Penn was born to Jay Dee Penn, an Irish American and Loraine Shin, a third generation Korean-American. At the age of seventeen, Penn began training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu after being introduced to it by his neighbor, Tom Callos. Callos had put up fliers in local gyms looking for people to train with, and B.J.'s father Jay Dee Penn had called ...
World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, the UFC Welterweight Championship, the UFC Lightweight Championship,
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Never Surrender, UFC 94, UFC 84, UFC 80: Rapid Fire, BJ Penn: 90 Days, UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez, UFC 58: USA vs. Canada, UFC 101: Declaration: Penn vs. Florian, UFC 112: Invincible: Silva vs. Maia
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Got his nickname B.J. (for baby Jay) because he is the baby of his siblings who are all named Jay Dee Penn.
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Attended Hilo High School in Hilo, Hawaii.
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Owns Prodigy Productions with his family.
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His Muay Thai trainer is legendary dutch kick-boxer Rob Kaman.
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Was defeated by MMA rising star Ryoto Machida, via unanimous decision, at K-1 Hero's 1 on 03/26/2005.
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Lost by split decision to Georges St-Pierre at UFC 58.
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