{"id":202196,"date":"2016-08-27T08:10:07","date_gmt":"2016-08-27T15:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=202196"},"modified":"2016-08-27T08:10:07","modified_gmt":"2016-08-27T15:10:07","slug":"video-chael-sonnen-calls-conor-mcgregor-vs-nick-diaz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-chael-sonnen-calls-conor-mcgregor-vs-nick-diaz\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO | Chael Sonnen calls for Conor McGregor vs. Nick Diaz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chael Sonnen on Conor Mcgregor vs Nick Diaz\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WZFNafZYWbQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, UFC featherweight champion <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-conor-mcgregor-vs-nate-diaz-highlights\/\">Conor McGregor defeated Nate Diaz via majority decision in the main event of UFC 202<\/a> to avenge his UFC 196 submission loss.<\/p>\n<p>On the heels of the fight, McGregor has several options in regards to his next fight.  While UFC President Dana White has stated that he would like to see McGregor drop back down to featherweight to defend his belt, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/conor-mcgregor-fight-itll-155\/\">McGregor has remained noncommittal about a 145 return.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following UFC 202, commentator <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/joe-rogans-brilliant-matchmaking-nick-diaz-vs-conor-mcgregor\/\">Joe Rogan called for a fight between Nick Diaz and Conor McGregor<\/a>, something former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen also wants to see.<\/p>\n<p>He explains above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this month, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor defeated Nate Diaz via majority decision in the main event of UFC 202 to avenge his UFC 196 submission loss. On the heels of the fight, McGregor has several options in regards to his next fight. 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