BJ Penn News

bjpenndotcom - January 14, 2017

Friday morning in Phoenix, Arizona, UFC Hall of Famer BJ Penn hit the scales ahead of his ‘UFC Fight Night: Phoenix’ scrap on January 15th, where he will face streaking featherweight Yair Rodriguez. For Penn, the experience was his first time participating in the UFC’s early weigh-ins, which began in 2016 in order to give fighters more time to rehydrate between weigh-ins, and the time they step into the Octagon on fight night.

Russell Ess - January 13, 2017

UFC Fight Night 103 takes place in Phoenix, Arizona this Sunday as UFC Hall of Fame legend BJ Penn makes his way back into the Octagon to face rising star Yair Rodriguez.

Tom Taylor - January 13, 2017

This Sunday, our very own BJ Penn will make his long anticipated return to the Octagon. He will do so against red hot featherweight prospect Yair Rodriguez in the five-round main event of the UFC’s latest trip to Phoenix. In advance of this anticipated showdown, Penn spoke with MMAFighting.com about Rodriguez, and how he thinks it will all go down.

Russell Ess - January 12, 2017

https://youtu.be/_VoCWUJm0KY UFC Hall of Fame legend BJ Penn returns to the Octagon this weekend as he takes on rising star Yair Rodriguez in a featherweight bout.

Chris Taylor - January 12, 2017

UFC Hall of Famer and former two division world champion BJ Penn will return to the octagon this Sunday night in Phoenix when he meets surging featherweight contender Yair Rodriguez in the main event of UFC Fight Night 103. ‘The Prodigy’ recently caught up with BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor where he discussed his upcoming fight and unveiled his all-star corner for Sunday’s highly anticipated contest.

bjpenndotcom - January 10, 2017

In the wake of UFC superstar Conor McGregor’s impact on the UFC over the course of the past two years, more and more fighters have continued to call for ‘money fights’. While the idea of a superfight in order to secure a massive payday is certainly an appealing one to many fighters, UFC Hall of Famer BJ Penn has a different take on the idea of money fights. The former two-divison champion spoke recently to discuss the surge in fighters asking for a ‘money fight’ ahead of his highly anticipated return to the Octagon on Sunday against Yair Rodriguez in Phoenix.

Tom Taylor - January 9, 2017

This Sunday, in the main event of the UFC’s latest trip to Phoenix, Arizona, Mexico’s Yair Rodriguez will take on our very own BJ Penn in a fight that is undoubtedly the biggest test of his promising career. In advance of this scrap with Penn, Rodriguez joined Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour to weigh in on the fight itself, his training, and what it means to fight a legend like Penn. In his interview, Rodriguez recounted the first time he saw Penn in action.

Tom Taylor - January 9, 2017

https://youtu.be/YZmxJOoh8p0 This Sunday, the UFC will return to Phoenix, Arizona with an action-packed night of fighting. The card will be headlined by a featherweight bout between dangerous prospect Yair Rodriguez, and our very own BJ Penn. In advance of this compelling showdown, the UFC has released the official UFC Phoenix Countdown, an awesome promo video that shines the spotlight on Rodriguez and Penn.

Tom Taylor - January 4, 2017

Wondering about the UFC Phoenix start time? BJPenn.com has you covered with all the details you need. Check out the rundown below. The main card of UFC Phoenix is scheduled for a start time of 10:00 p.m. ET, and 7:00 p.m. PT. It will air on Fox Sports 1.

Tom Taylor - January 4, 2017

The official UFC Phoenix fight card has been finalized and will occur in sunny Phoenix, Arizona on Sunday, January 15. Note: that’s Sunday, not the typical Saturday. The card will be headlined by a compelling featherweight showdown between rising Mexican prospect Yair Rodriguez, and our very own BJ Penn.

Tom Taylor - January 2, 2017

https://youtu.be/9BZIC635XVs In two weeks’ time, our very own BJ Penn will make his long-awaited return to the Octagon. He will do so in the main event of the UFC’s January 15 return to Phoenix, Arizona, where he will take on rising featherweight prospect Yair Rodriguez.

Russell Ess - December 9, 2016

UFC Hall of Famer and two-division champion, BJ Penn, will make his anticipated return back to the octagon on January 15 at UFC Fight Night 103 against Yair Rodriguez. As the former UFC welterweight and lightweight champion, Penn will be eyeing to win his third title, now in the featherweight division.

Russell Ess - November 30, 2016

Two-time, two-weight UFC champion BJ Penn is busy training for another competition in the Octagon. The UFC Hall of Fame legend will be taking on rising star Yair Rodriguez in the featherweight UFC Fight Night 103 main event on January 15.

bjpenndotcom - November 30, 2016

The MMA community recently received word that former two division UFC champion, UFC Hall of Famer, BJ Penn would be returning to the Octagon in January at ‘UFC Fight Night: 103’ as he steps into the Octagon to face streaking featherweight prospect Yair Rodriguez. Penn announced earlier this year that he was ending his retirement, and with famed coaches Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn in his corner, revealed that he was planning to make a run at the featherweight championship. Unfortunately however, Penn’s return to the Octagon was halted when he was forced to withdraw from his ‘UFC Fight Night: Manila’ headlining scrap against Ricardo Lamas due to an injury.

Chris Taylor - November 21, 2016

Former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion BJ Penn (16-10-2) will return to the octagon this January in Phoenix, Arizona. UFC officials just announced that Penn will be squaring off with Yair Rodriquez (9-1 MMA) in the main event of UFC Fight Night 103 which takes place January 15 at Phoenix’s Talking Stick Resort Arena.

Chris Taylor - November 17, 2016

Former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion BJ Penn (16-10-2) was expected to make his octagon return against former UFC featherweight title challenger Ricardo Lamas at last month’s scheduled UFC Fight Night 97 event. However, due to an injury suffered in training camp, “The Prodigy” was forced to pullout of the contest and October’s UFC Manila event was later cancelled entirely.

Tom Taylor - October 18, 2016

https://www.facebook.com/monsterzym/videos/1282251001799145/ South Korea’s Chan Sung Jung (13-4), more widely known as “The Korean Zombie”, is one of the most popular fighters in the game. Unfortunately, the ever-entertaining featherweight has been absent from our lives for the last two years, as he completes the mandatory military service required of all South Korean men.

Tom Taylor - September 16, 2016

Last night, news broke that former UFC middleweight and light heavyweight title challenger Chael Sonnen had signed with Bellator MMA. Shortly thereafter, Sonnen took to Twitter to address this surprising move, while several notable reporters announced that the fan favorite mouth-piece had already called for a bout with Bellator light heavyweight Tito Ortiz.