{"id":98827,"date":"2014-05-26T05:15:04","date_gmt":"2014-05-26T12:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=98827"},"modified":"2022-02-06T11:37:09","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T19:37:09","slug":"bisping-vs-le-lombard-vs-kim-official-for-august-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/bisping-vs-le-lombard-vs-kim-official-for-august-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Bisping vs. Le, Lombard vs. Kim Official For August In China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/cormier-believes-jon-jones-is-a-tougher-fight-than-jds-mma-news\/ufc-148-lee-v-cote\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-43970\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43970\" title=\"UFC 148: Lee v Cote\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/cung-le-kick.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/cung-le-kick.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/cung-le-kick-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/cung-le-kick-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The UFC is returning to China and they have two intriguing bout sets.<\/p>\n<p>UFC President Dana White used Saturday&#8217;s UFC 173 post-fight press conference to announce that the promotion has booked Michael Bisping vs. Cung Le and Hector Lombard vs. Dong Hyun Kim.<\/p>\n<p>The two bouts are set to take place on a &#8220;Fight Night&#8221; card in Macau, China. Bisping-Le will be the evening&#8217;s main event, while Lombard-Kim will sit in the co-main event slot. The UFC Fight Pass card will take place on August 23 from The Venetian Macao&#8217;s CotaiArena.<\/p>\n<p>Le hasn&#8217;t seen action in nearly two-years. The former Strikeforce champ was seen last as a coach on TUF China. Fighting-wise, he last saw action with a brutal K.O. victory over Rich Franklin. Bisping, one of the original TUF Champions, had a disappointing return to action when he fought Tim Kennedy and got out-wrestled in route to a decision loss.<\/p>\n<p>In welterweight action, both Kim and Lombard will look to continue their climb in the welterweight rankings. Both are top-10, 170 pound fighters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UFC is returning to China and they have two intriguing bout sets. 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