Hilo’s B.J. Penn, who was scheduled to fight Ricardo Lamas in the main event of a card scheduled for Oct. 15, has been forced to withdraw from the bout due to an injury, according to MMAjunkie.com.
Penn hasn’t fought in 27 months and was inducted into the UFC hall of fame in July 2015. He was suspended by USADA in June for six months (retroactive to March) for violating an IV ban.
Also, Waianae’s Russell Doane has taken a fight on five days’ notice and will compete in the opening bout of UFC 204 on Saturday against Mirsad Bektic on pay-per-view.
Doane (14-6, 2-3 UFC) is on a three-fight losing streak. He steps in to replace Jeremy Kennedy, who had to withdraw from the fight after replacing Bektic’s original opponent, Arnold Allen, who also suffered an injury.
Bektic is 10-0 overall and 3-0 in the UFC. The fight will take place at 145 pounds.
UH’s Campos earns Big West award
University of Hawaii cross country sophomore Camille Campos, who set a career time in last week’s event, was named Big West Women’s Co-Athlete of the Week along with Cal Poly’s Peyton Bilo.
Campos finished second with a time of 20:44.4 — the fastest time for a UH runner since Cheryl Smith in 2000 — in the 6k race at the Capital Cross Challenge at the Haggin Oaks Golf Complex in Sacramento, Calif. Campos was the top Big West finisher, placing second to Arizona State’s Chelsey Albertson.
BYU-Hawaii, Hawaii Pacific settle for tie
The BYU-Hawaii and Hawaii Pacific men’s soccer teams battled to a 4-4 draw at Waipio Peninsula Soccer Park on Tuesday.
BYUH’s Jacob McRae was the only player to score multiple goals with two. Kyle Jarvis and Joshua Craddock also scored for the Seasiders (4-2-2, 3-1-1 PacWest).
Josch Cuerten, Sven Koenig, Christian Porras and Christopher Galang scored for the Sharks (2-2-4, 2-0-2). Koenig upped his season goal total to 12.
>> In the women’s matchup that followed, BYU-Hawaii won 3-0. Sargent Whitley scored two goals while Mackenzie Moore scored the other for the Seasiders (4-4-1, 3-2-0). The Sharks dropped to 2-6-1, 2-2-0.
