{"id":238861,"date":"2017-05-25T06:34:47","date_gmt":"2017-05-25T13:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=238861"},"modified":"2017-05-25T06:34:47","modified_gmt":"2017-05-25T13:34:47","slug":"renan-barao-set-return-bantamweight-ufc-214","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/renan-barao\/renan-barao-set-return-bantamweight-ufc-214\/","title":{"rendered":"Renan Barao set to return to bantamweight at UFC 214"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this year, we learned that, despite a decent 1-1 record at featherweight, Renan Barao would be abandoning the division in favor of <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/renan-barao\/report-renan-barao-return-bantamweight-short-featherweight-career\/\">a return to his former bantamweight haunts<\/a>.\u00a0Now, the details of Barao&#8217;s bantamweight return have been revealed. The former bantamweight king will be taking on long-time prospect <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/aljamain-sterling\/aljamain-sterling-goes-off-bantamweight-roster-john-dodson-fires-back\/\">Aljamain Sterling <\/a>at UFC 214, this July 29 in Anaheim, California.<\/p>\n<p>This fight was announced by the UFC on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#x1f525; &#x1f525; &#x1f525;<\/p>\n<p>HUGE fights added to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC214?src=hash\">#UFC214<\/a> | Featherweights <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RicardoLamasMMA\">@RicardoLamasMMA<\/a> vs <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KoreanZombieMMA\">@KoreanZombieMMA<\/a> | Bantamweights <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FunkMaster_UFC\">@Funkmaster_UFC<\/a> vs <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RenanBaraoUFC\">@RenanBaraoUFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7NrBwpPUX9\">pic.twitter.com\/7NrBwpPUX9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UFC (@ufc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc\/status\/867535264603717632\">May 25, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Barao was last seen in the Octagon in September, when he defeated Philippe Nover by decision. Prior this fight, he gave up a hard-fought decision to Jeremy Stephens in his featherweight\u00a0debut. His last two fights at bantamweight saw him stopped by TJ Dillashaw, marking a decisive end to his short but impressive reign as bantamweight king.<\/p>\n<p>Sterling, meanwhile, last fought in August, when he rebounded from back-to-back losses with a decision defeat of Augusto Mendes. His previous losses came against long-time contenders Bryan Caraway and Raphael Assuncao. Both losses were quite competitive.<\/p>\n<p>UFC 214 will be headlined by a light heavyweight title grudge match between reigning champ Daniel Cormier and former champion Jon Jones. This bout will be a rematch of an early 2015 fight, which Jones won by decision.<\/p>\n<p>The card is also expected to feature Cris &#8220;Cyborg&#8221; Justino&#8217;s first crack at UFC featherweight gold, though the details of this fight remain nebulous.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, as reported by our own Chris Taylor several weeks ago, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/doo-ho-choi\/korean-superboy-returns-doo-ho-choi-ufc-214\/\">UFC 214<\/a> will feature a compelling featherweight scrap between contenders Ricardo Lamas and Chan Sung Jung &#8211; more widely known as &#8220;The Korean Zombie.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>How do you think Renan Barao will look in his return to the bantamweight division? Will Aljamain Sterling be too much?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 5\/25\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this year, we learned that, despite a decent 1-1 record at featherweight, Renan Barao would be abandoning the division in favor of a return to his former bantamweight haunts.\u00a0Now, the details of Barao&#8217;s bantamweight return have been revealed. 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