{"id":230739,"date":"2017-03-31T14:06:06","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T21:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=230739"},"modified":"2017-04-06T08:40:46","modified_gmt":"2017-04-06T15:40:46","slug":"2-american-animals-episode-36-sullivan-shares-us-fight-maintain-ring-career-ufc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/podcasts\/2-american-animals-episode-36-sullivan-shares-us-fight-maintain-ring-career-ufc\/","title":{"rendered":"2 American Animals Episode 36 &#8211;  Sullivan shares with us his fight to maintain his in-ring career with the UFC."},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Sullivan shares with us his fight to maintain his in-ring career with the UFC.<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_389\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-389\" style=\"width: 619px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-389\" src=\"http:\/\/2americananimals.ignotainment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2017\/03\/George-Sullivan-300x172.jpg\" alt=\"George Sullivan\" width=\"619\" height=\"355\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-389\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">George Sullivan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On this episode of <em><strong>American Animals<\/strong><\/em>, <strong>Ian<\/strong> <strong>McCall<\/strong> is back in the studio with <strong>Erik<\/strong> <strong>Apple<\/strong> to bring the fans the biggest, and best, in all of <strong>MMA<\/strong>. The Animals are joined by <strong>UFC<\/strong> veteran, <strong>George Sullivan<\/strong>, to discuss his in-ring career dating back to 2006, and his recent dealings with <strong>USADA<\/strong>. Sullivan is the first competitor to be flagged twice by <strong>USADA<\/strong> since it became the <strong>UFC&#8217;s<\/strong> anti-doping partner in July of 2015. He has been notified of potential violations prior to his bouts with <strong>H\u00e8ctor Urbina<\/strong> (<em>UFC on Fox 20<\/em>), and after returning from his initial suspension to face <strong>Randy Brown<\/strong> (<em>UFC 208<\/em>). George tells us about the questionable circumstances surrounding these suspensions, his fight to re-enter the octagon, and how he juggles all of this while maintaining a life at home with his family. Step inside the cage with this episode of <em><strong>American Animals<\/strong><\/em>!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-5 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/2americananimals.ignotainment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2016\/08\/imgpsh_fullsize-11-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"American Animals\" width=\"208\" height=\"208\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can email your questions and comments to <a href=\"mailto:info@2americananimals.com\">info@2americananimals.com<\/a> and find the show at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.2americananimals.com\/\">www.2americananimals.com<\/a> on the web, on social media at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/2AmericanAnimals\">facebook.com\/2AmericanAnimals<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/2AmericanAnimal\">@2AmericanAnimal<\/a> on Twitter and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/2AmericanAnimals\/\">@2AmericanAnimals<\/a> on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>Brought to you by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lineupmedia.fm\/\">LineupMedia.fm<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.blubrry.com?media_url=http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/americananimals\/p\/content.blubrry.com\/americananimals\/American_Animals_Ep36.mp3\" width=\"100%\" height=\"138px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sullivan shares with us his fight to maintain his in-ring career with the UFC. 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