B.j. Penn doesn't come from your traditional pugilist. He doesn't grow in the streets of some metropolitan hard. Either he is mad world, or keep the same out of prison. Penn has had a pretty good education in Hilo, Hawaii (may perhaps be as bad, right?) and when it ends his career of combat, got a good safety net to fall into. He is a smart guy, who was at the forefront, as fighters go, himself on Internet marketing. As he prepares for 118 UFC this weekend, he is putting forth an old theme--"focused/hungry B.j. Penn". Whenever he loses a fight Penn speaks to reinvent himself.
"The loss of Frankie actually I took a step back and realize that I want to fight as much as possible. (After this fight, if healthy)I want to fight the next week, next month, "Penn said during UFC 118 conference call last week." I don't know if I feel my biological clock ticking or thing ...I want to fight as much as possible ".
Penn is only 31 years old, but it seems that he looks back on his 20 's with some regret. Has spent a lot of time discussing contracts and taking long breaks between the fighting.
"I kind of spread my career in 10 years," said Penn (UFC 15-6, 11-5). "I kinda make a push to be really a real fighter. I had a good training camp and I kinda figured out how to keep me heatlhy through more training camps. "
In recent years, we've been down this path multiple times. Penn spoke of a renewed hunger and that he would after losses from Georges St. Pierre and Matt Hughes.Now his win-loss record serves as motivation.
"When I started before fighting. I thought that was the gift of God to the fight.I thought I would go with 100 knockouts 100-0. Sit back, look at my record and I can't believe that I have six losses, "Penn said.
He sees the loss of UFC 112 Edgar a blessing.
"If I win this fight would have you changed anything in my game and would've set me to fall even more difficult in the future," Penn said."whenever you get lost you can take a different path and you get back on the journey of right, because you started this thing first."
Penn not only lost his UFC Lightweight Title, but it was the first time he had fallen in combat 155 pounds since 2002.Was so a big upset that he was installed as preferred less-450 to regain his belt.He's not buying into hype.
"People are putting Frankie as the underdog. I feel like I am the underdog. I'm the guy who does not want this sport to be passed to him," said Penn. "And I want to remain at the forefront of everything. I am working day and night to keep tweaking these sparsely, to keep up with these young boys. "
Hopefully this is the last time that Penn must motivate himself to be at its best. When the right, he is a fighter pound for pound five top. If he remains in good condition and keeps improving, he probably will be able to get back its belt and have a race of 4-5 year before him as the best worldwide 155er. but it is up to its legacy now Penn cement as one of the best ever.
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