BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » Fox 5 https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Former UFC champ B.J. Penn could return – as a lightweight https://www.badmma.com/former-ufc-champ-b-j-penn-could-return-as-a-lightweight.html https://www.badmma.com/former-ufc-champ-b-j-penn-could-return-as-a-lightweight.html#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:00:00 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/former-ufc-champ-b-j-penn-could-return-as-a-lightweight.html Although UFC President Dana White has pressed hard for the fighter’s retirement, B.J. Penn apparently is looking for another fight, and it’d likely come at lightweight. “UFC Tonight,” the UFC’s weekly news program on FUEL TV, reported the possibility on Tuesday. Penn (16-9-2 MMA, 12-8-2 UFC), a former lightweight and welterweight champion in the UFC, hasn’t fought since a bloody UFC on FOX 5 loss to 170-pound contender Rory MacDonald in December. The defeat moved the 34-year-old “Prodigy” to just 1-4-1 in his past six fights. Before the defeat, the future hall of famer was on a 5-1 run that included a successful stint as the organization’s 155-pound champion

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