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“No, B.J. Just no. I think for a lot of people that have been the man for as long as he has – and I’m not saying this like I know him, and this is all speculation – but I think it’s hard for a lot of these people to let go. Some time passes, and it’s not like he’s being forgot, but he probably doesn’t get quite the attention he does when he’s in the Octagon.”
"Money" believes that Penn doesn't have any financial issues in his retirement and that he only wants to get back into the cage because he misses the thrill of the sport. He feels this a bad idea on Penn's part and that he has nothing left to prove.
“I can’t imagine there are any financial issues, but you never know, but (expletive), he had a run. He did great. He’s a legend in the sport. There’s got to be a time.”
“More than anything I just don’t want to see the guy get hurt. He’s getting older, and this is a brutal sport – not just in the fights, but through training camps. I feel like we get more damage done in training camps than most of the time when you step in the Octagon. If it’s that time, it’s that time.”These comments only confirm what everyone pretty much already knew. We're never going to see Mendes v Penn.
Former UFC fighter shot dead while out for evening walk
It’s believed to have been a targeted attack. Former UFC fighter , Suman Mokhtarian, has been shot dead. The ex-MMA fight was shot in a ‘brazen’ and ‘targeted’ daylight attack while taking an early evening walk, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Mokhtarian was shot in the upper body and was unable to be revived by […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov praises Ireland for Palestine support after Hughes loss
“I invite you and your whole team and family to Dagestan.” Derry’s Paul Hughes suffered the second MMA defeat of his career in Dubai on Saturday. Usman Nurmagomedov’s Bellator Lightweight World Championship belt was on the line in what was the top-billed fight in the PFL Champions Series 1 event. Hughes was a big underdog […]
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