{"id":200670,"date":"2016-08-08T13:18:25","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T20:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=200670"},"modified":"2016-08-08T17:30:20","modified_gmt":"2016-08-09T00:30:20","slug":"ben-killa-b-saunders-cut-ufc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ben-saunders\/ben-killa-b-saunders-cut-ufc\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben &#8220;Killa B&#8221; Saunders cut from the UFC?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite going 3-1 in his second run in the UFC, it looks like <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/ufc-on-fox-16-results-killa-b-gets-it-done-in-chicago-picks-up-split-decision-win\/\">Ben &#8220;Killa B&#8221; Saunders<\/a> may have been cut by the UFC <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/ben-saunders-back-in-the-ufc\/\">for the second time<\/a> in his professional MMA career.<\/p>\n<p>According to Treasure Island Resort &#038; Casino, the TUF veteran is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ticasino.com\/entertainment-mn\/concerts-shows-mn\/fight-night-at-the-island\/\" target=\"_blank\">scheduled<\/a> to compete at Fight Night at the Island on September 9 in Minnesota against fellow former UFC fighter Jacob Volkmann.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/ufn-81-results-patrick-cote-tkos-ben-saunders-in-round-2\/\">Saunders last fought Patrick Cote<\/a> at UFC Fight Night 81 back in January, losing by TKO in the second round. 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