{"id":187089,"date":"2016-02-23T12:31:28","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T20:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=187089"},"modified":"2016-02-23T12:31:28","modified_gmt":"2016-02-23T20:31:28","slug":"urijah-faber-wants-fight-against-conor-mcgregor-at-ufc-196","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/urijah-faber\/urijah-faber-wants-fight-against-conor-mcgregor-at-ufc-196\/","title":{"rendered":"Urijah Faber on weight, wants fight against Conor McGregor at UFC 196"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The list of top contenders offering to <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/breaking-rda-injured-out-of-ufc-196\/\">fill in for Rafael dos Anjos<\/a> at UFC 196 against Conor McGregor continues to grow.<\/p>\n<p>Between <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/donald-cowboy-cerrone\/donald-cerrone-offers-to-step-in-and-save-ufc-1962\/\">Donald Cerrone<\/a>, Anthony Pettis, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/nate-diaz\/rumor-nate-diaz-gets-conor-mcgregor-fight\/\">Nate Diaz<\/a>, and now Urijah Faber, it looks as though the UFC will have no problem finding a replacement opponent for Rafael dos Anjos on March 5th.<\/p>\n<p>UFC veteran Urijah Faber, who coached opposite Conor McGregor on season 22 of The Ultimate Fighter, is now campaigning for the fight.<\/p>\n<p>He took to Instagram.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"6\" 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:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAAGFBMVEUiIiI9PT0eHh4gIB4hIBkcHBwcHBwcHBydr+JQAAAACHRSTlMABA4YHyQsM5jtaMwAAADfSURBVDjL7ZVBEgMhCAQBAf\/\/42xcNbpAqakcM0ftUmFAAIBE81IqBJdS3lS6zs3bIpB9WED3YYXFPmHRfT8sgyrCP1x8uEUxLMzNWElFOYCV6mHWWwMzdPEKHlhLw7NWJqkHc4uIZphavDzA2JPzUDsBZziNae2S6owH8xPmX8G7zzgKEOPUoYHvGz1TBCxMkd3kwNVbU0gKHkx+iZILf77IofhrY1nYFnB\/lQPb79drWOyJVa\/DAvg9B\/rLB4cC+Nqgdz\/TvBbBnr6GBReqn\/nRmDgaQEej7WhonozjF+Y2I\/fZou\/qAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BCJFKZ1s4mJ\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">I have a real hard time turning down a good time. Opportunity knocks&#8230;my door is open &#x1f44a;&#x1f3fd; @ufc @danawhiteufc There are a few real gangsters in this sport and I&#39;m one of em.<\/a><\/p>\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 photo posted by Urijah Faber (@urijahfaber) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2016-02-23T20:17:18+00:00\">Feb 23, 2016 at 12:17pm PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The list of top contenders offering to fill in for Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 196 against Conor McGregor continues to grow. 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