{"id":311962,"date":"2019-05-02T12:31:09","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T19:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=311962"},"modified":"2019-05-02T12:31:10","modified_gmt":"2019-05-02T19:31:10","slug":"ufc-ottawa-al-iaquinta-now-has-good-working-relationship-with-the-ufc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-ottawa-al-iaquinta-now-has-good-working-relationship-with-the-ufc\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Ottawa | Al Iaquinta now has &#8216;good working relationship&#8217; with the UFC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Al Iaquinta has not always seen eye-to-eye with the UFC brass. 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