{"id":200873,"date":"2016-08-10T15:48:16","date_gmt":"2016-08-10T22:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=200873"},"modified":"2016-08-10T16:07:32","modified_gmt":"2016-08-10T23:07:32","slug":"rumor-chael-sonnen-vs-nick-diaz-ufc-205-new-york-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/nick-diaz\/rumor-chael-sonnen-vs-nick-diaz-ufc-205-new-york-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Rumor: Chael Sonnen vs. Nick Diaz at UFC 205 in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With both Chael Sonnen and Nick Diaz fresh off a suspension, there is an opportunity for a battle between the bad boys of the UFC.<\/p>\n<p>@FrontRowBrian who is close to Sonnen tweeted that the UFC is looking at putting the match together for a middleweight bout at UFC 205 in New York.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u25b6\ufe0fRUMOR\u25c0\ufe0f There&#39;s interest from UFC in doing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChaelSonnen\">@ChaelSonnen<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nickdiaz209\">@nickdiaz209<\/a> at 185 pounds. Possibly Madison Sq Garden <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j50th9SQfZ\">pic.twitter.com\/j50th9SQfZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FrontRowBrian (@FrontRowBrian) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrontRowBrian\/status\/763490040932556800\">August 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Makes a lot of sense though right? Nick wants a big PPV check. Chael waffling on retirement. He&#39;s never told Uncle Dana no.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FrontRowBrian (@FrontRowBrian) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrontRowBrian\/status\/763497336827895808\">August 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">He made 185 when he walked at 230. He walks 215 now so it&#39;s no problem <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JBkKvWoFCg\">https:\/\/t.co\/JBkKvWoFCg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FrontRowBrian (@FrontRowBrian) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrontRowBrian\/status\/763499350089543680\">August 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>What are your thoughts on the match? 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