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UFC Legend BJ Penn denies the existence of dinosaurs, evolution, and aliens in confusing online rant

BJ PennBJ Penn is widely regarded to be one of the greatest fighters in UFC history. Even former lightweight world…

BJ Penn

BJ Penn is widely regarded to be one of the greatest fighters in UFC history. Even former lightweight world champion Anthony Pettis recently labeled him as the top 155’er of all time. Sadly, much of Penn’s legacy has been overshadowed by his long-winded and often nonsensical conspiracy theories on social media.

On today’s menu at BJ Penn’s Crazy Cafe is a mind-numbing rant that throws shade at evolution, aliens, and dinosaurs.

There’s no way to break down any of this in a way that makes even a semblance of sense, so we’re just going to post it below and let you try to decipher what’s going on here.

“#America ended the war when they bought Alaska and Oregon from Russia that is now America won the west !! But these guys lie the whole f*ckin time !!! Same with us Hawaiians! Just the same as f*ckin fake as Dinosaurs, Neanderthal man, and aliens are!!! Evolution is even worse because those evolutionist liars need the native Hawaiians to make their fake evolution for humans .

“F*ckin liars. We living in a movie Leomana. It’s almost pau ! They invented the word native for evolution!! Sick people. I wasn’t there. When George Washington was fighting England and writing the constitution they wanna like we was throwing rocks ! We are living in a movie ! It’s speeding up now real fast Cause it ends at 2050 then resets back to 1850 ! I wish we had real news ! We don’t know sh*t !!!! All guessing! Extraterrestrials are real! Everything the government tells us is a lie.

“Gotta have at least hidden island like Hawaii and maybe even continents that we can’t go to. I think the other continents we don’t see on the elementary world maps gotta have extra land. There is no law that says they can’t lol”

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‘Wonderboy’ Thompson doesn’t want to end up like BJ Penn

Recently, perennial UFC welterweight contender Stephen Thompson referred to BJ Penn when asked about his potential retirement from the sport. Though ‘Wonderboy’ didn’t come straight out and suggest Penn is suffering from CTE, he implied as much while speaking with Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour.

“B.J. Penn was one of them,” Thompson said. “He was at the pinnacle. Every fight that he took after that that he lost, it made him lesser of a legend, I think. If he would have stopped at the top when he first did, he didn’t have to come back. … The way they go out there, [like Fedor Emelianenko] he’s getting knocked out left and right, you know what that does to people later on.

“That’s permanent damage right there. It might be slowly bits at a time, but I don’t like to see people take that kind of punishment and then be able to see that later on even after their career how it has affected them.”

Exclusive – Anthony Pettis Dubs BJ Penn Greatest Lightweight of all Time, Lists His Top-Five GOATs at 155

Anthony PettisWhen it comes to listing the greatest lightweights in MMA history, Anthony Pettis believes former two-division champion BJ Penn…

Anthony Pettis

When it comes to listing the greatest lightweights in MMA history, Anthony Pettis believes former two-division champion BJ Penn belongs at the top.

On December 15, ‘Showtime’ will return to action when he makes his highly anticipated debut for Karate Combat. But first, the former WEC and UFC lightweight world champion sat down with Danny Podolsky in a LowKick MMA exclusive interview the discuss the past and the present of the loaded 155-pound division.

First up was Pettis’ thoughts on reigning UFC lightweight titleholder Islam Makhachev. Coming off of back-to-back wins over 145-pound champ Alexander Volkanovski in 2023, the ‘Dagestani Destroyer’ has earned himself a lot of fans, but Pettis believes he has some serious work to do before he can be seen as one of the greatest lightweights of all time.

“He still has some work to do,” Pettis said. “He just beat Volkanovski and Volkanovski is a great fighter, but he’s not a lightweight. He doesn’t have any wins against a top-10 lightweight, so I think once he can prove himself… He’s a tremendous fighter, but he still has some work to do. That’s the hard thing. Once you get to the top, things change. You got sponsors pulling you. You got events, promotions, and a lot of other options besides training.

“Seeing how he can balance that and see when he fights and how dominant he is, that’s when we’ll see how great he can be.”

Anthony Pettis Names his top-five lightweight GOATS

So if Islam Makhachev hasn’t earned his spot on the list of lightweight GOATs, who has? Asked for his top five greatest 155’ers of all time, Anthony Pettis kicked off his list with an undisputed pioneer of the sport.

“Gotta go BJ Penn,’ Pettis said. “I mean, BJ Penn is a pioneer of the whole thing. Without BJ, none of this would even be possible.

While many people like to point at Penn’s history-making seven straight losses before retiring from MMA in 2019, ‘The Prodigy’ was one of the most dominant forces in combat sports during his heyday. Penn engaged in a series of iconic fights with the likes of Takanori Gomi, Matt Hughes, Lyoto Machida, Georges St-Pierre, Jens Pulver, Frankie Edgar, Nick Diaz, and Rory MacDonald. Along the way, he captured both the lightweight and welterweight world titles and still holds the record for the most title fights in 155-pound division history.

