{"id":347706,"date":"2020-04-21T06:40:27","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T13:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=347706"},"modified":"2020-04-21T06:40:27","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T13:40:27","slug":"mark-hunt-still-has-way-more-to-offer-eyes-fights-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/mark-hunt-still-has-way-more-to-offer-eyes-fights-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Hunt still has &#8220;way more to offer,&#8221; eyes fights in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>46-year-old heavyweight legend Mark Hunt has parted ways with the UFC\u2014and not on friendly terms.\u00a0While that chapter of his career is over, however, Hunt is excited to continue fighting elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll make some money along the way and not have to worry about fighting against the company or the people you work for, just fighting in general,&#8221; Hunt told <a href=\"https:\/\/asianmma.com\/pride-k-1-and-dream-veteran-mark-hunt-wants-to-fight-in-japan-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Asian MMA<\/a>, referencing his falling out with the UFC, which ended with an ugly legal battle. &#8220;What I used to love doing. I\u2019m still banging to be honest, I still feel I\u2019m one of the best fighters out there, even at 46 years of age. I feel I have way more to offer, but I\u2019m glad that I don\u2019t have to give it all to the UFC. I can give it somewhere else.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only good thing about the modern day gladiator these days, which is how I think of myself, is that most of us get to go home,&#8221; Hunt added, expressing his disdain for the way the UFC treats fighters. &#8220;In the olden days they\u2019d die. They\u2019re making it back as it was. 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