BJ Penn: In 1997, BJ Penn began to learn jiu-jitsu under Ralph Gracie, and then changed disciplines. In 2000, PENN obtained a black belt in jiu-jitsu at Nova Uniao. A few weeks later, this The new black belt became the first American to win a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world championship.
Mixed martial arts record: 15 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw (6 KOs, 6 submissions)
Technical features: precise and heavy punches, Olympic-level anti-fall ability, Brazil Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt Grappling Master
Title: Former UFC lightweight champion, former UFC welterweight champion, gold medal at the Rio Jiu-Jitsu World Championships in Brazil
13 wins Among them, 5 (T) KOs (35.71%), 6 submissions (42.86%), 3 decisions (21.43)
In the 4 losses, 2 (T) KOs (40%) ), 3 decisions (60%)
Team: BJ Penn's MMA
Style: Comprehensive
Date of Birth: December 13, 1978< /p>
Place of birth: United States
Main honors
The 4th UFC welterweight champion
The 3rd UFC lightweight champion
Compared with those poor children in Brazil who live at the bottom and change their lives by joining the fighting career, BJ PENN can be said to be carefree. As a young master from a wealthy family, he never has to worry about food and clothing. Theoretically speaking, such people will probably have some problems with their involvement in sports, just like the boxing king, Prince Naseem. BJ PENN is different. His obsession and enthusiasm for fighting are incredible.
As we all know, it is unusually difficult to obtain a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, no less than some training institutions in China that make a fortune by issuing black belts. It usually takes a jiu-jitsu master about 8 years from the first day he enters the jiu-jitsu gym to the time he finally obtains a black belt. PENN only took a quarter of the time to complete the almost impossible task. Genius, prodigy (The Prodigy) ) was nicknamed at that time.
The competition style is very different from that of many jiu-jitsu masters. When BJ PENN first participated in the UFC in his early years, he relied on his fists to make a living. In the first three games of his career, President PENN spent less than 10 minutes. As for the KO of Kaoru Uno in 11 seconds, it is still a scene that many UFC fans talk about. After defeating Kaoru Uno, PENN qualified for the championship challenge. Facing the then Iron Fist champion, Jens Pulver, a disciple of the amazing coach Pat Miletich, suffered defeat for the first time in his life. Facing Pulver, who was at the height of their power at the time, PENN played calmly and with the style of a general, even in defeat. After Pulver left the UFC, PENN once again faced Kaoru Uno for the championship belt at UFC 41. Although the two sides drew, the belt was ultimately worn on the waist of the prodigy PENN.
After winning the UFC belt, PENN participated in his brother's Rumble on the Rock 4 in his hometown of Hawaii, where he encountered another Japanese king, the martial arts king Takanori Gomi. At that time, Gomi was so powerful that he was called "The Unparalleled Fire Jade Boy" by his fans in the world. This was the strong man who had high hopes from Japanese fans. Shortly after the start of the game, he was successfully taken down by PENN and quickly entered the back mount. state. Throughout the first round, all the strongest king in martial arts could do was to support himself without being terminated. In the second round, BJ-PENN even punched so hard that Gomi vomited blood. In the end, Gomi Takanori, who had never been finished in a game, was choked naked by the jujitsu prodigy in the third round.
After defeating the strongest fighter in the Eastern Hemisphere in Hawaii, PENN made another remarkable move in 2004, upgrading to challenge the welterweight division and facing off against wrestling king Matt Hughes. After only one round without defeat, the cross-class lightweight king took possession of both the lightweight and welterweight belts. He is also the only one to hold two belts at the same time.
"I want to challenge the strongest fighter in the world, I want to challenge PRIDE champion WANDERLEI SILVA." After saying this, PENN, who had no hope of fighting in the UFC, gave up everything in the UFC. I came to Japan alone and joined the MMA competition under K-1. At the same time, I gradually gained weight and really planned to move up from lightweight to cruiserweight. Finally, in 2005, BJ PENN met the current UFC light heavyweight king Ryuta Machida in K-1 HERO’S, and the match was undoubtedly awarded to Machida. At that time, PENN had gained weight to 86KG, and Machida Ryota weighed 102KG. And due to excessive weight gain, PENN's competition status was extremely affected. With no hope of challenging the Ax Killer, PENN returned to the UFC after an absence of 2 years, returned to the welterweight division, and competed with another Canadian fighter for the right to challenge for the welterweight championship. That Canadian is Georges St. Pierre, who is now unbeatable in the welterweight division.
As a result of the game, Saint-Pierre won by non-unanimous decision, and PENN was also impressive in the game. He was the first strongman to put Saint-Pierre at a disadvantage in the game. What is more comical is that the victorious Saint-Pierre postponed his challenge to the champion Matt Hughes due to injury, and the person who replaced Saint-Pierre was PENN, who was defeated by Saint-Pierre.
