{"id":101757,"date":"2014-06-18T12:54:07","date_gmt":"2014-06-18T19:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=101757"},"modified":"2022-02-06T10:01:48","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T18:01:48","slug":"b-j-penn-receives-license-to-fight-frankie-edgar-pending-review-of-cataract-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/b-j-penn-receives-license-to-fight-frankie-edgar-pending-review-of-cataract-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"B.J. Penn Receives License to Fight Frankie Edgar Pending Review of Cataract Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/todays-ufc-175-and-tuf-19-finale-press-conference-replay\/screen-shot-2014-05-23-at-7-04-02-pm\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-98590\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-98590\" title=\"BJ Penn\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Screen-Shot-2014-05-23-at-7.04.02-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Screen-Shot-2014-05-23-at-7.04.02-PM.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Screen-Shot-2014-05-23-at-7.04.02-PM-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Screen-Shot-2014-05-23-at-7.04.02-PM-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion B.J. Penn (16-9-2 MMA, 12-5-1 UFC) received a license on Tuesday for his &#8220;TUF 19 Finale&#8221;\u00a0fight with Frankie Edgar, pending a review of his surgically repaired eye.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Prodigy&#8221;\u00a0applied for licensure with the Nevada State Athletic Commission, and the panel approved the license\u00a0on the condition that the government agency\u2019s physician confer with a local expert who has knowledge of conditions similar to Penn\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>Penn underwent surgery in February of 2013 to repair a damaged eye suffering from cataracts.<\/p>\n<p>Pending the final approval with the local physician, Penn will meet Edgar for a third time in the headlining bout of the &#8220;TUF 19 Finale,&#8221; which goes down July 6 live from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to BJPENN.com for further updates!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion B.J. 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