{"id":43393,"date":"2012-10-23T11:44:24","date_gmt":"2012-10-23T18:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=43393"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:29:46","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:29:46","slug":"rebney-rebuts-tate-rant-explains-decision-for-gurgel-placement-mma-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/rebney-rebuts-tate-rant-explains-decision-for-gurgel-placement-mma-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebney Rebuts Tate Rant, Explains Decision For Gurgel Placement | MMA NEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/bjorn.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/bjorn.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"bjorn\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/bjorn.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/bjorn-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/bjorn-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nYesterday afternoon we released a statement from Miesha Tate firing off at the Bellator promotion for putting their female champ on the undercard of this Friday&#8217;s event.<\/p>\n<p>The Bellator boss, Bjorn Rebney, responded through MMA Fighting shortly after and here it is:<\/p>\n<p><em>    &#8220;Zoila&#8217;s been plagued by injury after injury over the last 19 months, having not fought since March, 2011. 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