Those who were defeated by his subordinates two years ago are no longer what they used to be. Taking advantage of PENN's absence, Matt Hughes succeeded in revenge. PENN, who had become a little chubby, learned from the pain and decided to return to his own career to make a name for himself. Wan's lightweight is back to glory. Sure enough, in the fifth season of "The Ultimate Fighter" in 2007, PENN and Jens Pulver, who had defeated him, served as coaches. Jens Pulver is obviously better than PENN as a coach, but PENN doesn't care, because PENN himself defeated Jens Pulver in the finals of the fifth season of "The Ultimate Fighter", which was regarded as a successful revenge and he returned to the lightweight class. A good start.
In 2008 in Newcastle, England, UFC80, PENN and Joe Stevenson competed for the lightweight championship as the finale. This event became the most impressive game in 2008. "I live like a champion, train like a champion, and work like a champion. I am the champion. Joe chose the wrong time to deal with BJ PENN." PENN's confidence before the game already made people feel scared. Of course, PENN has capital and confidence. PENN staggered Stevenson with a straight punch less than half a minute into the game, almost causing an instant kill. After Joe relied on his strong will to survive, PENN brought the game to the ground. Less than two and a half minutes later, PENN swiped Stevenson's eyebrow with an elbow, and the brightest scene in UFC history was born. Stevenson's head was really bleeding profusely, like a water pipe that had been hit by a truck, turning Stevenson's entire upper body red. In the second round, Joe Stevenson, who was already exhausted, was finally submitted by BJ PENN's naked choke. After winning the lightweight championship, PENN also wore the gold belt that it had not held for many years. And at UFC84, he successfully KOed former boxing champion muscle shark SEAN SHERK and established his status as the lightweight hegemon.
Fighting with others is endless fun. Regardless of whether PENN knows this famous saying, at least he is a guy who is willing to fight with others. After securing the lightweight belt, PENN upgraded to challenge GSP in UFC94, for revenge and for the welterweight belt around GSP's waist. This match was very different from the first time the two met. PENN was at a disadvantage throughout the match. In the fourth round, he was exhausted and was terminated by the doctor. An interesting scene happened about a week after the game. PENN complained to the officials about GSP's illegal use of Vaseline during the game.
GSP:
Team: Jackson's Submission Fighting
School: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Height: 5 feet 10 (178cm)< /p>
Weight: 169 pounds (77kg)
Birthday: May 19, 1981
Birthplace: Saint-Isidore, Quebec, Canada
Career results:
On January 25, 2002, he defeated his opponent Ivan Menjivar by TKO in UCC 7.
On June 15, 2002, he defeated his opponent Justin Bruckmann in UCC 10.
On October 11, 2002, defeated Travis Galbraith by TKO in UCC 11.
On January 25, 2003, defeated Thomas Denny by TKO in UCC 12.
On November 29, 2003, defeated Pete Spratt in TKO 14.
On January 31, 2004, he defeated his opponent Karo Parisyan by unanimous decision of the referee at UFC 46.
On June 19, 2004, he defeated Jay Hieron with a heavy TKO in UFC 48.
On October 22, 2004, he was surrendered by his opponent Matt Hughes at UFC 50.
On January 29, 2005, he defeated Dave Strasser in TKO 19.
On April 16, 2005, at UFC 52, the referees unanimously decided that Georges St. Pierre defeated Jason Miller.
On August 20, 2005, he defeated Frank Trigg at UFC 54.
On November 19, 2005, defeated Sean Sherk by TKO in UFC 56.
On March 4, 2006, at UFC 58, he defeated B.J. Penn by decision.
On November 18, 2006, he defeated Matt Hughes by TKO in UFC 65 and successfully took revenge.
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On April 7, 2007, he was defeated by Matt Serra in UFC 69 and was knocked out by the opponent with a heavy punch.
On August 25, 2007, he defeated Josh Koscheck by unanimous decision of the referee at UFC 74.
On December 19, 2007, he defeated Matt Hughes at UFC 79, forming a two-game winning streak against Matt Hughes.
On April 19, 2008, he defeated Matt Serra by TKO in UFC 83 and successfully avenged his defeat in UFC 69.
On August 9, 2008, he defeated Jon Fitch by unanimous decision of the referee in UFC87.
On January 31, 2009, in UFC94, he defeated BJ PENN, who was promoted from lightweight to challenge, by TKO in 4 rounds. BJ lost both fights against GSP and gave up the game after 4 rounds.
On July 11, 2009, he defeated Thiago Alves by unanimous decision of the referee in UFC100.
At the same time, Georges St. Pierre is also the UFC welterweight champion.