{"id":307664,"date":"2019-03-29T04:16:10","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T11:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=307664"},"modified":"2019-03-29T04:16:12","modified_gmt":"2019-03-29T11:16:12","slug":"jose-aldo-still-isnt-sure-hell-be-able-to-fight-at-ufc-237","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jose-aldo-still-isnt-sure-hell-be-able-to-fight-at-ufc-237\/","title":{"rendered":"Jose Aldo still isn&#8217;t sure he&#8217;ll be able to fight at UFC 237"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Former UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo is currently scheduled for a UFC 227 showdown with streaking contender Alexander Volkanovski. 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