Undisclosed Injury forces BJ Penn out of UFC 132
Posted on April 8, 2011, 12:02 AM by Joey SantosusShortly after his scheduled opponent, Jon Fitch, was forced to withdraw from the card, BJ Penn has also been removed from the UFC 132 line-up.
Though the promotion was believed to be actively searching for a replacement opponent for Penn, an undisclosed injury has sidelined the Hawaiian. The severity of the injury is unknown at this time and there is no word on a possible return date.
MMAJunkie.com first reported the development, which has since been confirmed by UFC officials.
Penn and Fitch fought previously at UFC 127 in Sydney, Australia. After three closely contended rounds, the match-up ended in a majority draw. Whomever emerged victorious from the July 2nd rematch would have likely found themselves in a position to challenge for the Welterweight title.
Penn (16-7-2) returned to 170 last November after dropping back-to-back title fights to current Lightweight champ Frankie Edgar. At UFC 123 he was welcomed back to the division by his old rival Matt Hughes, who Penn knocked out just 21-seconds into the opening round.
Fitch (13-1-1), meanwhile, has suffered defeat only once during his 15-fight run with the UFC, which was a failed attempt at dethroning division Champion Georges St. Pierre. Following the loss, the AKA trained fighter picked up five straight victories before having his streak snapped by last month's draw.
UFC 132 is set to take place July 2nd from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Penn vs. Fitch II was originally scheduled to headline alongside the Bantamweight title clash between division Champion Dominick Cruz and challenger Urijah Faber.
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WTF...That really sucks.
BJ PENN RESPONDS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp2LPh-g5sc&feature=feedu
What sucks? You mean you wanted to see Jon Fitch dry hump and pillow punch Penn while getting complimented by Goldberg for his "Blue collar fighter style?" Honestly I dont care for Jon "The Snuggie" Fitch.
That sucks, would have loved to see Penn vs Condit....Hope Penn goes bck to 155 when he recovers
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Me too I don't want to see GSP smash Penn again, I don't see why the UFC are using him in this way if they were just gonna have him fight all the guys that GSP has smashed like Alves and Kos that would be cool coz neither of those two will be getting title shot soon. If not he should go back to LW and show why he was considered the best LW ever
Hope this doesn't mean retirement.
No disrespect 2 Penn but him & Fitch was a snoring humpfest, but any match that has 2 do with Fitch will put you to sleep. Could you imagine if Fitch & boring Phil Davis were in the same weight class
Go watch low level boxing then if you cant appreciate the science of wrestling then your obviously a not a mixed martial arts fan
"Could you imagine if Fitch & boring Phil Davis were in the same weight class"
even better, jake shields and jon fitch are in the same wheight class. somehow tho i get a feeling that there boringness would cancel eachother out it would actually be a good fight.
Mixed Martial Arts and wrestling are to different things. wrestling combined with submissions or GnP is different then Jon Fitch, Strikers who use takedowns to make their opponents worry about it to open more strikes standing is different then Jon Fitch. he 100% wrestles like he's still a college wrestler. MMA is not Pro Wrestling the reason there is NO pro wrestling is because NO1 wants to watch it.
man im so sick of fags like you who say that sh*t like that. your trying to tell some one their not a fan of mma cuz they dont like jon fitch? ludacris! just because you apreciate the grappling aspect of mma doesnt mean you have to appreciate every single grappler. jon fitch is a great wrestler (tho his wrestling was not impressive in his last fight) and thats about it. when he gets you down, he doesnt go for subs, he barly tries to pass gaurd, and he throws little pitter-pat punches even when in full mount. he has the worst hl reel of anyone who has fought in the ufc more than 10 times. i like watching grapplers like gsp, bj penn, nick/ nate diaz, jones, ect. because for 1, when they get to the gorund you know you they are gonna go for transitions, submissions, or vicious gnp, and 2, becuase you dont know if theyre gonna grapple or strike. with fitch you know what your gonna get. and that is what i dont like about him. if your such a 'true fan' than explain what you like about him.
i gotta agree. you take someone down so that you can open up punches. whats the point of even hitting him if your gonna just do masturbation punches or short elbows? the main thinngs the sport is about is damage and technical prowess. takijng someone down and jon fitching him is gonna do nothing. id like to see fitch actually put himself into a situation where hes gonna knock someone out. its a win win for everyone. fitch is less lame, and we might actually see him get reversed
damn that sucks.. i hope they both come off injury at the same time so we can see the rematch
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damn it! i was so looking forward to him fighting again!
Sounds Fishy if you ask me, just my opinion tho. With Fitch being what #2 and Shields being #3 (or something relative to that) I see that Penn mightve not seen a replacement fight relative to him or being of any benefit. I know everyone wants to see condit, hell I like Condit but Penns trying to get that strap and im not sure Condit qualifies as enough, Ya DiGG?
that was my first thought on seeing this headline as well
Wow, Kelly Clarkson's ass is phenomenal! Back back to the topic, um, Dana paid these guys a few bills to postpone the fight. I know it. Penn vs Condit would be a solid fight.
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