Penn announced his candidacy for governor of Hawaii in the 2022 Hawaii gubernatorial election in 2021. UFC President, Dana White, credits Penn with bringing the lower weight divisions into the mainstream of mixed martial arts he describes Penn as 'the first crossover pay-per-view star for the Ultimate Fighting Championship's lighter weight divisions', as well as saying that ' accomplishments, B.J. He made a record three subsequent title defenses before losing his title to Frankie Edgar. Following a period in which Penn competed exclusively for K-1, he returned to the UFC and won the UFC Lightweight Championship. He submitted long-reigning then-champion Matt Hughes to capture the UFC Welterweight Championship. Penn won the Rumble on the Rock Lightweight Championship in K-1. Penn was considered one of the top pound-for-pound mixed martial artists in the world early in his career and holds victories over opponents such as Din Thomas, Caol Uno, Paul Creighton, and Matt Serra. In 2015, Penn was made the inaugural inductee into the Modern-era wing of the UFC Hall of Fame. Through his tenures as champion, Penn unofficially unified the UFC Lightweight Championship (against Sean Sherk) and broke the all-time lightweight title defense record. Penn fought to a draw against Caol Uno in the UFC 41 Lightweight Tournament. A former UFC Lightweight Champion and UFC Welterweight Champion, he is the second of seven fighters in UFC history to win titles in multiple weight classes. In mixed martial arts, Penn has competed in the Featherweight, Lightweight, Welterweight, Middleweight, and Heavyweight/Openweight divisions. Penn was the first American Gold medalist of the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship.

Penn competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and in K-1. Jay Dee 'B.J.' Penn III (born December 13, 1978) is an American former professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner.

Seine MMA-Kampfbilanz beträgt aktuell sechzehn Siege, zehn Niederlagen und zwei Unentschieden (Stand Juni 2016). Er war Welterweight-Champion und Lightweight-Champion der Ultimate Fighting Championship, sowie Sieger der Weltmeisterschaften der International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation. Dezember 1978 als Jay Dee Penn) ist ein US-amerikanischer Mixed-Martial-Arts- und Brazilian-Jiu-Jitsu-Kämpfer.

Why I Fight by Jay Dee &quot;B.J.&quot; Penn

Why I Fight by Jay Dee "B.J." Penn