BJ Penn Wants To Fight Again, In Talks With The UFC

[No More Sorrow]

ATLANTA – Fear not, B.J. Penn fans: "The Prodigy" may return, after all.


UFC president Dana White on Saturday night revealed he and Penn spoke at this past weekend's UFC on FUEL TV 2 event in Sweden, and the future UFC Hall of Famer said he wants another go in the octagon.


"I heard some [expletive] that he said he was going to retire and all this stuff," White said following Saturday's UFC 145 post-event presser in Atlanta. "I talked to him, and he's like, 'I want to fight soon.'"


In October, former UFC champion Penn (16-8-2 MMA, 12-7-2 UFC) suffered a one-sided loss to Nick Diaz, prompting "The Prodigy" to call it quits at the conclusion of the fight.


In the time since, many MMA fans and pundits have speculated on Penn's future, wondering aloud if the fiery competitor is truly ready to walk away at just 33 years old. Penn, who was a guest fighter at UFC on FUEL TV 2, told several media outlets he was still retired and remained happy with his decision. However, it appears he was singing a different tune behind closed doors.


White declined to offer further speculation as to when or where Penn may turn up next. He was briefly linked to a May fight with Strikeforce champ Gilbert Melendez, but Josh Thomson ultimately took that booking.


Penn has fought at both 155 and 170 pounds during his illustrious 11-year career, though lightweight seems to be the best fit for him in today's game. However, with Penn's public comments differening from his conversation with White, it's difficult to tell what the future may hold for the Hawaiian.


White refrained from casting any more light on the possibilities, revealing only that Penn is considering another go.


"We're talking," White said.

Good news here, not sure exactly when but no doubt BJ will either headline the UFC's Hawaii Pay-Per-View or go into Strikeforce sometime this later Summer and challenge Gilbert Melendez for the championship.

 

[Troy]

Either option would be good but I think that Penn headlining the Hawaii event more likely, they simply have to put him on the card if they run an event there. I don't think that he should continue too long because he hasn't looked good in recent fights.

 

[No More Sorrow]

I just want to see him fight once more, and if he wants to retire after then alright. I just don't want his last fight in MMA to be the Diaz fight where he was brutalized. I've said this before, when i first got into MMA 10 years ago BJ was the fucking man, he was my favorite fighter in UFC.

 

[Deezy]

Hawaii or nothing.

Probz gets winner of Bendo/Edgar 2 I would think.