{"id":308526,"date":"2019-04-04T06:05:58","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T13:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=308526"},"modified":"2019-04-04T06:06:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-04T13:06:00","slug":"report-chael-sonnen-returns-to-the-bellator-cage-opposite-former-ufc-champ-lyoto-machida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/report-chael-sonnen-returns-to-the-bellator-cage-opposite-former-ufc-champ-lyoto-machida\/","title":{"rendered":"Report | Chael Sonnen returns to the Bellator cage opposite former UFC champ Lyoto Machida"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Chael Sonnen is set to return to the cage the summer, and his opponent will be former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida. 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