{"id":162651,"date":"2015-08-25T07:31:46","date_gmt":"2015-08-25T14:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=162651"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:12:31","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:12:31","slug":"weidman-beat-a-one-legged-spider-a-fireless-dragon-and-an-old-lion-with-no-balls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/weidman-beat-a-one-legged-spider-a-fireless-dragon-and-an-old-lion-with-no-balls\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Weidman beat a one-legged spider, a fireless dragon and an old lion with no balls&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Luke-Rockhold.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-139244\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Luke-Rockhold.png\" alt=\"Luke-Rockhold\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Luke-Rockhold.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Luke-Rockhold-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Luke-Rockhold-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Luke-Rockhold-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>UFC middleweight Luke Rockhold will fight the champ, Chris Weidman, at UFC 194. Ahead of that scrap the two have had their fair share of verbal exchanges.<\/p>\n<p>One takes a shot at the other, than the other takes a shot back. This has already been going on for a while and most likely will go on until they step into the octagon.<\/p>\n<p>In the most recent war of words, Rockhold called out Weidman for his past competition, saying that his wins over Anderson Silva, Lyoto Machida and Vitor Belfort were not as great as they seemed.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what he told <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2015\/8\/24\/9194883\/the-mma-hour-with-luke-rockhold-carlos-condit-michael-bisping-dan?_ga=1.229773726.325909861.1413922928\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The MMA Hour:<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I don&#8217;t see where he sees weakness in my game and what I have brought to the table. 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I mean, this time he&#8217;s facing a different animal and I&#8217;m going to bring it to him on all levels and shut him down.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Best Training Room You&#8217;ll Probably Ever See &#8212; D.C., Rockhold, Khabib, Velasquez All Training For UFC Greatness<\/strong><br \/>\n[ooyala code=&#8221;J5c3UxdzpDWlYbuxxRyJVVXCUwnYxE3R&#8221; player_id=&#8221;bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2&#8243; width=&#8221;1280&#8243; height=&#8221;720&#8243; auto=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC middleweight Luke Rockhold will fight the champ, Chris Weidman, at UFC 194. Ahead of that scrap the two have had their fair share of verbal exchanges. One takes a shot at the other, than the other takes a shot back. 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