{"id":193376,"date":"2016-05-04T18:04:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-05T01:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=193376"},"modified":"2016-05-19T15:53:48","modified_gmt":"2016-05-19T22:53:48","slug":"report-ufc-working-huge-fights-ufc-fox-20-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/report-ufc-working-huge-fights-ufc-fox-20-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: UFC working on huge fights for UFC on FOX 20 in Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UFC just announced a fight that has &#8220;Fight of the Night&#8221; written all over it with <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/gilbert-melendez\/edson-barboza-vs-gilbert-melendez-reportedly-set-for-ufc-on-fox-20\/\">Edson Barboza taking on Gilbert Melendez<\/a> at UFC on FOX 20.<\/p>\n<p>Other fights that are reported to be in the works for the event taking place July 23 in Chicago, Illinois include <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/anthony-johnson\/rumble-johnson-responds-to-teixeira\/\">Anthony &#8220;Rumble&#8221; Johnson<\/a> vs. <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/anthony-johnson\/glover-teixeira-calls-out-anthony-johnson-after-1st-round-ko-win\/\">Glover Teixeira<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/holly-holm\/holly-holm-explains-case-immediate-rematch-miesha-tate\/\">Holly Holm<\/a> vs. <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-196-results\/ufc-196-results-amanda-nunes-vs-valentina-shevchenko\/\">Valentina Shevchenko<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In the works for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFCChicago?src=hash\">#UFCChicago<\/a>: Gilbert Melendez vs. Edson Barboza, &#39;Rumble&#39; Johnson vs. Glover Teixeira, Holly Holm vs. Valentina Shevchenko<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UFC Tonight (@UFCTonight) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UFCTonight\/status\/728015914981953537\">May 5, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The winner of Johnson vs. Teixeira could likely end up being the next fighter to challenge for the light heavyweight title with Johnson ranked number 2 and Teixeira ranked number 3 by the UFC.<\/p>\n<p>Former women&#8217;s bantamweight champion Holly Holm will look to pick up a win after her first loss in the UFC. Holm lost the belt in her first title defense against Miesha Tate at UFC 196.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for UFC on Fox 20 in Chicago will be on sale May 20.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\">BJPENN.COM<\/a> for updates on official bout announcements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UFC just announced a fight that has &#8220;Fight of the Night&#8221; written all over it with Edson Barboza taking on Gilbert Melendez at UFC on FOX 20. 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