The UFC announced Thursday that it will reschedule its event in Manila, Philippines, scheduled for Oct. 15 due to Hilo’s B.J. Penn pulling out of the main event with an injury.
“I suffered a rib injury in training and I apologize to the fans in Manila who were expecting to watch me compete,” Penn said in a press release. “I hope to be back in the Octagon soon.”
Fighters scheduled to compete on the card will be rebooked in upcoming events and compensated due to the card being rescheduled.
Fans who have purchased tickets to the event should seek refunds at the point of purchase.
This was the fourth comeback attempt this year for Penn, who hasn’t fought since losing to Frankie Edgar in July 2014.
A former world champion at welterweight and lightweight, Penn was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame last year.
Kobashigawa earns six weightlifting golds
Brey Kobashigawa won six golds to lead Team Hawaii at USA Weightlifting’s National University Championships in New Orleans.
Kobashigawa swept his 56-kilogram weight class in both the University and Under 25 divisions, his 102kg snatch setting an American record in the University division.
In the University division, Alan Fang won gold in the clean and jerk and a bronze in total in the 62kg weight class. Sunny Ching earned silvers in the U25 62kg class, finishing second in the snatch, clean and jerk, and total.
Team Hawaii was comprised of students from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Chaminade softball earns academic honors
The Chaminade softball team was among 78 NCAA Division II squads to earn 2015-16 Easton/National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Academic honors, the NFCA announced Thursday.
The Silverswords posted a team grade-point average of 3.114.
Amber Manuel, Kaitlin Kim, Kylie Nishino and Marisella Rodriguez were named Easton/NFCA D-II Scholar-Athletes after earning a 3.5 GPA or higher during the 2015-16 academic calendar.
Chaminade men’s soccer team beats Hilo
Jaewon Huh scored at 3:10 and the Chaminade men’s soccer team benefited from an own goal at 26:57 in a 2-0 victory over Hawaii Hilo on Thursday at Kamehameha-Hawaii field.
The Silverswords improved to 3-4, 3-2 PacWest, while the Vulcans dropped to 1-7-1, 0-4-1.
Tatemichi’s goal lifts Silversword women
Caitlin Tatemichi scored at 22:07 off an assist from Kelli Fryxell as the Chaminade women’s soccer team beat Hawaii Hilo 1-0 on Thursday at Kamehameha-Hawaii field.
The Silverswords improved to 2-3-0, 2-6-0 PacWest, while the Vulcans dropped to 0-2-3, 2-3-3.
