In a surprising turn of events, former champion B.J. Penn was granted another fight in the UFC. The 40-year-old veteran who is currently on a seven-fight skid will face Nik Lentz in a still undetermined date and venue.
There is some history between Penn and Lentz, who once went back-and-forth on social media and interviews. On Monday’s episode of the Ariel Helwani MMA Show on ESPN, Lentz once again threw some tirades towards “The Prodigy.
”The guy hasn’t won a fight since we went to war in Iraq,” Lentz said of Penn. “It’s ridiculous. But I’m going to end his career. I’m going to do him a favor.”
Nik Lentz: I’m going to do B.J. Penn a favor and ‘end his career’