{"id":199617,"date":"2016-07-26T09:57:43","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T16:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=199617"},"modified":"2016-07-26T09:57:43","modified_gmt":"2016-07-26T16:57:43","slug":"royce-gracie-supporting-amir-khan-transition-mma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/boxing-news\/amir-khan\/royce-gracie-supporting-amir-khan-transition-mma\/","title":{"rendered":"Royce Gracie supporting Amir Khan in transition to MMA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this month, f<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/boxing-news\/amir-khan\/amir-khan-claims-fight-conor-mcgregor-octagon-unlike-floyd-mayweather\/\">ormer boxing champion Amir Khan<\/a> took to social media with a picture of himself and a UFC championship belt, leading many to wonder if he is serious about stepping into the Octagon.<\/p>\n<p>Khan followed the picture with an interview, in which he stated that <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/boxing-news\/amir-khan\/amir-khan-claims-fight-conor-mcgregor-octagon-unlike-floyd-mayweather\/\">he would be interested in fighting UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor<\/a> inside the Octagon, rather than having a boxing match.<\/p>\n<p>Now, in an interview with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/general\/mma\/conor-mcgregor-vs-amir-khan-ufc-pioneer-royce-gracie-backs-boxer-to-make-transition-a7156481.html\" target=\"_blank\">Independent<\/a>, MMA pioneer Royce Gracie spoke about Khan&#8217;s transition to MMA:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I\u2019m glad that Amir Khan is making a transition and if he learns some grappling, he\u2019s got very good hands and power, he can do it. 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