Until a pair of losses to current UFC champion Frankie Edgar, B.J. Penn was king of the lightweights.
In fact, if the sport ended today, you could make a strong case that the former titleholder is the greatest 155-pounder in MMA history.
But as Penn fights in the welterweight division for Saturday’s UFC 127
headliner against perennial contender Jon Fitch, he said both his mind
and body are in a better place thanks to the heavier weight class.