{"id":309174,"date":"2019-04-09T09:15:11","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T16:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=309174"},"modified":"2019-04-09T09:15:12","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T16:15:12","slug":"daniel-cormier-brock-lesnar-is-very-very-deserving-of-ufc-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/daniel-cormier-brock-lesnar-is-very-very-deserving-of-ufc-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Cormier: Brock Lesnar is &#8216;very, very deserving&#8217; of UFC fight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When Brock Lesnar <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/video-brock-lesnar-loses-wwe-title-opens-door-to-ufc-showdown-with-daniel-cormier\/\">relinquished his WWE title<\/a> at WrestleMania 35 on Sunday night, one of the final hurdles between him and a title fight with UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier disappeared. 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