Rounding out his list, Pettis looked towards a couple of familiar foes and an undefeated UFC Hall of Famer.

“Ben Henderson’s also in my top-five as well,” Pettis continued. “You gotta go with Khabib [Nurmagomedov]. He’s definitely on there. A dominant guy who never lost. Dustin Poirier is another guy that’s on my top-five list, and then I would say myself.

Pettis and Henderson are no strangers to one another, having competed for championship gold on two separate occasions. The first came at WEC 53 in December 2010 when Pettis landed his infamous ‘Showtime’ kick in the closing seconds of their scrap. Pettis walked away with the WEC lightweight title via a unanimous decision.

Three years later, they would meet with UFC gold on the line. Again, Pettis came out on top, securing a first-round armbar submission with 29 seconds left in the opening round.

A decade later, Pettis and Henderson will complete their trilogy when both men make their debuts inside The Pit at Karate Combat 43.

Watch the full exclusive interview below:

UFC Hall of Famer B.J. Penn claims CTE is a ‘Lie to cover up murders’

BJ PennUFC Hall of Famer B.J. Penn is once again sharing his controversial opinion on chronic traumatic encephalopathy, otherwise known…

BJ Penn

UFC Hall of Famer B.J. Penn is once again sharing his controversial opinion on chronic traumatic encephalopathy, otherwise known as CTE.

Penn, who holds the distinction of being one of the few fighters in promotional history to capture world titles in two different weight classes, has seen his illustrious mixed martial arts legacy overshadowed by a series of confusing and controversial statements. In addition to denying the existence of dinosaurs and COVID-19, ‘The Prodigy’ has also taken a strong stand against CTE, a neurodegenerative disease linked to repeated trauma to the head.

Athletes, particularly those competing in contact sports such as football, MMA, and boxing, are considered to be at considerable risk of showing symptoms of CTE, which occur in four stages, and generally appear eight to ten years after an individual experiences repetitive mild traumatic brain injuries. Those symptoms include behavioral problems, mood problems, and problems with thinking.

Many fight fans believe Penn, who officially retired from the sport in 2019 after 18 years of competing, is showing these signs in many of his social media posts, which are often nonsensical.

However, if you ask Penn about CTE, he will not only deny his symptoms, but he’ll outright deny the existence of the condition altogether.

“Do I have to keep telling you how fake CTE is? Ali, Frazier, Norton, foreman, Hagler, duran, Leonard, and Hearns never had it and they got a million times more than me each. CTE likes are a to cover up murders. Don’t make me tell you again kid,” Penn wrote on Instagram.

B.J. Penn Has a long history of denying CTE

It’s far from the first time Penn has taken that stance, as you can see in the below screenshots:

While Penn has become something of a joke in the MMA community following his failed political career and questionable stances on scientific facts, many fight fans are concerned for his long-term health more than anything. Unfortunately, you can’t help anyone anymore than they are willing to help themselves.

Ex-UFC champion BJ Penn sparks controversy on Instagram in bizarre post: ‘Was Mother Teresa a CIA spy?’

BJ Penn asks if Mother Teresa was a CIA spy in bizarre post on Instagram UFCThe infamous MMA legend BJ Penn has recently come into the spotlight over an Instagram post many have seen as evidence of mental instability. BJ Penn was the first big-time UFC star to come out of Hawaii. Over the years, Penn developed a reputation for his incredible heart, grappling dexterity, and legendary battles. Many said […]

BJ Penn asks if Mother Teresa was a CIA spy in bizarre post on Instagram UFC

The infamous MMA legend BJ Penn has recently come into the spotlight over an Instagram post many have seen as evidence of mental instability.

BJ Penn was the first big-time UFC star to come out of Hawaii. Over the years, Penn developed a reputation for his incredible heart, grappling dexterity, and legendary battles. Many said Penn could control his legs and feet like arms and hands. He was incredibly dexterous on the ground, and that combined with his heart and dedication led to many insane battles.

While he would eventually retire after an 0-7 run, few can forget the marvelous achievements Penn accomplished in the UFC and the combat sports world in general. Penn was the first ever American to win a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world championship. He would eventually become the second-ever UFC fighter to have won titles in multiple weight classes. His career suffered an unfortunate ending, but BJ Penn will go down as having been an instrumental part in the UFC’s early lightweight and welterweight division history.

BJ Penn spouts wild conspiracy theories on Instagram, much to the world’s amusement

“WTF world do we live in?” BJ Penn began on Instagram. “Was Mother Theresa a CIA spy? Just another actor? #weird #eyelid #mothertheresa”

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via BJ PENN on Instagram

So apparently, Penn now believes that Mother Theresa was in fact a CIA spy due to a weird-looking eyelid. Yes, that’s all. He didn’t include any factual evidence or independent sources. Penn just threw up a picture of Mother Theresa and wrote a caption claiming wild things based on the sole fact that her eyelid looked a little weird in the picture. Is Penn ok? We don’t really know. We can only assume that maybe he’s got other pieces of evidence he hasn’t made public yet to support his accusations. But, nevertheless, it was a source of a lot of amusement for MMA fans.

