BJ Penn: I need some time away, I’ll be back if I feel it

“I’m getting better, try to be like Wolverine – everything’s healing up quick.”

“You know someting, I kinda think this is something that I should have did after the first Frankie Edgar fight. Bunch of my coaches pleaded with me to step away from the sport, take some time off. I was just kind of in the mix, I kept going, kept going, trying to push myself. I don’t really like the results I’ve been getting.

“Take some time off. Take some time away from the sport. If I ever feel it again, I’ll come back. If it interests me, if it excites me. I don’t want to be sitting in the locker room saying, I can’t believe I’m still doing this. If it excites me, we’ll see how everything goes, but I definitely need some time away.”