BJ Penn is on a journey to find himself
by Hubert Lau on February 13, 2012

Although BJ Penn's future in MMA is questionable, Hawaii's biggest star is more focused on finding himself as a person than a fighter according to mmamania.com.

Penn will forever be remembered as one of the sport's greatest fighters. To date, Penn is just one of two men that held a title in two divisions who also carved out one of the most dominant lightweight careers the UFC has ever seen. However hard times had befallen "The Prodigy" as of late.

Penn has gone 1-3-1 over five fights which also included his UFC lightweight championship dethroning at the hands of Frankie Edgar. His last bout was against Nick Diaz at UFC 137 where he suffered a brutal unanimous decision defeat and hinted of retirement shortly after the fight. Now months removed from the fight game, there is no telling when and if Penn would fight again.

"I'm enjoying my time away from the sport. That's where I am right now. I'm living a regular life instead of living the roller coaster. I haven't (lived a normal life) in 15 years. I'm trying to find myself a little bit, not as a fighter trying to come back to the sport, but just as a person," Penn said.

UFC president, Dana White, voiced his interest in hosting a UFC event at the Aloha Stadium in Hawaii, with Penn spearheading the card. With Penn's current state of mind, it's unlikely that such a main event will come to fruition in the near future.

"I'm heartbroken with the way some of the fights went. The way my UFC 94 fight (against Georges St. Pierre) and my fights with Frankie Edgar went, I'm heartbroken about those fights. I feel I could have made better choices but I don't feel a major urge that I've got to go fix that right now," Penn said.

Penn will be turning 34 this year and if he still intends to fix the losses he had suffer, time will not be on his side.

 |  (34) Comments Giada Esposito: Penn still has time to make a comeback. If the UFC has an event in Hawaii, I have a feeling Penn will find himself... on the card. :p illegalpoke: I'm sicka these journeys. Just scrap, Penn. Wandering_Minstrel: Can't blame BJ for wanting to spend time doing something other than fighting for a while... GO HARD: i still want Penn vs Melendez. q: ) GO HARD: I always said that BJ would be a horrible fight for Nick Diaz and that he would beat Nick anywhere the fight goes.... Nick suprised me in that fight.... I think we are seeing the rise of Nate Diaz the fighter... the more i break down the fight now... the more i think Nate might beat BJ. BJ "COULD" beat Nate by taking it to the ground... but its getting to the point where nobody wants to go to the ground with the Diaz Bros. Bj shouldnt be worried and should use his wrestling if ever in a fight with Nate, but we all know BJ... and his pride. MAStudent: BJ was tough, but he took a miserable beating. It will happen again if he doesn't go the specialty fight rout. He can still beat a lot of guys, but he has been owned by the top dogs at 170 clearly, and at the least the one top dog at 155. Its kind of sad, but just reality to see his BJJ not that special against Nick Diaz and his lightening hand speed not that special against Frankie Edgar. He apparently can't change a game plan in the middle of a fight, and his game is kind of mapped out. Maybe my favorite fighter of all time, but he should choose wisely if he continues to fight. Also, its like if your hot ass girlfriend farts a lot. Just try to ignore it. He shoots off his mouth and then doesn;t stick to it all the time. I don't hold him to anything anymore...unless he's using it to leverage Dana somehow.
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