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Thursday, Sep 26, 2002

The Faces Of Ufc 39: Bj Penn



The Faces of UFC 39: BJ Penn
By Loretta Hunt

BJ Penn
What better way to conclude our series today than chat with lightweight contender, BJ Penn? At 23 years old, Hawaiian import Penn has already had a phenomenal career in a relatively short period of time. He knocked out two of the UFC’s top five lightweight contenders on his way to a collision course title bout with champion Jens Pulver. Although he did not come away from that match-up victorious, Penn says he walked away with an even more valuable commodity — wisdom. Pulver may be gone from the UFC, but he still remains in Penn’s thoughts. With the UFC lightweight belt potentially two fights away for 4-1 UFC veteran, Penn discusses his future in the game, his current bout against fellow BJJ black belt and Renzo Gracie prot

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