B.J. Penn ’s rivalry with Nik Lentz had seemingly flamed out a few months ago, but now the retired UFC Hall of Famer has ramped things up again with a “formal challenge” for a bout at UFC 197 on March 5. Penn (16-10-2 MMA, 12-9-2 UFC) hinted at a potential comeback earlier this week, prior to the callout of Lentz (25-7-2 MMA, 9-4-1 UFC), when he posted a photo with famed Jackson-Winkeljohn MMA trainer Greg Jackson with the caption “We coming!!” (via Instagram ): We coming !! @ufc @danawhiteufc A photo posted by @bjpenn on Jan 12, 2016 at 6:01pm PST Although Penn has not confirmed he’s training with Jackson, all signs point to that being the case
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Retired ex-champ B.J. Penn wants Nik Lentz at UFC 197, heads to Jackson-Wink MMA – MMA Junkie