{"id":56454,"date":"2013-04-10T11:23:36","date_gmt":"2013-04-10T18:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=56454"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:11:11","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:11:11","slug":"after-mitriones-controversial-statement-ufc-boss-wants-fighters-to-halt-interviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/after-mitriones-controversial-statement-ufc-boss-wants-fighters-to-halt-interviews\/","title":{"rendered":"After Mitrione&#8217;s Controversial Statement UFC Boss Wants Fighters To Halt Interviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/dana-white2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49192\" title=\"dana white2\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/dana-white2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/dana-white2.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/dana-white2-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/dana-white2-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;It\u2019s one of those things that\u2019s just a pain in the ass. First of all, he didn\u2019t even need to be doing an interview. And I\u2019m gonna talk to these guys. The only time these guys really need to be doing interviews is leading up to fights.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s one of those things it&#8217;s just a pain in the ass. He didn&#8217;t even need to be doing an interview. The only time these guys need to be doing interviews is leading up to fights. It ended up being a nightmare for him. What was the point of that interview? What&#8217;s the point of it. It&#8217;s causing all these problems for no reason whatsoever. What was the point of doing that interview. What was the upside to that interview? There was none. 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