{"id":46142,"date":"2012-11-29T14:08:01","date_gmt":"2012-11-29T22:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=46142"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:25:08","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:25:08","slug":"roger-gracie-vs-anthony-smith-added-to-jan-12-strikeforce-champions-event-mma-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/roger-gracie-vs-anthony-smith-added-to-jan-12-strikeforce-champions-event-mma-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Roger Gracie vs. Anthony Smith added to Jan. 12 &#8220;Strikeforce: Champions&#8221; event | MMA News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Roger-Gracie-quote2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14179\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Roger-Gracie-quote2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Strikeforce: Champions&#8221;\u00a0is set to take\u00a0place at the\u00a0Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City on January 12, 2013, and the card is quickly beginning to fill up.<\/p>\n<p>Along with many other bouts, it was announced today that a middleweight bout featuring Roger Gracie (5-1 MMA, 3-1 SF) and Anthony Smith (17-8 MMA, 2-1 SF) has been added to the event.<\/p>\n<p>Gracie,\u00a0who is a\u00a0Brazilian jiujitsu black belt and world champion grappler, will fight for the first time since July, where he scored a decision victory over UFC veteran Keith Jardine. 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