Before all the chatter of Georges St-Pierre vs. Anderson Silva and then Anderson Silva vs. Jon Jones, there was an actual super fight, all the way back at UFC 94, where GSP mopped the floor with BJ Penn. Remember it? Recall those extra goosebumps that sprung to life, perking up over the idea of “The […]
Before all the chatter of Georges St-Pierre vs. Anderson Silva and then Anderson Silva vs. Jon Jones, there was an actual super fight, all the way back at UFC 94, where GSP mopped the floor with BJ Penn. Remember it? Recall those extra goosebumps that sprung to life, perking up over the idea of “The […]
Sometimes, when I remember that BJ Penn has lost four of his last six fights, it honestly gives me a moment of pause. It’s not that I don’t know the record of Penn backwards and forwards, because I do. Yet in spite of that, it’s hard to reconcile how a fighter of his skill and […]
Sometimes, when I remember that BJ Penn has lost four of his last six fights, it honestly gives me a moment of pause. It’s not that I don’t know the record of Penn backwards and forwards, because I do. Yet in spite of that, it’s hard to reconcile how a fighter of his skill and […]
Former UFC welterweight and lightweight champion BJ Penn hasn’t had a lot of luck when he’s been put inside the Octagon with Frankie Edgar. At 0-2 versus “The Answer,” something better change for Penn because the old foes will once again duke it out in 2014. But before the fight itself, Penn and Edgar will […]
Former UFC welterweight and lightweight champion BJ Penn hasn’t had a lot of luck when he’s been put inside the Octagon with Frankie Edgar. At 0-2 versus “The Answer,” something better change for Penn because the old foes will once again duke it out in 2014. But before the fight itself, Penn and Edgar will […]
For nine months, B.J. Penn watched and waited from afar, patiently contemplating if he would ever step into the Octagon again. The chances seemed bleak with the passage of time. Penn had already accomplished everything there was to accomplish in the UFC. He was a future Hall of Famer and—alongside Randy Couture—the only fighter in MMA […]
For nine months, B.J. Penn watched and waited from afar, patiently contemplating if he would ever step into the Octagon again. The chances seemed bleak with the passage of time. Penn had already accomplished everything there was to accomplish in the UFC. He was a future Hall of Famer and—alongside Randy Couture—the only fighter in MMA […]
Ariel Helwani’s announcement on UFC Tonight on Wednesday (h/t Fox Sports) that former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion BJ Penn would be returning from a brief pseudo-retirement to serve as a coach on The Ultimate Fighter 19 was met with a curious reaction, at least among those who reside on the Internet and consider their […]
Ariel Helwani’s announcement on UFC Tonight on Wednesday (h/t Fox Sports) that former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion BJ Penn would be returning from a brief pseudo-retirement to serve as a coach on The Ultimate Fighter 19 was met with a curious reaction, at least among those who reside on the Internet and consider their […]
Just about every fighter currently on the UFC roster grew up watching the sport in some form or fashion. Like every other fan, even the best of the best of today’s current crop of champions and contenders had a favorite fighter or someone they loved to watch whenever they tuned into a UFC broadcast. In […]
Just about every fighter currently on the UFC roster grew up watching the sport in some form or fashion. Like every other fan, even the best of the best of today’s current crop of champions and contenders had a favorite fighter or someone they loved to watch whenever they tuned into a UFC broadcast. In […]