- Joined
- Mar 19, 2011
- Messages
- 18,308
- Reaction score
- 257
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- First Non-Brazilian to win the black-belt division of the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship
- Signed to the UFC with zero professional or amateur MMA fights
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- Knocked out number 3 ranked Din Thomas in his 2nd pro fight
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- Knocked out number 2 ranked Caol Uno in 11 seconds in his 3rd pro fight
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- Moved up to Welterweight and dethroned Matt Hughes with less than 3 years of mma experience under his belt
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- Won the UFC Lightweight Championship becoming the second fighter ever to hold a belt in two weight classes
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- Most finishes in UFC Lightweight Championship fight history (4)
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B.J. Penn has fought the toughest competition he could possibly face in his career “I’m not the best, but I am hard to beat.” - B.J. Penn
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Penn has fought:
- GSP x2
- Matt Hughes x 3
- Lyoto Machida (who weighed 225 lbs)
- Frankie x 3
- Nick Diaz
- Rory MacDonald
- Sean Sherk
- Takanori Gomi
- Jon Fitch
- Kenny Florian
- Jens Pulver
- Matt Serra
- Diego Sanchez
- Etc
- B.J. Penn was a pioneer for the lighter weight classes in the UFC, his first fight with Pulver was the first time two lightweights headlined a UFC PPV
- B.J. Penn was one of the most durable fighters of all time, he did not get knocked down until he was 16 years and 29 fights into his career against Yair Rodriguez
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11 finishes in his 12 UFC wins
5 finishes in his 5 UFC Championship wins
Hall of famer
The Bess
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