ROSEMEAD, Calif. – After falling short in an attempt to reclaim his lightweight title this past month at UFC 118, B.J. Penn spent his time on the flight home from Boston pondering his career.
Did he really want to continue fighting? Could he stomach another heart-breaking loss?
But by the time he landed in Hawaii and boarded a puddle-jumper to get to his home island, he had convinced himself to continue. And though he now meets welterweight Matt Hughes at UFC 123, Penn told MMAjunkie.com he initially was targeted for a rematch with lightweight Kenny Florian.