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If you’re a UFC fighter who’s unhappy about being pressured into fighting your friends and teammates, don’t come crying to B.J. Penn.
The former UFC welterweight and lightweight champion said on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour that it’s all part of the game, and fighters should plan accordingly.
“I think teammates have to fight each other, and I knew that the whole time,” Penn said. “That’s why I would always distance myself. Of course they have to. I always thought it was B.S. that [Josh] Koscheck and [Jon] Fitch wouldn’t have to fight, but they can just keep taking turns going for title shots, but they never had to fight each other? That doesn’t make sense.”