{"id":95961,"date":"2014-05-01T14:14:36","date_gmt":"2014-05-01T21:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=95961"},"modified":"2022-02-06T11:43:36","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T19:43:36","slug":"ufc-eyeing-mark-hunt-vs-roy-nelson-heavyweight-bout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/ufc-eyeing-mark-hunt-vs-roy-nelson-heavyweight-bout\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Eyeing Mark Hunt vs. Roy Nelson Heavyweight Bout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mark-hunt-calls-out-alistair-overeem-ufc-news\/hunt2-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-44293\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44293\" title=\"hunt2\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hunt2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hunt2.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hunt2-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/hunt2-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Though not official, UFC Tonight is reporting that promotion officials are looking at a potential heavyweight bout between Mark Hunt and Roy Nelson.<\/p>\n<p>The fight would likely be contested in Japan, where Mark Hunt has a loyal fan following from his K-1 and PRIDE FC days.<\/p>\n<p>The UFC Tonight panel broke down the news:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m told the UFC wants to do Roy Nelson vs. Mark Hunt. The fans would love this. We\u2019ll have to wait to see how Roy\u2019s hand heals after surgery. If all goes well, maybe they\u2019ll fight on the show September 20 in Japan.\u201d<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Though not official, UFC Tonight is reporting that promotion officials are looking at a potential heavyweight bout between Mark Hunt and Roy Nelson. The fight would likely be contested in Japan, where Mark Hunt has a loyal fan following from his K-1 and PRIDE FC days. 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