{"id":49055,"date":"2013-01-05T11:12:06","date_gmt":"2013-01-05T19:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=49055"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:22:18","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:22:18","slug":"2mcdonald-relates-his-fighting-career-to-his-religious-beliefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/2mcdonald-relates-his-fighting-career-to-his-religious-beliefs\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael McDonald Relates His Fighting Career To His Religious Beliefs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script src=\"http:\/\/player.ooyala.com\/iframe.js#pbid=df56043a8061451d89897bbd6ee37d9a&#038;ec=pwdzEyODqcvj2aaHEIWAUXUHvnifAxpU\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The English fans are getting a title fight next month when the UFC returns to British soil for UFC on FUEL TV 7.<\/p>\n<p>Interim bantamweight champion, Renan Barao will make his first title defense against the fast rising Michael McDonald.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The English fans are getting a title fight next month when the UFC returns to British soil for UFC on FUEL TV 7. 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