{"id":194296,"date":"2016-05-16T10:26:09","date_gmt":"2016-05-16T17:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=194296"},"modified":"2016-05-16T10:26:09","modified_gmt":"2016-05-16T17:26:09","slug":"ufc-releases-statement-regarding-rodrigo-bottis-alleged-attack-matt-brown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/matt-brown\/ufc-releases-statement-regarding-rodrigo-bottis-alleged-attack-matt-brown\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC releases statement regarding Rodrigo Botti&#8217;s alleged attack on Matt Brown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, a <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/matt-brown\/video-matt-browns-attacker-gets-caught-and-beat-down\/\">video was released<\/a> from the aftermath of the alleged attack on UFC welterweight <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/matt-brown-gives-interesting-perspective-on-floyd-mayweather-vs-conor-mcgregor-boxing-match\/\">Matt Brown<\/a> after his UFC 198 fight in Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>Brown&#8217;s former trainer, Rodrigo Botti allegedly attacked Brown at his hotel in Brazil and tried to run away. 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