-belt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/rockhold-to-nut-hugger-weidman-first-i-take-your-town-then-your-belt\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockhold to Weidman: &#8216;First I Take Your Town, Then Your Belt&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/98765432171.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-156295\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/98765432171.png\" alt=\"987654321\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/98765432171.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/98765432171-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/98765432171-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/98765432171-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now that his rivalry with Vitor Belfort has been settled, Chris Weidman is set to defend his UFC Middleweight Championship against Luke Rockhold in the near future. While the date and event have yet to be confirmed, Rockhold isn&#8217;t waiting any longer to get under the skin of the champion.<\/p>\n<p>Weidman has been sharing pictures on his Instagram of him kicking it with the likes of Floyd Mayweather and Kevin James. Rockhold, on the other hand, is in Long Island kicking it with Weidman&#8217;s people! Check out his message to the champion below:<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>While @chrisweidmanufc is nut hugging A list celebrities. I&#8217;m here in Strong Island with the people. First I take your town then I take your belt.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"4\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/5VOwl0oaPr\/\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener\">A photo posted by Luke Rockhold (@lukerockhold)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2015-07-19T20:49:30+00:00\">Jul 19, 2015 at 1:49pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cris Cyborg: &#8216;I dont hate Ronda Rousey, I&#8217;m just promoting the fight&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 560px; height: 315px;\" src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/3674338004001\/85a087e8-34ee-4e16-8629-2b0895086535_default\/index.html?videoId=4355630077001\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that his rivalry with Vitor Belfort has been settled, Chris Weidman is set to defend his UFC Middleweight Championship against Luke Rockhold in the near future. 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