{"id":249266,"date":"2017-09-14T08:00:45","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T15:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=249266"},"modified":"2017-09-14T08:00:45","modified_gmt":"2017-09-14T15:00:45","slug":"another-notable-mma-fighter-headed-boxing-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/gabriel-gonzaga\/another-notable-mma-fighter-headed-boxing-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"Another notable MMA fighter is headed to the boxing ring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC lightweight champ <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighter\/conor-mcgregor\/\">Conor McGregor<\/a>&#8216;s headline-dominating August 26 boxing match with Floyd Mayweather Jr. seems to have sparked a mass exodus of MMA fighters to the boxing ring.<\/p>\n<p>MMA fighters testing their hands in the ring is not a new phenomenon, of course, but the trend seems to have been thrust into overdrive in the wake of McGregor and Mayweather&#8217;s blockbuster battle. MMA fighters like <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/cris-cyborg-justino\/ufc-contract-nearing-completion-cris-cyborg-secured-boxing-license\/\">Cris Cyborg<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jose-aldo\/coach-claims-jose-aldos-days-mma-numbered\/\">Jose Aldo<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/stipe-miocic\/stipe-miocic-says-super-confident-potential-boxing-match-anthony-joshua\/\">Stipe Miocic<\/a> seem to be deeply infatuated with the idea of boxing, while fighters like UFC veteran Nam Phan have actually made the jump into boxing.<\/p>\n<p>The latest MMA fighter to make the move to professional boxing is former UFC heavyweight title challenger Gabriel Gonzaga. According to a release (via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Former-UFC-Title-Challenger-Gabriel-Gonzaga-to-Make-Pro-Boxing-Debut-on-Oct-26-126921\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sherdog.com<\/a>), Gonzaga will make <span>his first steps into the pro boxing ring on the \u201cNew England\u2019s Future 4\u201d card, on Oct. 26 inside the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. The event will be promoted by\u00a0Rivera Promotions Entertainment (RPE), which is owned by former two-division champ Jose Antonio Rivera and his son Anthonee Rivera.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;RPE is excited to have an athlete of Gonzaga&#8217;s caliber making his pro debut on our NEF4 boxing event,&#8221; the elder Rivera said in the release. &#8220;We are happy that boxers and MMA athletes trust us in terms of what we are trying to do to help them build their careers.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Gabriel Gonzaga, whose base is in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, has battled a who&#8217;s-who list of heavyweights in the mixed martial arts arena. Over the course of his 28-fight career, he&#8217;s defeated game foes like\u00a0Chris Tuchscherer, Ben Rothwell, Dave Herman, Shawn Jordan, and most notably Mirko &#8220;Cro Cop&#8221; Filipovic. He&#8217;s come up short against a murderer&#8217;s row composed of names like Fabricio Werdum (twice), Randy Couture, Shane Carwin, Junior dos Santos, Brendan Schaub, Travis Browne, Stipe Miocic, Matt Mitrione, Cro Cop and Derrick Lewis.<\/p>\n<p>How do you think Gabriel Gonzaga will do in the boxing ring?<\/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 9\/13\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC lightweight champ Conor McGregor&#8216;s headline-dominating August 26 boxing match with Floyd Mayweather Jr. seems to have sparked a mass exodus of MMA fighters to the boxing ring. 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