{"id":4337,"date":"2019-09-06T07:51:54","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T07:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/?p=4337"},"modified":"2019-09-10T17:57:33","modified_gmt":"2019-09-10T17:57:33","slug":"dana-white-says-bj-penn-is-done-with-the-ufc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/dana-white-says-bj-penn-is-done-with-the-ufc\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White Says BJ Penn is Done With the UFC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>UFC President Dana White has announced that BJ Penn&#8217;s career\nis over with them after videos surfaced of him fighting in public. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dana-white-says-that-bj-penn-is-done-with-the-ufc\">Dana White Says that BJ Penn is Done with the UFC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked about BJ Penn&#8217;s future with the <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/is-the-ufc-ranking-system-flawed\/\">UFC<\/a>, president Dana White said &#8220;it&#8217;s a wrap&#8221;. Many UFC fans feel like that decision is long overdue but regardless, Dana White made it official today. He reiterated that the videos of Penn fighting in public were not the reason but the played a part. The two men are friends and White appears to be looking out for Penn&#8217;s best in interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people consider BJ Penn one of the greatest martial\nartists in the history of the UFC. In his prime he was certainly one of the\ncompany&#8217;s most popular fighters before announcing his retirement back in 2014.\nHe did make a comeback in 2017 but he is clearly a shell of his former self. A\nlot of people associated with the sport have actually been upset that Dana\nWhite has let Penn continue to fight. He has lost his last seven fights in the\nOctagon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bj-penn-gets-into-public-fight-in-hawaii\">BJ Penn Gets into Public Fight in Hawaii<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To be clear, this is the second incident of BJ Penn fighting\nin public in Hawaii. Back in June, video surfaced of Penn involved in an\naltercation outside of a strip club. In that incident the bouncer was\napparently escorting Penn out of the club when the two starting fighting. When\npolice arrived on the scene, Penn was already and police did not pursue him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this latest incident, according to Penn, he knew the man\nhe was fighting. He claims he was at the bar to watch a mutual friend of theirs\nperform but the individual he ended up fighting was upset at him. Penn claims\nwhen the man insisted he wanted to fight, that he tried to hug him. He then\nsays he followed the individual in question when things turned physical. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BJ Penn claims that the video was edited to not show the\npart where he tries to hug the man to diffuse the situation. According to TMZ\nwho published the video, they did not edit it in any way. If Dana White and BJ\nPenn are indeed friends, his decision not to let him fight anymore is the best\nthing he can do for him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dana-white-made-the-right-decision\">Dana White Made the Right Decision<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While Dana White says he didn&#8217;t speak to Penn personally, he\ndid confirm that Penn has been informed of the UFC&#8217;s decision. When White was\nbeing questioned about the two incidents, he did appear to be genuinely\nconcerned for Penn&#8217;s well being. He called what he saw on the videos\n&#8220;sad&#8221; and he says the hopes Penn can get his personal life sorted\nout. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking of his personal life, this is the most important\npart of the story. It has to be assumed that Dana White is aware that Penn is\ncurrently in the middle of a custody battle. Penn himself brought up the fact\nthat these incidents look bad to the lawyers involved. He knows he needs to do\nbetter and hopefully for everyone who loves the UFC, BJ Penn can get his life\nback in order. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UFC President Dana White has announced that BJ Penn&#8217;s career is over with them after videos surfaced of him fighting in public. Dana White Says that BJ Penn is Done with the UFC When asked about BJ Penn&#8217;s future with the UFC, president Dana White said &#8220;it&#8217;s a wrap&#8221;. 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