{"id":310939,"date":"2019-04-25T15:48:30","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T22:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=310939"},"modified":"2019-04-25T16:18:46","modified_gmt":"2019-04-25T23:18:46","slug":"exclusive-adam-piccolotti-ready-to-solidify-himself-in-the-division-with-win-over-benson-henderson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/exclusive-adam-piccolotti-ready-to-solidify-himself-in-the-division-with-win-over-benson-henderson\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE | Adam Piccolotti ready to solidify himself in the division with win over Benson Henderson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adam Piccolotti is ready to solidify himself with win over Benson Henderson at Bellator 220\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/We3hQGEXOGI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bellator 220 is set to take place this Saturday night live from the SAP Center in San Jose, California. 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