BJ Penn Challenges Nik Lentz to Fight at UFC 197, After Meeting With Greg Jackson

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Wednesday, Jan 13, 2016

BJ Penn Challenges Nik Lentz to Fight at UFC 197, After Meeting With Greg Jackson

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By FCF Staff

BJ Penn called out Nik Lentz this past fall, and clearly the UFC Hall of Famer is serious about ending his retirement to face the veteran.

Recently Penn meet with renowned coach Greg Jackson in Albuquerque, and since then, he’s posted the following pictures and comments on Instagram.

We coming !! @ufc @danawhiteufc

A photo posted by @bjpenn on Jan 12, 2016 at 6:01pm PST

@niklentz this is a formal challenge for Nik Lentz to meet me in the octagon March 5th in Las Vegas. Nik you wrote a silly poem about me making fun of me, you said stuff about me and my parents, and you been making a #bringpennback hashtag, I ask you today to be a man and back up everything you said, talk the talk walk the walk , uncle BJ is mad already #youout #bringpennback #hiloboys #hawaii #allhawaii

A photo posted by @bjpenn on Jan 13, 2016 at 11:17am PST

Penn (16-10-2) hasn’t fought since 2014 when he was stopped by Frankie Edgar. The former lightweight and welterweight champ has gone 1-3-1 in his last 5 bouts.

Tags: BJ Penn, Greg Jackson, Nik Lentz, UFC