{"id":193997,"date":"2016-05-13T01:13:56","date_gmt":"2016-05-13T08:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=193997"},"modified":"2016-05-13T01:13:56","modified_gmt":"2016-05-13T08:13:56","slug":"video-leslie-smith-opens-talks-mma-fighters-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-leslie-smith-opens-talks-mma-fighters-association\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO | Leslie Smith opens up and talks about an MMA fighter&#8217;s association"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UFC 198: Leslie Smith explains why MMA needs a fighters association\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EiurORjsRG8?start=284&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nobody wants to get on the bad side of the UFC,&#8221; said <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-198\/video-leslie-smith-reveals-outcome-previously-sparring-cris-cyborg-ufc-198-embedded-vlog-series-episode-2\/\">Leslie Smith<\/a> regarding fighter pay and an MMA fighter&#8217;s association while talking with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EiurORjsRG8\" target=\"_blank\">MMA Fighting<\/a> in Curitiba, Brazil ahead of UFC 198.<\/p>\n<p>Smith will welcome <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-cris-cyborg-takes-unexpected-sparring-partner-ufc-198-open-workouts\/\">Cris Cyborg<\/a> in her UFC debut in a 140 pound catchweight fight. 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