After clearing out Lightweight, is “The Prodigy” ready to do the same in Welterweight?
UFC president Dana White has repeatedly stated that before a champion in any weight class should jump up or down in weight to compete, he should clear out his division of worthy challengers. Apparently White thinks that lightweight champion BJ Penn is [...]
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BJ Penn to Fight Welterweight This Year?
March 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Sports
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Mixed Martial Arts Now Sanctioned and Licensed In Hawaii
June 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Community, Sports
Via ESPN
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Hawaiian fight fans can now enjoy the same safety-first regulation that Las Vegas fans have known and loved for so long.
An island that’s long had a tradition of prizefighting — with some accompanying crowd melodrama that’s sometimes turned public officials cool to the idea — Hawaii has put up with MMA in the same [...]
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Hilo’s BJ Penn Vs. Kenny Florian Likely For July Or August
March 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Real Estate, Sports
It had been rumored for UFC 99 in June but according to JD Penn, BJ’s brother and manager, the UFC Lightweight Champ likely won’t return to action until July or August. From Sherdog.com:
“No, it’s too close to BJ’s last fight,” the elder Penn wrote in a text message. “He wants to spend time with his [...]
Hilo Native BJ Penn Brings UFC to Hawaii
February 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Music, Sports
Welcome back UFC Lightweight Champion and Hilo native, BJ Penn. If you haven’t been connected to the local sporting scene, he is returning from a Welterweight title showdown with Georges St. Pierre. Unfortunately, the fight’s outcome was not the one BJ had trained for. However, any athlete knows that sometimes it just isn’t their day. [...]
