{"id":104268,"date":"2014-07-07T08:11:52","date_gmt":"2014-07-07T15:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=104268"},"modified":"2022-02-06T09:54:35","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T17:54:35","slug":"b-j-penn-i-needed-closure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/b-j-penn-i-needed-closure\/","title":{"rendered":"B.J. Penn: I Needed Closure"},"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\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Screen-Shot-2014-05-23-at-7.04.02-PM.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"BJ Penn\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-98590\" 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>Following a disappointing loss to Frankie Edgar, BJ Penn spoke to the media about why he got back in the Octagon for another fight saying:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m thinking to myself, why did you step back into that octagon after the beating that Rory MacDonald gave you? The reason is because I really needed to find out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I didn\u2019t make this night happen for myself, I would have always wondered and went back and forth and begged Dana to let me get back in. I guess I just needed some closure.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhen the blood started going all in my eyes and everything and the fight started getting real tough, I realized it takes a high, high energy level to compete with the top people in the world,\u201d Penn said. \u201cYou could have every technique figured out, this and that, your theories ready to go. At the end of the day, the bottom line is you need a high energy level to compete against these guys. They\u2019re very hungry. 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