{"id":175033,"date":"2015-11-10T07:45:38","date_gmt":"2015-11-10T15:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=175033"},"modified":"2022-02-04T17:33:28","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T01:33:28","slug":"ufc-197-set-for-hsbc-arena-in-rio-de-janeiro-on-march-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/ufc-197-set-for-hsbc-arena-in-rio-de-janeiro-on-march-5\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 197 set for HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro on March 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It looks like the UFC will be returning to Brazil sooner rather than later!<\/p>\n<p>On the heels of &#8216;UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson&#8217; taking place in Sao Paulo, the UFC announced that they would be traveling to Rio De Janeiro on March 5th for UFC 197.<\/p>\n<p>The event was announced by UFC Brazil GM and Senior VP Giovani Decker at the UFC FN 77 post-fight press conference this past Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>So far no bouts have been announced for the card, however it is worth mentioning that<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/ufc-exec-anderson-silva-wants-to-fight-in-brazil-in-comeback-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Anderson Silva has reportedly pressuring the UFC to book him a fight in Brazil<\/a>, which we could potentially see on this UFC 197 card.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It looks like the UFC will be returning to Brazil sooner rather than later! 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