{"id":151408,"date":"2015-06-23T12:53:19","date_gmt":"2015-06-23T19:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=151408"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:47:16","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:47:16","slug":"bj-penn-named-hawaii-mvp-of-the-week-talks-favorite-ufc-moment-more-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/bj-penn-named-hawaii-mvp-of-the-week-talks-favorite-ufc-moment-more-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"BJ Penn Named Hawaii MVP OF The Week, Talks Favorite UFC Moment, More &#8212; WATCH!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nM_E_8exQJo\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kitv.com\/news\/hawaii-mvp-bj-penn\/33667386\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KITV.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><strong>HONOLULU<\/strong> \u2014He&#8217;s one of only two fighters to win world titles in two separate weight classes. And next month, he&#8217;ll be honored for that feature when he is officially enshrined into the UFC Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n<p>BJ Penn, now retired, is KITV\u2019s Hawaii MVP this week, but, as our Brandi Higa reports, the &#8220;Prodigy&#8221; may not be done just yet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe biggest regret would be if I didn\u2019t get in the ring tonight because I\u2019d always wonder, and I\u2019d always kick myself in the butt and I\u2019d always complain to Dana and complain to everybody, like man, I could\u2019ve did it again, but now I know for sure that I can\u2019t,\u201d said Penn.<\/p>\n<p>Last July, UFC President Dana White said Penn was responsible for helping build the UFC, that it was his legacy. It came during an emotional revelation from Hawaii\u2019s most famous fighter who announced that he was done, a moment that many considered the end of an era.<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward 11 months, Penn says there\u2019s one thing that could lure him back into the Octagon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf a UFC event can come here and they can put on a real show, I think the only venue would be Aloha Stadium. That would just be another level right there. That would be crazy,\u201d said Penn.<\/p>\n<p>And for many, seeing BJ back in the Octagon in Hawaii would be just that \u2013 crazy. It\u2019s a word that many also use to describe his career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe build the 155 lb division. He\u2019s a legend. He helped build the UFC and the list goes on and on and on of what BJ Penn has done,\u201d said White.<\/p>\n<p>So when it came to being inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame, it wasn&#8217;t a matter of if but when.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe owns a UFC BJ Penn Gym in Hawaii. What more do you want BJ? There\u2019s nothing left to prove,\u201d said White.<\/p>\n<p>Penn, made his MMA debut back in 2001, which makes 13 years of fighting.<\/p>\n<p>His favorite moment? It\u2019s not one of his knockout victories nor even a win by submission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy favorite moment ever was the first time I ever walked into the Octagon. They\u2019re playing that old music, and I just remember walking in here thinking, this is it. I got to prove myself against somebody who\u2019s actually trained also. I\u2019m not just a street punk. I\u2019m not just a troublemaker. I\u2019m going to prove to myself and to everybody else that I\u2019m above that.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From KITV.com: HONOLULU \u2014He&#8217;s one of only two fighters to win world titles in two separate weight classes. And next month, he&#8217;ll be honored for that feature when he is officially enshrined into the UFC Hall of Fame. 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