{"id":99759,"date":"2014-06-03T14:37:53","date_gmt":"2014-06-03T21:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=99759"},"modified":"2022-02-06T10:06:24","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T18:06:24","slug":"chael-sonnen-was-supposed-to-fight-anthony-johnson-at-ufc-175","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/chael-sonnen-was-supposed-to-fight-anthony-johnson-at-ufc-175\/","title":{"rendered":"Chael Sonnen Was Supposed To Fight Anthony Johnson At UFC 175"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/chael-sonnen-wants-anderson-silva-as-assistant-coach-for-upcoming-tuf-brazil-season\/sonnen-medium-rarepng\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-71930\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/sonnen-medium-rarePNG.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"sonnen medium rarePNG\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-71930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/sonnen-medium-rarePNG.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/sonnen-medium-rarePNG-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/sonnen-medium-rarePNG-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chael Sonnen spoke to media members prior to the TUF Brazil Finale this past Saturday and told everyone that he expected to fight Anthony Rumble Johnson when Wanderlei Silva was removed from the UFC 175 card.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been on hold to fight Anthony Johnson. 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