Matt Serra Defends BJ Penn Continuing To Fight In The UFC

Former UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn is still actively competing in the Octagon. At 40-years-old, Penn continues to fight in mixed martial arts (MMA) competition. He hasn’t won a fight since 2010, and is currently on a seven-fight losing streak, losing three by way of finish. In his last outing, Penn suffered a unanimous decision […]

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Former UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn is still actively competing in the Octagon.

At 40-years-old, Penn continues to fight in mixed martial arts (MMA) competition. He hasn’t won a fight since 2010, and is currently on a seven-fight losing streak, losing three by way of finish. In his last outing, Penn suffered a unanimous decision loss to Clay Guida at UFC 237 this past weekend.

After the loss, many people began to argue that Penn should hang up his gloves. There has been a lot of talk within the MMA community that Penn shouldn’t be fighting anymore in the first place. However, former UFC welterweight champ Matt Serra took to the “UFC Unfiltered” podcast to defend Penn (via MMA Fighting):

“I don’t know. It’s not like what’s happening to Rashad Evans or somebody like Chuck Liddell where you’re like, ‘Man, I don’t want to see him get hurt anymore,’” Serra said.

“I don’t know. I’ve known B.J. for so long, I love the dude, he’s a really good person. . . The guy’s a legend. He can do whatever he wants. I wish him best. I don’t want to, I’m not sitting here saying he should retire.

“It’s not like he is getting destroyed, and it looked like he was having a great time, as far as leading up to it. . . And he did look good in the beginning, you know!”

It remains to be seen whether or not Penn fights again. Aside from the controversy surrounding his physical ability to compete, many were surprised he was allowed to fight in Brazil last weekend due to his pending legal issues away from MMA.

Should Penn fight again, and suffer another loss, the Hawaiian might have to seriously consider retiring once and for all, as it would mean he’s on an eight-fight losing streak.

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Michael Bisping Says Andrade’s KO Over Namajunas Was ‘Kind Of A Fluke’

Michael Bisping doesn’t want to rain on Jessica Andrade’s parade, but he’s never one to hide his opinions. On May 11, Andrade challenged Rose Namajunas for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) strawweight title. Namajunas had a st…

Michael Bisping doesn’t want to rain on Jessica Andrade’s parade, but he’s never one to hide his opinions. On May 11, Andrade challenged Rose Namajunas for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) strawweight title. Namajunas had a stellar opening round, utilizing her footwork and solid striking to take the round with ease. Things changed emphatically in […]

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UFC 237 Prelims Average 813,000 Viewers On ESPN

UFC 237 turned in the lowest pay-per-view preliminary viewership number under the ESPN deal. On May 11, UFC 237 took place inside the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Headlining the pay-per-view was a strawweight title bout between Rose Namaju…

UFC 237 turned in the lowest pay-per-view preliminary viewership number under the ESPN deal. On May 11, UFC 237 took place inside the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Headlining the pay-per-view was a strawweight title bout between Rose Namajunas and Jessica Andrade. Namajunas was the champion going into the contest. Despite a strong […]

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UFC Rankings Report: Alex Volkanovski New #1 Contender

The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC 237! Check out all the changes below! Pound for Pound: Jessica Andrade and Valentina Shevchenko both arrive on the P4P rankings, with Valentina Shevchenko ranked #14 and new strawweight champion Jessica …

The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC 237! Check out all the changes below! Pound for Pound: Jessica Andrade and Valentina Shevchenko both arrive on the P4P rankings, with Valentina Shevchenko ranked #14 and new strawweight champion Jessica Andrade at #15. Rose Namajunas has made her exit from the rankings following her loss to […]

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Anderson Silva Didn’t Suffer Serious Injury At UFC 237

Former UFC middleweight king Anderson Silva gave fight fans quite the scare at UFC 237 this past weekend (Sat. May 11, 2019). Silva ate a leg kick from opponent Jarred Cannonier, after which “The Spider” fell to the canvas in pain. It was e…

Former UFC middleweight king Anderson Silva gave fight fans quite the scare at UFC 237 this past weekend (Sat. May 11, 2019). Silva ate a leg kick from opponent Jarred Cannonier, after which “The Spider” fell to the canvas in pain. It was eerily reminiscent of Silva’s devastating leg injury against Chris Weidman back in […]

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Alexander Volkanovski Hospitalized In Chile With Blood Infection

Alexander Volkanovski has had a whirlwind 72 hours. The featherweight beat Jose Aldo in his Brazil by unanimous decision, seemingly becoming the number one contender. However, that is not the case as it was reported that Frankie Edgar is getting the ti…

Alexander Volkanovski has had a whirlwind 72 hours. The featherweight beat Jose Aldo in his Brazil by unanimous decision, seemingly becoming the number one contender. However, that is not the case as it was reported that Frankie Edgar is getting the title shot against Max Holloway at UFC 240. And, to make matters worse, the […]

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