{"id":49218,"date":"2013-01-08T13:28:35","date_gmt":"2013-01-08T21:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=49218"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:22:08","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:22:08","slug":"sean-pierson-vs-rick-story-set-for-ufc-158-in-montreal-ufc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/sean-pierson-vs-rick-story-set-for-ufc-158-in-montreal-ufc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Pierson vs. Rick Story set for UFC 158 in Montreal | UFC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/UFC-logo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49038\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/UFC-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/UFC-logo.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/UFC-logo-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/UFC-logo-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>UFC 158 now has a total of\u00a06 slated welterweight bouts on the card, as it was announced today that Sean Pierson (13-6 MMA, 3-2 UFC) will now meet Rick Story (14-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC) March 16th\u00a0in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.<\/p>\n<p>UFC 158 will mark the fourth time that Pierson has fought in front of his home country while under the UFC banner. Sean\u00a0has strung together decision victories over Jake Hecht and Lance Benoist in his past 2 octagon appearances, this after dropping back-to-back\u00a0fights to Jake Ellenberger and Dong Hyun Kim respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Story, who started his octagon career by going 6-0, finds himself in desperate need of a win. The &#8220;Horror&#8221; Story has dropped 3 of his past 4 fights, including his most recent fight against Demian Maia in October, which resulted in a submission loss. Prior to those 4 contests, Story seemed to be on the fast track to a title shot as he\u00a0had earned victories over Johny Hendricks and Thiago Alves.<\/p>\n<p>UFC 158 takes place March 16th\u00a0live\u00a0from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 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