{"id":87904,"date":"2014-02-27T11:37:26","date_gmt":"2014-02-27T19:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=87904"},"modified":"2022-02-06T12:00:44","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:00:44","slug":"matt-serra-weidman-will-break-belfort-before-the-final-bell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/matt-serra-weidman-will-break-belfort-before-the-final-bell\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Serra: &#8216;Weidman Will Break Belfort Before The Final Bell&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/matt-serra-weidman-will-break-belfort-before-the-final-bell\/screen-shot-2014-02-27-at-11-33-58-am\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-87905\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-27-at-11.33.58-AM.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Screen Shot 2014-02-27 at 11.33.58 AM\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-87905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-27-at-11.33.58-AM.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-27-at-11.33.58-AM-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Screen-Shot-2014-02-27-at-11.33.58-AM-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe second Chris walked through my doors, I\u2019ve never seen a wrestler transition to jiu-jitsu so smoothly. Longo got him in some sparring and he was just a natural and a freak and a good one. Me and Ray talked about it often and early on with his training. We knew this kid had the potential and very early on we predicted he\u2019d be the champion, no matter who had the belt.\u201d<br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u201cThe middleweight division is murders\u2019 row. There are a lot of challenges. Vitor is very dangerous in the beginning of the fight. I believe Chris will break him. In a five-round fight, Chris has the advantage and I don\u2019t think this fight will go the distance.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>During his stint on last night&#8217;s edition of &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/serra-says-if-he-had-hughes-job-gsp-would-still-be-fighting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UFC Tonight&#8217; on FOX Sports 1<\/a>, Matt Serra, discussed his star pupils career and rise to the top. <\/p>\n<p>If you missed the interview you can check it out in full <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/serra-says-if-he-had-hughes-job-gsp-would-still-be-fighting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RIGHT HERE<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe second Chris walked through my doors, I\u2019ve never seen a wrestler transition to jiu-jitsu so smoothly. Longo got him in some sparring and he was just a natural and a freak and a good one. Me and Ray talked about it often and early on with his training. 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