Authorities in Hawaii are investigating former UFC star BJ Penn over a possible DUI offence on Feb. 7, according to Big Island Now’s Max Dible . Penn was reported to be driving a Toyota Tacoma when it crashed in Hilo…
Authorities in Hawaii are investigating former UFC star BJ Penn over a possible DUI offence on Feb. 7, according to Big Island Now’s Max Dible . Penn was reported to be driving a Toyota Tacoma when it crashed in Hilo…
BJ Penn was hospitalized after he being involved in a single-car accident last weekend in his hometown of Hilo, Hawaii. The incident involving the UFC Hall of Famer has led to police launching an investigation for a possible DUI violation. Per a …
BJ Penn was hospitalized after he being involved in a single-car accident last weekend in his hometown of Hilo, Hawaii. The incident involving the UFC Hall of Famer has led to police launching an investigation for a possible DUI violation. Per a report published by Big Island Now, the accident took place on Friday, February […]
UFC Hall of Famer BJ Penn was involved in a single-car accident this past weekend. The incident took place in the former champions hometown of Hilo, Hawaii and has led to a police investigation about if Penn was fit to drive. Big Island Now reported the incident took place on Friday evening, Feb. 7, at […]
UFC Hall of Famer BJ Penn was involved in a single-car accident this past weekend. The incident took place in the former champions hometown of Hilo, Hawaii and has led to a police investigation about if Penn was fit to drive.
Big Island Now reported the incident took place on Friday evening, Feb. 7, at approximately 7 p.m. Penn was driving a black Toyota Tacoma pickup truck when it was involved in a single-vehicle crash on Route 11 in Hilo.
According to Puna Patrol Cpt. Ken Quiocho, the police received
calls about a speeding truck which had lost control and flipped over. The sole
occupant Penn was then transferred to hospital, his injuries are yet to be disclosed.
The 41-year-old was subjected to blood tests upon arrival, the results of which
where shared with the police who subsequently began treating the incident as a DUI.
In August 2019, Penn was involved in a drunken street fight outside of a bar in Hilo. The fight was caught on video and shows the decorated mixed martial artist getting dropped after being punched by another man. Despite being scheduled to face Nik Lentz, Penn was cut by the UFC after the video surfaced ending a long association with the company dating back to 2001.
Whilst things outside the cage aren’t going well, inside the cage Penn
isn’t doing much better. The Hawaii native hasn’t won a fight since 2010, he
currently rides a seven-fight losing streak in the UFC. Last time out he lost
to Clay Guida via unanimous decision at UFC 237 in May last year.
Should the UFC take more responsibility for their fighters outside of
the octagon and in retirement?
BJ Penn ‘s UFC career is likely over after the former two-division champion was released from his contract. Per Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole , UFC President Dana White announced the move Thursday…
BJ Penn ‘s UFC career is likely over after the former two-division champion was released from his contract. Per Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole , UFC President Dana White announced the move Thursday…
It appears BJ Penn’s time with the UFC has come to an end. Yahoo! Sports’ Kevin Iole sent out a tweet revealing that UFC president Dana White informed him that Penn is no longer a member of the UFC roster. Penn was scheduled for a grudge ma…
It appears BJ Penn’s time with the UFC has come to an end. Yahoo! Sports’ Kevin Iole sent out a tweet revealing that UFC president Dana White informed him that Penn is no longer a member of the UFC roster. Penn was scheduled for a grudge match with Nik Lentz, but the fight was canned […]
BJ Penn’s UFC career has officially come to an end. Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole reports that, per UFC president Dana White, Penn has officially been handed his walking papers from the Las Vegas-based mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion. White had previously stated that Penn’s career in the UFC was done after video footage surfaced of […]
BJ Penn’s UFC career has officially come to an end. Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole reports that, per UFC president Dana White, Penn has officially been handed his walking papers from the Las Vegas-based mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion.
Per @danawhite the @ufc has officially released @bjpenndotcom He had said a while back Penn would not fight for UFC any longer
White had previously stated that Penn’s career in the UFC was done after video footage surfaced of the Hawaiian being knocked out cold in a street fight. The UFC boss bluntly put it, “That’s a wrap.”
“He won’t fight again. That’s it. That’s a wrap,” White said. “It’s not even that this was the last straw. I didn’t love him continuing to fight anyway. But when you have the relationship that he and I have, and he’s getting me on the phone begging me for another fight, begging me for another opportunity, it’s hard for me to turn him down.
“But after what I saw on that video, B.J. needs to focus on his personal life and get himself together before he thinks about fighting again.”
Before the street fight knockout, Penn was expected to face Nik Lentz to settle a longstanding beef between the pair. However, that’s now completely off the table after the former lightweight and welterweight champion’s release from the promotion.
What do you think about Penn getting released from the UFC?
UFC Hall of Famer BJ Penn was involved in a single-car accident this past weekend. The incident took place in the former champions hometown of Hilo, Hawaii and has led to a police investigation about if Penn was fit to drive. Big Island Now reported the incident took place on Friday evening, Feb. 7, at […]