Frankie Edgar challenges BJ Penn
Edgar takes on Penn this Saturday.
Once again, BJ Penn is putting his UFC lightweight title up for grabs as he defends his belt again this time against Frankie Edgar in UFC 112. However, there are rumors that claim Penn is gearing up for another run at the welterweight title, leading most to believe that the reigning lightweight champ is not taking his challenger seriously.
However, while BJ Penn hasn’t denied the rumors of him moving up to welterweight, he says he’s not looking past Frankie Edgar. He knows how good of a fighter Edgar is and he can’t afford to take a guy of Edgar’s caliber lightly.
”Yeah, I think there is a possibility of that,” BJ Penn said in an interview, referring to a possible move to the welterweight division.
”I don’t in no way want to look past Frankie Edgar, he’s a good fighter. You never know what could happen. But if I go back to welterweight, maybe I’ll try to give it a run, maybe fight a couple of fights there, we’ll see how it goes.”
Oh yeah, and just when he said in his interview that he’s in no way looking past Frankie Edgar, he immediately went on about his chances against the large 170-pound fighters in the welterweight division like Thiago Alves and Jon Fitch.
”I think I could do good against some of the top welterweights,” Penn said. ”Yeah, pretty big guys, but you gotta live some times, you gotta step up sometime, huh?”
Penn also talked about a possible rematch with former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes, depending of course on the outcome of Hughes’ match with Renzo Gracie, also scheduled for UFC 112 this Saturday.
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that Penn is leaning heavily towards a move to the welterweight division already. The problem is, his trainers Marv and Gary Marinovich haven’t even began to talk about the possibility of their little lightweight champion leaving the division they’ve dominated for years to have another crack at the welterweight title.
You tell me, is BJ Penn not looking past Frankie Edgar yet?
Can BJ Penn beat Frankie Edgar to retain the UFC lightweight title? Bodog sportsbook has the odds.
BJ Penn 1.12
Frankie Edgar 6.00
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