Videos have emerged showing the former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion BJ Penn involved in a pair of street fights. Without a win in nine years, Penn’s status as a legend of a sport – though in many ways untouchable – has certainly been damaged to a certain extent through the performances he has turned in in the latter half …
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Brazilian jiu-jitsu wizard Ryan Hall managed to hand the legendary BJ Penn the first submission loss of his career with a phenomenal imanari roll. The imanari roll was a technique frequently used by the Ultimate Fighter winner during his time on the reality TV show and tonight, he used it perfectly to set himself up for the fight-ending heel-hook submission. Penn, in …
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Ahead of BJ Penn’s return to the octagon for UFC 232, his long-time coach Jason Parillo revealed why he won’t be cornering the legend this time around. Parillo is one of the most talented coaches in mixed martial arts today, having overseen the title-winning runs of several high-level athletes including former-middleweight champion Michael Bisping, current champ Cris Cyborg and, of …
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It remains completely up in the air to a certain exent but it does appear as though Nick Diaz is set to return to the octagon for the first time in over four years. Here’s why you should care. Brett Okamoto of ESPN provided the MMA world with the pretty surprising revelation in November when he confirmed the UFC were close to setting …
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BJ Penn speaks about what he is up to, his future in fighting.
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On a weekend when declining heavyweight great Fedor Emelianenko was knocked out in sickening fashion by Matt Mitrione in Bellator MMA, another legend of the noughties, BJ Penn, suffered his fifth consecutive defeat at UFC Fight Night 112 in Oklahoma City. Penn really struggled to get off in the first of his three rounds with Dennis Siver, who was returning …
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Top UFC featherweight prospect Yair ‘El Pantera’ Rodriguez spoke recently to the media ahead of his eagerly awaited UFC 211 potential title-eliminator against the legendary Frankie Edgar. Yair Rodriguez is a young man who not only stands as one of the UFC’s most talked-about prospects, but he also could well possess the most entertaining and unpredictable style on the roster …
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We are just over the half way point of a lengthy three-week layoff between UFC events. However, this week the company’s matchmakers have been very active finalising some intriguing fights. The UFC recently announced it will return to Auckland, New Zealand on June 11. With Kiwi fighter Robert Whittaker already booked for a pivotal contest against “Jacare” Souza, fan favourite …
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In this edition of Pundit Arena’s Fighter of the Week, we take a closer look at the man who many consider to be among the greatest to ever compete in mixed martial arts, the Canadian superstar, Georges St-Pierre. What exactly is it that makes the former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre as remarkably good as he is? For years, we watched in awe as …
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The Golden Globes would be one of the more surprising settings for opinions on the world of combat sports. However, as I digested the fallout from Meryl Streep’s comments on mixed martial arts not being ‘the arts’, I couldn’t help but raise a wry smile. Dissenting voices have been part and parcel of the growth of MMA and as I …
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It’s only been a mere nine weeks since Conor McGregor’s history making exploits at UFC 205 but in that time, there has been a changing of the guards within MMA’s top promotion. The Irishman has ruled the UFC with impunity for much of the last two years, decimating the featherweight division before clearing a path to lightweight glory in November. …
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UFC Fight Night 103 bore witness to the latest, and possibly final, comeback of UFC Hall of Fame alum BJ Penn. Following his brutal demise at the hands of rising star Yair Rodriguez, permanent retirement may now beckon. It was supposed to be the triumphant return of the ‘The Prodigy’. Fans had waited a year for this. Since announcing his …
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The incredibly long awaited return of UFC Hall of Fame legend BJ Penn will finally take place this Sunday at UFC Fight Night 103 against the potential future star Yair Rodriguez. In what will be his latest return from retirement, 38-year-old Penn has stated that this time he returns with the singular goal of adding the featherweight title to long …
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Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz gave MMA fans one of the greatest fights of the year at UFC 202 this past August, where once again they put on one hell of a show, this time in a five-round epic. Following the bout, which set their record at 1-1, both appeared to be eager to go again, with McGregor stipulating that …
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Chan Sung Jung, best known as ‘The Korean Zombie’, has announced his intention to return to the UFC after just over three years away from MMA. His first move was to call out the man he wants to face in his return bout – UFC legend and former two division world champion B.J. Penn. Speaking in a video posted on …
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The comeback of former two-division UFC champion BJ Penn has hit yet another snag. Penn announced in January of this year that he planned to make a return to the octagon and revealed that he had his sights set on championship glory in yet another weight class. “I want to get that 145-pound belt,” Penn, who previously held titles at …
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Chad Mendes has had an awful time of it in recent years. After his TKO loss to Conor McGregor, he was flat-lined by Frankie Edgar and when he tested positive for a banned substance last month, he didn’t look for sympathy either. Like the two knockouts, Chad took it on the chin. I didn't do my homework and that was a big mistake. …
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UFC 199 was supposed to mark the return to action of MMA legend and former two-division UFC champion BJ Penn, but in late May it was announced that the Hawaiian had been removed from the card after he was flagged by USADA for a potential anti-doping violation. As it transpired, Penn had effectively turned himself into the agency, admitting to …
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