Penn expects to fight in April in Abu Dhabi
UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn on Wednesday gave a little glimpse into his fighting future, saying that he is likely…
UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn on Wednesday gave a little glimpse into his fighting future, saying that he is likely to next defend his title on April 10 in an as yet announced event in Abu Dhabi.
We talked to Dana White. We were trying to get on the March 27 card (UFC 111 in New Jersey), said Penn in his video blog on BJPenn.com. That card already had two title fights on it (Georges St-Pierre vs. Dan Hardy and Frank Mir vs. Shane Carwin).
It looks like we’ll be fighting April 10 in Abu Dhabi. Nothing is signed, so tentative date, April 10. We’ll see how everything goes. Hope everything goes well, he closed.
Penn didn’t give any indication as to who his next opponent would be, but MMAWeekly.com sources are pointing towards to leading candidates, Gray Maynard and Frankie Edgar. Edgar would appear to make more sense given the timetable with Maynard fighting Monday night against Nate Diaz at UFC Fight Night 20 in Virginia. It is possible, however, that he could be ready for a title challenge in April if he emerges unscathed.
