After having been out of the Octagon for more than a year and having lost four of his last six fights, the question swirling over BJ Penn ’s head has been: why come back? Why did you step out of retirement and back into the cage? “I came out of retirement because I wanted to fight Frankie Edgar again,” Penn stated in a recent video interview produced by longtime sponsor RVCA. “I believe I can do better than what I showed fighting with him the second time. When I got the opportunity, it was just a no brainer.” Frankie Edgar is the man that took the UFC lightweight title from around Penn’s waist at UFC 112 . They clashed again at UFC 118 in an immediate rematch, but against Edgar bested the legendary Hawaiian
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BJ Penn: “I Came Out of Retirement Because I Wanted to Fight Frankie Edgar Again” – MMA Weekly