{"id":283516,"date":"2018-08-23T11:29:46","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T18:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=283516"},"modified":"2018-08-23T11:29:46","modified_gmt":"2018-08-23T18:29:46","slug":"photo-this-bellator-208-poster-is-something-else","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator-208\/photo-this-bellator-208-poster-is-something-else\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTO | This Bellator 208 poster is something else"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the biggest fights on Bellator MMA&#8217;s calendar is the Bellator 208 main event, which will see heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko meet three-time UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen in the semifinal round of the promotion&#8217;s exciting Heavyweight Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>This week, the promotion released a promotional poster for this Bellator 208 card, and it&#8217;s really something.<\/p>\n<p>In this poster, Fedor Emelianenko is superimposed in front of the Russian flag. Not a whole lot to see there. &#8220;The American Gangster&#8221; Chael Sonnen, however, is decked out like Apollo Creed, squaring up valiantly in front of the American flag.<\/p>\n<p>See it below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The greatest and most decorated fighter in the history of martial arts will finally face Fedor. October 13th, live on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paramountnet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ParamountNet<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BellatorMMA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BellatorMMA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VvdUi8TZ6W\">pic.twitter.com\/VvdUi8TZ6W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChaelSonnen\/status\/1032353954804289536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 22, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Chael Sonnen advanced to this Bellator 208 semifinal bout with a January decision defeat of former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton &#8220;Rampage&#8221; Jackson.Fedor Emelianenko, meanwhile, advanced to the tournament&#8217;s second round with a first-round drubbing of former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir.<\/p>\n<p>This massive Bellator 208 card occurs on October 13. It will air on The Paramount Network.<\/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 8\/23\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the biggest fights on Bellator MMA&#8217;s calendar is the Bellator 208 main event, which will see heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko meet three-time UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen in the semifinal round of the promotion&#8217;s exciting Heavyweight Grand Prix. 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