{"id":199441,"date":"2016-07-23T10:44:20","date_gmt":"2016-07-23T17:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=199441"},"modified":"2016-07-23T10:44:20","modified_gmt":"2016-07-23T17:44:20","slug":"video-chael-sonnen-opens-up-on-usada-return-rumors-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/chael-sonnen\/video-chael-sonnen-opens-up-on-usada-return-rumors-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO | Chael Sonnen opens up on USADA, return rumors, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chael Sonnen on USADA, ESPN, and a Possible Comeback\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BXDwyPZptk0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen made headlines once again recently when it was <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/chael-sonnen\/chael-sonnen-return-ufc-recently-tested-usada\/\">revealed that he was randomly tested by USADA<\/a>. 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