B.J. Penn Can Make a Comeback, but Does He Want To?

Filed under: UFCI don’t know what’s more troubling about B.J. Penn’s most recent loss — the fact that he posted a video to his website that sounded oddly like a precursor to a farewell the day after his defeat at UFC 118, or the fact that he hasn’t be…

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I don’t know what’s more troubling about B.J. Penn‘s most recent loss — the fact that he posted a video to his website that sounded oddly like a precursor to a farewell the day after his defeat at UFC 118, or the fact that he hasn’t been able to get too fired up about either of his losses to Frankie Edgar.

If it were anybody else, a little post-fight melancholy would be perfectly understandable. You lose your belt via narrow decision, then lose the immediate rematch by getting shut out five rounds to none, you’re bound to be a little bummed.

But this is B.J. Penn we’re talking about. He’s been known to dabble in a conspiracy theory or two after a defeat, or turn his ire on the next unfortunate soul to get in the cage with him. He’s the guy who Dana White once said would show up to your house every morning looking to fight if you somehow owned a win over him.

Now he gets beaten up and pushed around by a smaller, quicker fighter, and he can’t even work up enough fire in the belly to demand a completely unreasonable third fight. What gives?