{"id":171419,"date":"2015-10-15T11:09:09","date_gmt":"2015-10-15T18:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=171419"},"modified":"2015-10-15T11:09:09","modified_gmt":"2015-10-15T18:09:09","slug":"this-detroit-piston-could-have-been-an-mma-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/this-detroit-piston-could-have-been-an-mma-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"This Detroit Piston Could Have Been An MMA Champion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"This Detroit Piston Could Have Been An MMA Champion According To Forrest Griffin\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FtyMv7ByBic?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It seems like the trend this Summer was for NBA teams to work out with UFC fighters, to get in shape for the upcoming season.<\/p>\n<p>The Detroit Pistons stopped by the UFC&#8217;s facilities and got the chance to workout with UFC Hall Of Fame fighter Forrest Griffin, heavyweight Stefan Struve, Alexander Gustafsson and more.<\/p>\n<p>In the video above, both fighters and NBA players discuss the benefits of the MMA workout. 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