{"id":200930,"date":"2016-08-11T10:44:04","date_gmt":"2016-08-11T17:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=200930"},"modified":"2016-08-11T10:44:04","modified_gmt":"2016-08-11T17:44:04","slug":"ufc-203-change-former-champ-fabricio-werdum-needs-new-opponent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/fabricio-werdum\/ufc-203-change-former-champ-fabricio-werdum-needs-new-opponent\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 203 change, former champ Fabricio Werdum needs new opponent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC heavyweight champion <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/fabricio-werdum\/video-fabricio-werdum-reacts-to-ko-loss-calls-for-a-rematch-with-miocic\/\">Fabricio Werdum<\/a> was scheduled to fight <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ben-rothwell\/ben-rothwell-feel-like-submission-skills-like-cheat-code-right-now\/\">Ben Rothwell<\/a> at UFC 203 in Cleveland, Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>However, Werdum will need a new opponent now that Rothwell has suffered a knee injury and has been forced to withdraw from the bout, according to sources confirmed by <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/?p=206287\" target=\"_blank\">MMA Junkie<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>A member from Rothwell&#8217;s team stated that &#8220;Big Ben&#8221; might have a torn meniscus and may need an ACL injury.<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think should step in to fight Fabricio Werdum on September 10? 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