{"id":340695,"date":"2020-02-09T08:01:15","date_gmt":"2020-02-09T16:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=340695"},"modified":"2020-02-09T08:01:15","modified_gmt":"2020-02-09T16:01:15","slug":"james-krause-issues-statement-following-short-notice-loss-at-ufc-247","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/james-krause-issues-statement-following-short-notice-loss-at-ufc-247\/","title":{"rendered":"James Krause issues statement following short-notice loss at UFC 247"},"content":{"rendered":"

UFC welterweight James Krause has issued a statement following a short-notice split decision loss to Trevin Giles on the UFC 247 undercard.<\/p>\n

Krause filled in on less than 24 hours notice when Antonio Arroyo was removed from the card due to cramping<\/a>. Krause was at the event cornering his teammate Youssef Zalal and decided to step up and take the fight with Giles despite it being at middleweight, a weight class above where Krause normally competes at.<\/p>\n

Despite taking the fight on incredibly-short notice, Krause put on an excellent performance, nearly submitting Giles in the first round with a rear-naked choke before ultimately losing a closely-contested split decision in an incredible back-and-forth fight between two warriors. Following the event, UFC president Dana White awarded Krause and Giles a $50,000 bonus each for winning “Fight of the Night.”<\/p>\n

Krause later released a statement on his social media for his fans. Here’s what Krause wrote on his Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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A post shared by James Krause (@thejameskrause)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n