B.J. Penn Releases Statement- Might not be retired

Shouldn't you be campaigning for most of your favorite fighters to be banned from the sport then?

Ali wrote:

GDPofDRC wrote:

people don't want to c b j penn fight? People don't want to see fedor fight?

what the fuck is wrong with this place?

I've seen too many faded stars continue past their sell by dates to end up being crushed by fighters with half their talent, it would be nice to see BJ walk away with his health intact. I'd hate to see BJ end up like Cro Cop.

You guys act like BJ Penn is old and getting his ass handed to him. The mother fucker knocked out Hughes in 20 seconds, then goes on to win 2 out of 3 rounds vs Jon Fitch before losing 2 rounds to 1 vs Nick Diaz. I realize the image burned into everyones brain is BJ in the cage with his eye swollen shut. But damn this is just another classic example of overreaction from fans. He has won 3 rounds and lost 3 rounds in his last 2 fights against top 5, arguably top 3 WW in the World. Crazy talk.

Never mind the red. +1

GDPofDRC wrote:

Shouldn't you be campaigning for most of your favorite fighters to be banned from the sport then?

Nope.

"I heard some s--- that he said he was going to retire and all this stuff," White said following Saturday's UFC 145 post-event presser in Atlanta. "I talked to him, and he's like, 'I want to fight again.'"

"We're talking."

-DW

Farmer1906 wrote:

"I heard some s--- that he said he was going to retire and all this stuff," White said following Saturday's UFC 145 post-event presser in Atlanta. "I talked to him, and he's like, 'I want to fight again.'"

"We're talking."

-DW

Anthony Petis is free.

i got Penn vs Pettis Im taking Penn

Pettis would beat penn no problem with his artisanal of strikes. Pen would have to eat him with his wrestling but he'd likely just gas out, especially if it's 5 rounds.

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He’ll be back. It’s tough, when there are 16,000 people in the arena chanting your name, it’s tough to walk away from that. B.J. Penn is a fighter. You hear some of these guys, and Tito was one of these guys, he said he wanted to be famous. B.J. Penn is a fighter.

-Dana

Is he saying tito wasn't a fighter?

How many UFC's did Penn fight for free at?

Wolfgangsta wrote:

Is he saying tito wasn't a fighter?

How many UFC's did Penn fight for free at?

I think you know exactly what he is saying. Tito loves being famous, BJ Penn loves to fight. He gives Tito his props, this is not an insult. It's also nothing we all don't already know.

Penn likes his money and fame too - see K-1 signing while champion.

Wolfgangsta wrote:

Penn likes his money and fame too - see K-1 signing while champion.

Don't be retarded. He obviously didn't go after the fame in the same way Tito did. Tito popped up in movies, at awards shows, he created a controversial personality to get more attention. Tito was all about attention. Honestly I don't need to explain anything. Like I said, nothing new here. Known information.

Tito was just as much of "a fighter" as anyone else in the UFC, that is all my point is. Because he also parlayed that into more mainstream notoriety than Penn means what? OU you're a sucker for these idiot narratives yo. Real talk.

Wolfgangsta wrote:

Tito was just as much of "a fighter" as anyone else in the UFC, that is all my point is. Because he also parlayed that into more mainstream notoriety than Penn means what? OU you're a sucker for these idiot narratives yo. Real talk.

You're just a moron. Real talk. But keep going. I'm bored.

Look, they both like fame, money and fighting. BJ likes fighting more I think, because he never needed the money, but I think this is a stupid argument at this point.

Wolfgangsta wrote:

Is he saying tito wasn't a fighter?

How many UFC's did Penn fight for free at?

Kinda but I don't think that was the intent of the statement. While Tito and some guys might wanna be famous, being a fighter ultimately is the path to that fame.

Tito was a fighter first and foremost. I didn't realize the hype videos for the Chuck fights were taken as literal by so many retards. Then again, we are dealing with cage fighting fans here.

So does that make you retarded or not an MMA fan?

GDP calm down sister I wasn't insulting ALL cage fighting fans, just the vast majority.

Wolfgangsta wrote:

Penn likes his money and fame too - see K-1 signing while champion.

he wouldnt be human if he didn't like those 2 things

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"I mean, right after my last fight I had no interest in fighting, but I am kind of warming up to the idea. Everywhere I go people are telling me to get back into the ring and I think it is working a little. No timetable, it isn't going to be anytime in the next few months, that's for sure. The thing about the UFC is that the landscape is constantly changing. I guess whatever makes sense. I don't want any freebie fights. I would like to put together a fight that makes sense for everyone; for the fighters, the fans and the organization -- a big fight."

Rory MacDonald Wants to Fight BJ Penn



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Jun 4, 2012 - Rory MacDonald
is usually the quiet type, but with the UFC welterweight division
currently a jumbled mess with little clarity, the rising prospect isn't
waiting around to see what might be next for him. Instead, when it comes
to his next opponent, he has a request, and a very specific one.

"Right now I feel there’s a guy that I want to fight before he leaves the sport and that’s B.J. Penn," he said on Monday's edition of The MMA Hour.
"That’s a guy I really want to fight. I respect him a lot. He’s a
legend and I think it’d be a really good matchup for me to have that
fight in Toronto."

MacDonald made sure to note this was a respectful request and not a "call out" of a future Hall of Famer.

Penn has been on the shelf since losing to Nick Diaz last October at UFC 137.
Afterward, he said he would retire rather than fight again, but in
recent weeks, he's backtracked on that, most recently saying on a May 29
episode of UFC Tonight that he was "warming up to the idea" of a
comeback.

The only caveat Penn gave was that a return wouldn't come in the "next couple of months."

The
Toronto event is scheduled for September 22, so would offer him over
three-and-a-half months to prepare. MacDonald said he had no idea about
Penn's mind set about returning around that time, but that it's a fight
he's wanted for a long time so decided to make his feelings known about
it.

"I think it’d be a great opportunity," he said. "I’d love the
opportunity to fight a guy I’ve looked up to for a long time and
watched since I’ve been a young kid, so we’ll see if he accepts."

MacDonald said that he has already brought up the possibility to UFC brass, but only in passing.

"I’m throwing the idea out there," he said. "If he’d like to do it, I’m more than ready to accept."

MacDonald (13-1) said the other pairing on his must list is a rematch with current interim champion Carlos Condit.
The two first faced off in June 2010, with Condit winning via a
third-round comeback TKO after MacDonald had won the first two frames.
But because he knows Condit is waiting for current champ Georges
St-Pierre to return, he's aware that the rematch has no chance of
happening right now.

So instead, he looked elsewhere around the division and settled on the one name that struck him the most: Penn.

"It's
more of the idea that he may be retiring, so how many opportunities am l
going to get to fight a guy like BJ after he’s gone?" he said. "I think
it'd be a great fight. I know I’m going to fight all these guys in the
top 10 eventually. I’m a young guy and these guys are going to be around
for a long time and I know I’m going to get my shot against all these
guys, and maybe I’ll be missing my opportunity if I wait too long with
B.J."

MacDonald, who said he's currently walking around between
195 and 200 pounds in between fights, reiterated a belief that he'll
eventually move up to middleweight somewhere down the line, but that's
far off in the future. For now there are much more immediate concerns,
and that's his next fight.

He's hopeful of fighting twice more in 2012, but more hopeful of fighting the legendary "Prodigy" before it's too late.

"It's
definitely not an easy fight," he said. "I definitely think I’ll win.
I’m very confident in myself, but B.J.'s a very dangerous fighter. If
you take him lightly, you’re in for a very bad night. I’ll be at my very
best if that fight happens."