BJ Penn comes out of retirement, loses, re-retires

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  1. speeds

    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    In spite of the fact that he just signed a new fight contract with the UFC, BJ Penn has instead opted to retire from MMA for the second time after losing by TKO to Frank Edgar. It is the third time Penn has lost to Edgar but the first time he's been stopped in the fight. The Prodigy, 35, is now 16-10 (.615) in his career with only one win in his last seven bouts.

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    In a couple months he'll call Dana wanting a third shot at GSP...
     
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    Probably.

    It is too bad he seems determined to go out on the bottom.
     
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    He couldn't keep it together at the post-fight presser when a reporter asked him about his legacy.

    This is why I don't really want to see guys like GSP and Anderson Silva return. Yeah, they could do it, but why? What's the reward really when weighed against your lasting legacy in the sport?
     
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    Run BJM Heavy lies the crown. Staff Member Global Moderator

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    I think people will always remember the greats for their dominant streaks. Yes, it would be nice not to see your favorite fighters getting KTFO'd several times in a row to end their careers, but I don't think less of Fedor, Penn, Lidell, etc. because of how their careers ended.
     

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