{"id":243806,"date":"2017-07-07T00:04:10","date_gmt":"2017-07-07T07:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=243806"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:28:12","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:28:12","slug":"video-bob-sapp-vs-butterbean-sumo-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/video-gallery\/video-bob-sapp-vs-butterbean-sumo-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO | Bob Sapp vs. Butterbean in Sumo contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l2iR8d8THwg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Recently, Pride FC icon Bob Sapp revealed via a social media post that he would be <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/video-gallery\/video-bob-sapp-announces-return-to-kickboxing\/\">returning to professional kickboxing<\/a> in August when he is set to compete in France.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Bob-Sapp.png\" alt=\"Bob Sapp\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-243701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Bob-Sapp.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Bob-Sapp-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Bob-Sapp-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Bob-Sapp-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In honor of the kickboxing and MMA heavyweight, check out this throwback footage of Sapp and Boxing icon Butterbean competing in a sumo contest in 2001 under the K-1 banner.<\/p>\n<p>Butterbean of course reigned as a boxing champion for many years, racking up a 77-10 professional record as he won, and then defended his super heavyweight championship numerous times over the course of nineteen year professional career.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the replay of the sumo match above!<\/p>\n<p>This article first appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\">BJPenn.com<\/a> on 7\/7\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, Pride FC icon Bob Sapp revealed via a social media post that he would be returning to professional kickboxing in August when he is set to compete in France. 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