BJ Penn "The Prodigy"
Born Kailua, HI, USA
Fighting out of Hilo, Hawaii
Age 29
Height 5' 9" (175 cm)
Weight 155 lbs. (70 kg)
MMA Record (W-L-D) 14-4-1
TRAINING: I’ve got a newborn fire inside me and I’m gonna do everything in my power to get everything that I’ve always wanted to achieve.
When and why did you start training for fighting? A tae kwon do instructor moved near my house in 96. He took a few private lessons in jiu-jitsu. I never did tae kwon do. He saw me and my friends hanging out around the neighborhood and asked my father to have them come wrestle with him. I never wanted to go and one day my dad was like if you don’t go he won’t stop asking me. So I did it to please my dad. When I went there he tapped me out and my mind started rolling and never stopped.
What ranks and titles have you held? UFC Lightweight Champion. Former UFC World Welterweight champion. Rumble on the Rock lightweight champion. I am the most decorated jiu-jitsu athlete in America. I am the first non-Brazilian to win the world championships at the black belt level.
Do you have any heroes? I have had so many and still do. It wouldn’t be fair to say just one. I have new influences everyday in life and fighting.
What is your favorite technique? My heart and mind are my most important things. I know it doesn’t sound too original but I will prepare properly for each fight and never give up.
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It feels great fighting in the UFC. When I was younger that is the only place I wanted to fight professionally.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? I went to school to learn some wrestling but wasn’t too serious about the academics.
What was your job before you started fighting? None.
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Fighting out of Hilo, Hawaii
Age 29
Height 5' 9" (175 cm)
Weight 155 lbs. (70 kg)
MMA Record (W-L-D) 14-4-1
TRAINING: I’ve got a newborn fire inside me and I’m gonna do everything in my power to get everything that I’ve always wanted to achieve.
When and why did you start training for fighting? A tae kwon do instructor moved near my house in 96. He took a few private lessons in jiu-jitsu. I never did tae kwon do. He saw me and my friends hanging out around the neighborhood and asked my father to have them come wrestle with him. I never wanted to go and one day my dad was like if you don’t go he won’t stop asking me. So I did it to please my dad. When I went there he tapped me out and my mind started rolling and never stopped.
What ranks and titles have you held? UFC Lightweight Champion. Former UFC World Welterweight champion. Rumble on the Rock lightweight champion. I am the most decorated jiu-jitsu athlete in America. I am the first non-Brazilian to win the world championships at the black belt level.
Do you have any heroes? I have had so many and still do. It wouldn’t be fair to say just one. I have new influences everyday in life and fighting.
What is your favorite technique? My heart and mind are my most important things. I know it doesn’t sound too original but I will prepare properly for each fight and never give up.
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It feels great fighting in the UFC. When I was younger that is the only place I wanted to fight professionally.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? I went to school to learn some wrestling but wasn’t too serious about the academics.
What was your job before you started fighting? None.
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