{"id":316376,"date":"2019-06-15T19:41:17","date_gmt":"2019-06-16T02:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=316376"},"modified":"2019-06-15T19:43:05","modified_gmt":"2019-06-16T02:43:05","slug":"wellington-turman-signs-with-the-ufc-replaces-john-phillips-against-karl-roberson-at-ufc-sacramento","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/wellington-turman-signs-with-the-ufc-replaces-john-phillips-against-karl-roberson-at-ufc-sacramento\/","title":{"rendered":"Wellington Turman signs with the UFC, replaces John Phillips against Karl Roberson at UFC Sacramento"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is a new welterweight on the UFC roster. The promotion has signed Brazilian prospect Wellington Turman to fill a spot at UFC Sacramento. The 22-years-old fighter stepped in to replace John Phillips against Karl Roberson on the events preliminary card. 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In his last appearance, he submitted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufc.com\">UFC<\/a> and Contender Series vet Marcio &#8220;Lyoto&#8221; Alexandre Jr. with a first round rear-naked choke.<\/p>\n<p>After a failed experiment at the light heavyweight division on a short notice loss to Glover Teixeira, Roberson is returning to the middleweight division to regain his mommentum. &#8220;Baby K&#8221; has won 2 of 3 inside the division, and he&#8217;s looking to add another win to his resume that currently displays 7 wins and 2 losses.<\/p>\n<p>UFC Sacramento will be taking place at July 13 at the Golden1 Center, Sacramento, California.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a new welterweight on the UFC roster. The promotion has signed Brazilian prospect Wellington Turman to fill a spot at UFC Sacramento. The 22-years-old fighter stepped in to replace John Phillips against Karl Roberson on the events preliminary card. 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