Thursday, Sep 26, 2002
The Faces Of Ufc 39: Bj Penn
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The Faces of UFC 39: BJ Penn By Loretta Hunt  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 posted by Full Contact Fighter @ 8:00 pm
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