{"id":65397,"date":"2013-07-31T12:17:57","date_gmt":"2013-07-31T19:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=65397"},"modified":"2022-02-06T12:55:38","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:55:38","slug":"alan-belcher-wants-his-next-fight-to-be-in-december-at-205lbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/alan-belcher-wants-his-next-fight-to-be-in-december-at-205lbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Alan Belcher wants his next fight to be in December at 205lbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/alan-belcher.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/alan-belcher.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/alan-belcher.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/alan-belcher-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/alan-belcher-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAlan Belcher&#8217;s days as a middleweight may be over, as &#8220;The Talent&#8221; is reportedly eyeing a move back to the light heavyweight division for his next fight, which he hopes will go down this December. <\/p>\n<p>After suffering a disappointing loss to Michael Bisping at UFC 159 in April, Alan Belcher (18-8 MMA, 9-6 UFC) is looking for a fresh start in the UFC&#8217;s 205-pound weight class. <\/p>\n<p>Belcher has not competed at light heavyweight since 2007, but after dropping consecutive fights for the first time in his UFC career, &#8220;The Talent&#8221; has decided to make the jump to 205.<\/p>\n<p>No potential opponents for Belcher&#8217;s next trip to the Octagon have been mentioned at this time, who would you like to see &#8220;The Talent&#8221; face at light heavyweight? 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