Liked by Jose Aldo got me crying (in laughter),” said one fan. “I was reading my friend a bunch of his posts last night during Paul vs Diaz and she’s like ‘Okay stop, I can’t handle this schizophrenia’,” said another.

Regardless, it seems BJ Penn is definitely not afraid to voice very wild accusations and conspiracy theories. Who knows, maybe they’re even true?

Do you think BJ Penn has lost his mind or is suffering from CTE-related side effects?

UFC Hall of Famer BJ Penn claims dinosaurs aren’t real in latest social media rant

BJ PennUFC Hall of Famer BJ Penn apparently doesn’t believe that dinosaurs ever existed. The former two-division world champion is one of the most celebrated athletes in the history of the sport, etching his name into the history books by becoming the only fighter to capture the UFC lightweight and welterweight titles during his two-decade-long run […]

BJ Penn

UFC Hall of Famer BJ Penn apparently doesn’t believe that dinosaurs ever existed.

The former two-division world champion is one of the most celebrated athletes in the history of the sport, etching his name into the history books by becoming the only fighter to capture the UFC lightweight and welterweight titles during his two-decade-long run in mixed martial arts. Unfortunately, Penn has developed another reputation in recent years, due to his far-right agenda that has led to some truly outlandish claims.

A quick scroll through BJ Penn’s Instagram account will get you adequately up to speed, but it won’t tell you just how deep Penn’s crazy conspiracy theories go. Fortunately, we have a prime example for you right here, courtesy of @FullContactMTWF on Twitter. In a post on social media, Penn delivered a rant suggesting that both dinosaurs and evolution are not real. ‘The Prodigy’ also claimed that the world will end in the year 2050, only to be reset back to 1850.

“#America ended the war when they bought Alaska and Oregon from Russia and that is now America won the west !!,” Penn wrote. “But these guys lie the whole f*ckin time !! Same with us Hawaiians! Just the same as f*ckin fake as Dinosaurs, Neanderthal man, and aliens.”

BJ Penn is Confused About American History and Claims CTE is Fake

BJ Penn also claimed that George Washington wrote the U.S. Constitution. Anyone who has attended a third-grade history class likely knows that James Madison is the man who drafted the document that came to be known as the Constitution. It was written during the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. Washington presided over the event and did sign the Constitution, but he did not write it.

Of course, Penn went on record saying, “Everything the government tells us is a lie,” so who knows who wrote what, right?

It’s far from the first time Penn has made a claim that completely disregards everything science has taught us. ‘The Prodigy’ even argued that Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or CTE, was not a real medical condition while also making sure to let people know how he feels about the COVID-19 pandemic.

“CTE is faker than a 3 dollar bill! The best part is that CTE can only be proven if someone is dead? How stupid is that ? But is it more stupid than you taking all of the coronavirus boosters lol”

Ex-UFC champion BJ Penn denies the existence of brain condition CTE: ‘It is as fake as the coronavirus’

BJ Penn denies the existence of CTE it's as real as the coronavirusBJ Penn (16-14-2 MMA) has sounded off that CTE is real labelling the theory “fake,” in a response to a comment he received on his most recent social media post. Penn hasn’t seen the inside of the cage since 2019 after to his unanimous decision loss to Clay Guida (38-23 MMA) at UFC 237. However, […]

BJ Penn denies the existence of CTE it's as real as the coronavirus

BJ Penn (16-14-2 MMA) has sounded off that CTE is real labelling the theory “fake,” in a response to a comment he received on his most recent social media post.

Penn hasn’t seen the inside of the cage since 2019 after to his unanimous decision loss to Clay Guida (38-23 MMA) at UFC 237.

However, it has been over 12 years since MMA fans last saw ‘The Prodigy’s’ hands raised inside that Octagon.

That win came against the legendary Matt Hughes (45-9 MMA) at UFC 123, as Penn managed knockout Hughs in emphatic fashion in round one.

BJ Penn denies the existence of CTE

The former UFC lightweight champion has claimed on his social media that there is no explanation for the existence of CTE, no more so than coronavirus.

Penn further denied that the likes of Muhammed Ali and Jim Brown ever had the condition despite contrary belief and evidence. 

“What is CTE again? Did Ali have that? What about Jim Brown did he have that? CTE is as fake as the coronavirus,” BJ Penn stated. 

When asked whether CTE is real or fake on another comment, Penn replied by questioning the validity of covid vaccine and whether that was real or fake.

“Real quick, is the coronavirus vaccine real or fake?”

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Credit: BJ Penn’s Instagram

For many MMA fans it will be interesting to learn more about BJ Penn views on CTE and his reasons for not believing in it. 

For a fighter who fought for so long and suffered a substantial amount of brain damage, it’s confusing to understand why Penn is so against the theory, could this potentially be an effect of CTE? 

Do you agree or disagree with BJ Penn’s view on CTE?