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UFC free fight: B.J. Penn dethrones Matt Hughes to claim welterweight title

BAD MMA News — Sat, 25 Apr 2020 13:06:17 +0000

B.J. Penn and Matt Hughes faced off for the first time in 2004 in what would be the start of a memorable rivalry. Penn faced five-time defending welterweight champion Hughes at UFC 46 as he made his 170-pound debut, but the Hawaiian looked instantly at home as he dominated the reigning champion on the mat to secure a memorable victory. Penn got Hughes on his back early, and “The Prodigy” never let him off the hook. He controlled him in top position for the majority of the round before eventually transitioning to his back with under a minute left and securing the rear-naked choke that forced the tap

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UFC’s Super Bowl Weekend Event Moves from Las Vegas to New Jersey in 2014

BAD MMA News — Sat, 06 Jul 2013 02:17:34 +0000

The UFC’s annual Super Bowl weekend event will not be in Las Vegas in 2014. Instead, the promotion’s tradition that started with UFC 46 in 2004 will be held at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. UFC officials confirmed the change of location to MMAWeekly.com on Friday. The news was first announced during a video presentation at the UFC Fan Expo in Las Vegas on Friday detailing Fox Sports 1’s sports coverage the week leading up to Super Bowl XLVIII, which takes place at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., and will air on Fox. In the past, UFC’s Super Bowl weekend cards were major pay-per-view events featuring some of the biggest title fights in the organization’s history. B.J

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BJ Penn is Considering a Return to Fighting in the UFC Lightweight Division

BAD MMA News — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:55:55 +0000

Former two-division UFC champion BJ Penn is contemplating a return to fighting in the lightweight division. UFC Tonight reports that “the door is still open” for Penn to “return to MMA in the near future.” In fact, the 34-year-old Hawaiian is currently in training to assess whether or not he is “mentally and physically prepared to get back into this sport.” Penn has bounced around weight classes throughout his career, but if he returns to fighting, it will be in the lightweight division. Penn (16-9-2) made his professional mixed martial arts debut in the UFC on May 4, 2001, at UFC 31. He fought in the inaugural UFC lightweight title fight at UFC 41 against Jens Pulver , losing by majority decision. In his welterweight debut, he defeated former champion Matt Hughes at UFC 46. He was later stripped of the title for accepting fights outside of the UFC. He returned to the UFC in an unsuccessful run in the 170-pound division before dropping back down to the lightweight division, capturing the title and defending it twice. While holding the lightweight belt, Penn moved back up to the welterweight division for a rematch with Georges St-Pierre . He was soundly defeated, unlike in their first meeting at UFC 58.