UFC had hoped for stadium event in Hawaii with B.J. Penn in main event
Posted on February 8, 2012, 10:05 PM by Trent Reinsmith
BJ Penn, a legend in the world of mixed martial arts hails from Hawaii, and yet he has never competed in his home state while under contract with the UFC. In fact, the UFC has never held an event in Hawaii; something that UFC president Dana White had hoped would change in the not too distant future.
It seems as if the UFC was looking into heading to Hawaii and making a huge go of things, “I was kind of hoping to go to Hawaii again and do a B.J. (Penn) fight at the Aloha Bowl, but B.J. wants to take some time off. He’s going to relax for a while.” White then stated that the plan was still to visit the state, “We’re coming regardless, but that was the fight I really wanted to do there.” – for more see MMAWeekly.com.
The Aloha Bowl, if filled to capacity for the event, could have rivaled the record attendance the UFC pulled in for UFC 129, which was held in Toronto’s Rogers Centre and brought in a crowd of 55,724.
What do you think LowKick’ers, should BJ come back to headline a stadium event in Hawaii?
Further Reading: BJ Penn calls out Nick Diaz for "coward fence-holding strategy" at UFC 137 (UPDATED)
Photo: BJ Penn, right, fights Kenny Florian during UFC 101 at the Wachovia Center on August 8, 2009, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Francis Specker
Comments
Meh..him and nick need to get their ego's in check really. Doesn't really apply to nick, but i've really had enough of seeing BJ lose fights because he doesn't like to put effort in.
Not saying that's why he lost against nick. Nick was just waaaaaay better.
BJ Penn is the most manufactured so called legend,
His performance against Nick and St Pierre show excatly how good he is....yet there are all these people out there worshipping him like he is a god. he quits when he is under attack, threatens to retire...
Manufactured fighter? hes the only fighter moving up in weight to fight opponents. He's the longest reigning light weight champion in UFC history; Yes he's lost to GSP (defended WW belt 6 times thus far), Matt Hughes (defended WW belt record 7 times), one of only two fighters in the UFC to have belts in different weight divisions, fought lyoto machida 35lbs under his weight.
Do you even watch mma?
This is what shits me about the UFC...They were so desperate to get Fedor to fight they offered him a huge contract...Had he signed he was the new ultimate fighter of the universe....The moment he didn;t sign he becomes shit, overrated....just because he gets caughts in a triangle by werdum.....what about all the loses of randy couture, brock lesanr, by BJ PENN, Chuck lidell, belfort, wanderlei Silva....the ****in list goes on..cro cop......I think Dana white needs a punch in the head about pound for pound .......I have respect for randy couture because of what he has achieved with his age in the sport....but lets not feed off dana whites bullshit
Please.....stop......talking.......you.......turd.
BJ is amazing when he's on, but I feel like when his back is against the wall he quits. As far as the weight classeshe seems like a lazy guy as far as training so when he does come in at a higher weight he looks like a 155'er who went on a food binge.
Hawaaii is a state. Idiot.
ITS BJS CARDIO PEOPLE! BJ WAS BASHING DIAZ FACE UNTIL HE GASSED. BJ COULD BE GREAT IF HE SURROUNDS HIMSELF WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE. HE LOST ONCE TO HUGHES CAUSE HE GASSED. AND THE FIRST FIGHT WITH GSP HE WOULDVE WON HAD HE NOT BEEN SO TIRED. YALL ARE FN DISRESPECTFULL