BJ Penn

After retiring after a loss to Nick Diaz at UFC 137, BJ Penn retired from the UFC. He is one of only two men to hold a title in two different weight classes and was one of the most dominant lightweights of all time. While he failed to live up to “The Prodigy” he is still one of the most well known and successful UFC fighters and is now ready to return. Dana White said that if Penn returns it will most likely be at welterweight, but assuming he could return to lightweight let’s view some possible fights for him upon [...]

No group of top level athletes is better at using Twitter to network and socialize with their fans than mixed martial artists. Even before the UFC brilliantly decided it would start giving out “Twitter bonuses” the elite fighters were  taking to Twitter to let their true personalities shine. A growing trend in the MMA-Twitter world is for a fighter to call out another fighter. Most recently, former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion BJ Penn decided to reach out to top welterweight Jake Shields and display an interest in a fight. I don’t know what to say other than: Thank you [...]

Just over a week ago, Jon Fitch was forced to withdraw from his rematch with BJ Penn at UFC 132 due to an injury. Now it seems that both of the evening’s originally scheduled co-main event participants could be forced off of the card due to injury. According to a report from the Wrestling Observer, Penn has picked up an injury that could force him to pull himself off the July 2nd card. Other than reports that Penn will be undergoing a MRI too look at his injury, there are no other details. Stay tuned for updates on the situation.

The news broke earlier today that top ranked welterweight Jon Fitch has been forced out of his UFC 132 rematch against BJ Penn with a shoulder injury. Word is that Greg Jackson’s Carlos Condit will step up in competition and be Fitch’s replacement. Condit is currently riding a three-fight win streak defeating the likes of Jake Ellenberger, Rory MacDonald and most recently a highlight reel knockout over British slugger Dan Hardy. Penn would be the toughest test to date for the former WEC welterweight champion. Penn vs Condit would likely still serve as the events co-main event to a bantamweight [...]

In an interview conducted by Ariel Helwani of MMA Fighting, UFC president Dana White discusses his time in Australia, along with a variety of topics. Also included in the interview is Dana discussing the title implications for BJ Penn and Jon Fitch at UFC 127 and he finally chimes in with more than a “:)” regarding the loss of MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko. Check out the video:

Following BJ Penn’s impressive performance at UFC 123, “The Prodigy” will now be looking to get back into the octagon as soon as possible. At the post-fight presser Penn would not commit to which weight class his next fight would be at. He, instead, said he would leave the decision up to UFC president Dana White. “BJ Penn comes in and and looks like the absolute world beater, best pound-for-pound in the world, and the next fight he doesn’t – you just don’t know,” White said. “I can tell you this – he looks better at 170 than he does [...]

UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida is in the books and Fight Night bonuses have been rewarded. Fighters earning fight night bonuses at the event pocketed an extra $80,000. The guys who earned the bonuses were BJ Penn, Phil Davis, George Sotiropoulos, and Joe Lauzon. Sotiropoulos and Lauzon were given Fight of the Night. The two lightweights had brilliant ground exchanges during the first round. In the second round, Lauzon noticeably slowed down before Sotiropoulos latched on the fight ending submission came midway through round two.

The Palace at Auburn Hills in Detroit, Michigan will play host to tonight’s UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida pay-per view. Two preliminary bouts — Matt Brown vs. Brian Foster and Mark Munoz vs. Aaron Simpson — will air on Spike TV at 9 pm ET before the pay-per view. The main card kicks off at 10 pm ET. UFC 123 is headlined by a light-heavyweight bout beween “Rampage” Jackson and Lyoto Machida. The co-main event will see two of the most dominant champions in UFC history go to battle when BJ Penn moves up to welterweight and faces Matt Hughes. [...]

This weekend I will be hanging out at my buddy’s house watching UFC 123. This event will include the rubber match between long time stand out fighters Matt Hughes & Baby J (BJ) Penn. These two guys have ruled their weight classes throughout most of the past 10 years. And although both have shown the signs of wear and tear in the recent past, both are hoping to prove that they aren’t finished with the fight game. I’m interested in a comment made by former 9 time UFC Welterweight Champ Hughes at a recent pre-UFC 123 press conference. Matt joked, [...]

This weekend at UFC 123 Matt Hughes and Bj Penn will be fighting their long anticipated (at least by me) rubber match in the ultimate match up of hard work vs skill. And for maybe the first time ever, I won’t be hoping that Matt Hughes accidentally knocks himself out on the way to the cage. For the entirety of my MMA fanship, I have been a Matt Hughes hater, but now, in the twilight of his career, I am finally starting to see the appeal. I’m not entirely sure what it was about Matt Hughes that made me hate [...]