B.J. Penn to make UFC return in June
STAR-ADVERTISER / AUG. 2012
UFC Hall of Fame fighter B.J. Penn will return to the cage at UFC 199 in a fight against Dennis Siver in Los Angeles on June 4.
UFC Hall of Fame fighter B.J. Penn will return to the cage at UFC 199 in a fight against Dennis Siver in Los Angeles on June 4 the organization confirmed today.
Penn, 37, was hopeful to make his return sooner but was accused on social media by an ex-employee of his website of sexual assault in February.
No charges were filed and Penn denied the claims but the UFC postponed his return to conduct its own investigation.
In a statement released today, the UFC said, “following a review of the matter by Campbell & Williams, a Las Vegas-based law firm hired by UFC to evaluate the situation, UFC has been informed that no criminal or civil charges have been filed against Penn to date, nor has any action been taken by local law enforcement. It should be noted that UFC reserves the right to reevaluate the matter should new information be made available.”
Penn (16-10-2, 12-9-2 UFC) last fought in July 2014 against Frankie Edgar and was stopped in the third round. He announced his retirement after the fight.
The Hilo native is one of two UFC fighters to hold world titles in multiple weight classes but is just 1-5-1 over his last seven fights.
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UFC 199 will be held at The Forum and broadcast on pay-per-view. The main event is a middleweight title fight between champion Luke Rockhold and Chris Weidman and bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz will defend his belt against Urijah Faber.
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bj should retire….
He did retire – he needs to stay retired. Maybe another good whoopin’ will do the trick.
might be different this time. greg jackson is training him now and this cholo thinks that will be the difference. marinovich was key before too when he beat florian and sanchez. bj needs to surround himself with proven winners and keep the chumps away.
he still young he just needs to change up a little.
Yeah, change it up – like instead of hitting the opponent’s right fist with his face, hit the left.
Oh no.
Beat me to it.
The guy has issues which will come back to bite him no matter how he does in the ring. Kind of like what plagues Billy Kenoi. Wonder if it is the water in Hilo?
What say you??
Why? Maybe wont even train properly.
“You ready for another beating? You shoulda never came back!” Clubber Lang to Rocky in Rocky III.
“Prediction? PAIN…”
No I don’t hate Balboa. But I pity the fool. And I will DESTROY any man who tries to take what I got.
& Clubber got whooped after making that comment. All the best BJ!
*those comments
Get to work Ikaika! Taxpayers are struggling to get by in Hawaii, and our politicians spend the day surfing online. I take my vote back.
I’m gonna torture him. I’m gonna crucify him. Real bad.
kill the rail
“Because you can’t win, Rock! This guy will kill ya inside of three rounds!”
–Mickey
I believe Mick’s exact words were “Kill ya to death…” Still funny though.
What’d you say paper champion? Imma beat you like a dog! A dog, you hear?!
He should stay retired before he gets even more brain damaged.
UFC must be desperate. They are squeezing whatever money he has left in him because he’s not a main attraction. Maybe in Hilo, but not anywhere else.
bj seems like the desperate one..no one wants to see him fight
I pity da fool.
Wonder what’s Vegas odds on BJ fight, make some money that night against BJ!
Considering the beating he got the last time, this is ill-advised to say the least, particularly at his age. But money don’t grow on trees and BJ gotta eat. The UFC apparently thinks there’s an audience that wants to see him get his *ss handed to him.
This guy is a wrecking machine! And he’s hungry. Hell, you ain’t been hungry ever since you won that belt!
This is going to be hilarious. The last dozen fights he had his head on a swivel. Except for his win over an aging Matt Hughes, old BJ hasn’t done anything since 2009.
Sounds like plenny guys when lose money the last couple of BJ fights. Bet again. Garans he going win THIS time……..LOL
IkaikaAnderson: No pilikia braddah. Even politicians human. Post away.
Not when he should be taking care of business, at 2:52pm. Get some work done Ikaika, we voted you into this sweet position. Show us something. And Lavaboy, are you happy with the way Billy represented you?