{"id":197649,"date":"2016-06-28T19:48:16","date_gmt":"2016-06-29T02:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=197649"},"modified":"2016-06-28T19:48:16","modified_gmt":"2016-06-29T02:48:16","slug":"tony-ferguson-receives-new-opponent-for-ufc-fn-sioux-falls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/tony-ferguson\/tony-ferguson-receives-new-opponent-for-ufc-fn-sioux-falls\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Ferguson receives new opponent for &#8216;UFC FN: Sioux Falls&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After Michael Chiesa withdrew from his July 13th scrap against #3 ranked lightweight Tony Ferguson, there was much speculation as to who the UFC would select as a fill-in opponent for &#8216;El Cucuy&#8217; on such short notice. While many hoped <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-khabib-nurmagomedov-defeats-darrell-horcher\/\">#1 ranked Khabib Nurmagomedov<\/a> would step up, &#8216;The Eagle&#8217; is currently on the sidelines while celebrating Ramadan.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday afternoon, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Tony-Ferguson-to-Face-Newcomer-Landon-Vannata-at-UFC-Fight-Night-Sioux-Falls-107079\" target=\"_blank\">Sherdog<\/a> revealed that Ferguson would be facing 8-0 UFC newcomer Landon Vannata, who trains at the Jackson-Wink MMA Academy.<\/p>\n<p>Vannata has finished all but one of his fights, and will certainly be the underdog as he faces Tony Ferguson, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/replay-tony-ferguson-submits-abel-trujillo-2nd\/\">who is riding a 7-fight win streak.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bout has been moved to the co-main event, while John Lineker vs. Michael McDonald now serves as the main event.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Vannata will be able to pull off the upset and defeat Ferguson?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After Michael Chiesa withdrew from his July 13th scrap against #3 ranked lightweight Tony Ferguson, there was much speculation as to who the UFC would select as a fill-in opponent for &#8216;El Cucuy&#8217; on such short notice. 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