{"id":161313,"date":"2015-08-17T21:49:50","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T04:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=161313"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:18:31","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:18:31","slug":"team-alpha-male-talks-the-advantage-of-having-stitch-as-your-cutman1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/team-alpha-male-talks-the-advantage-of-having-stitch-as-your-cutman1\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Alpha Male explains the advantage of having &#8220;Stitch&#8221; as your cutman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"#085 - CASTILLO, AKBARI, BUCHHOLZ and STUDBOY WALKS OUT\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ukVRuSGn7AQ?start=4125&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After Robert &#8220;Stitch&#8221; Duran was unceremoniously released from the Ultimate Fighting Championship for remarks he made against major sponsor Reebok, the fight world erupted. 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