Penn to return at UFC 197 in April
After ‘guaranteeing’ that he would be fighting at UFC 196, BJ Penn today revealed that his return has been delayed to April at UFC 197.
After ‘guaranteeing’ that he would be fighting at UFC 196, BJ Penn today revealed that his return has been delayed to April at UFC 197:
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BJPENN.COM got to speak with The Prodigy about the UFC’s change of plans for his return.
I thought the fight guaranteed was going to happen because the UFC, they set up medicals for me to do, Penn said. I did the medicals and they were sending a film crew down and we were getting all that together and I assumed we were setting up the fight, and that might have been what was happening. But, at the end of the day, Sean Shelby (UFC matchmaker) called me and said it would be more convenient for all of us to move the fight to April 23rd.
It was just recently announced that April 23 will feature the UFC light heavyweight championship between champion Daniel Cormier and former champion Jon Jones.
Penn added that his yet to be announced opponent that he was preparing for will meet him on April 23 and that he will be training in Albuquerque until the fight.
From what I understand, it is the same opponent and that is it. We’re going to meet on that card.
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