{"id":201234,"date":"2016-08-15T13:50:43","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T20:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=201234"},"modified":"2016-08-15T13:50:43","modified_gmt":"2016-08-15T20:50:43","slug":"video-nate-diaz-recalls-real-ghetto-early-years-mma-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/nate-diaz\/video-nate-diaz-recalls-real-ghetto-early-years-mma-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO | Nate Diaz recalls the &#8216;real ghetto&#8217; early years of the MMA scene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UFC 202: The Exchange with Nate Diaz - The Early Years\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/we7XgK4gzKc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>UFC <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/nate-diaz\/nate-diaz-definitely-moving-needle-video-goes-viral\/\">star Nate Diaz<\/a> is now <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/nate-diaz\/video-ufc-202-bad-blood-nate-diaz-vs-conor-mcgregor-2\/\">slated to fight UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor<\/a> in what could another record pay-per-view card for the promotion.<\/p>\n<p>As the highly anticipated rematch approaches this weekend, the UFC brings Nate recalling the early years of fighting in the WEC and the way he got on &#8220;The Ultimate Fighter&#8221; season 5 series.<\/p>\n<p>See Diaz talk about not wanting to be on the TUF show, and how that ended up changing his life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC star Nate Diaz is now slated to fight UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor in what could another record pay-per-view card for the promotion. 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