{"id":97641,"date":"2014-05-16T11:25:43","date_gmt":"2014-05-16T18:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=97641"},"modified":"2022-02-06T11:40:08","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T19:40:08","slug":"bellator-boss-says-ppv-providers-are-backing-them-against-the-ufc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/bellator-boss-says-ppv-providers-are-backing-them-against-the-ufc\/","title":{"rendered":"Bellator Boss Says PPV Providers Are Backing Them Against The UFC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script height=\"315px\" width=\"560px\" src=\"http:\/\/player.ooyala.com\/iframe.js#pbid=e7e908eebffd4efeb96a3096aa9b4bd0&#038;ec=V5eTR4bTrAuHHbnZ3Xijy5IvuGcd8SQ7\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Oh yeah, look, the ROI on this, so far has been spectacular. It goes deeper than that, it goes to what is happening with the affiliates. 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