{"id":200950,"date":"2016-08-11T17:29:57","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T00:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=200950"},"modified":"2016-08-11T17:33:59","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T00:33:59","slug":"video-ufc-hall-fame-legend-randy-couture-calls-fighters-join-mma-fighters-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/randy-couture\/video-ufc-hall-fame-legend-randy-couture-calls-fighters-join-mma-fighters-association\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO | UFC Hall of Fame legend Randy Couture calls for all fighters to join MMA Fighters Association"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Randy Couture for MMAFA - MMA Fighters Association\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hbEz0U1Nq74?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>News broke on Thursday that the Professional Fighters Association (PFA) was established to represent the collective interests of the fighters employed by the UFC.<\/p>\n<p>UFC Hall of Fame legend <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/randy-couture\/randy-couture-discusses-importance-of-ali-act-expanding-to-mma\/\">Randy Couture<\/a> had a message urging for all fighters to join the PFA.<\/p>\n<p>Check out what &#8220;The Natural&#8221; has to say in the video above!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News broke on Thursday that the Professional Fighters Association (PFA) was established to represent the collective interests of the fighters employed by the UFC. 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