{"id":183303,"date":"2016-01-21T11:37:13","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T19:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=183303"},"modified":"2022-02-04T16:16:46","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T00:16:46","slug":"greg-jackson-bj-penn-think-hes-just-beginning-evolve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/greg-jackson-bj-penn-think-hes-just-beginning-evolve\/","title":{"rendered":"Greg Jackson on BJ Penn:  &#8216;I think he\u2019s just beginning to evolve again&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BJ &#8220;The Prodigy&#8221; Penn&#8217;s recent announcement to <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/bj-penn-officially-ends-retirement-i-want-that-145-pound-belt\/\">come out of retirement<\/a> for a run at the UFC featherweight title has had fans on the fence on Penn&#8217;s return to the Octagon. While Penn has had the highest of highs throughout his career, he has struggled in his recent years in his bouts in the Octagon.<\/p>\n<p>At 37-years-old, &#8220;The Prodigy&#8221; has become a student of the game once again under the tutelage of one of the <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/bj-penn-shares-his-experience-at-jacksonwink-mma-academy-with-jon-jones-and-holly-holm\/\">greatest MMA camps<\/a> in the world at the <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/bj-penn-to-train-with-jacksonwink-academy-for-return-fight\/\">JacksonWink MMA Academy<\/a>. This alone is getting fans of Penn excited of what is to come.<\/p>\n<p>Greg Jackson spoke with <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2016\/01\/the-story-of-how-greg-jackson-came-to-work-with-b-j-penn-and-what-comes-next\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA Junkie<\/a> on how Penn became a part of their camp and talked about the\u00a0potential in the UFC Hall of Fame legend fighting again in the UFC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said, \u2018I\u2019ve been thinking about a run at it,\u2019\u201d said Jackson recalling on BJ&#8217;s phone call that came around Christmas. \u201cI said, \u2018That\u2019s an awesome idea.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Penn has intentions on fighting at 145 pounds again and has the goal of becoming the only fighter in UFC history to win a UFC title in three separate weight divisions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI stayed up for a couple of days putting together a plan, and that\u2019s kind of how it happened,\u201d Jackson said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s such a talented and great athlete, once he finds himself and finds his love for it, I think he\u2019s got a good two or three more years in him,\u201d Jackson said. \u201cWhy not? What do we have to lose?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPerformances due to information limitations and morale limitations, don\u2019t matter to me at all,\u201d he said. \u201cWhat I look at is context and relevance within that realm. The performances don\u2019t matter, because the potential is there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Penn said recently on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4LjMBD8Kutw&amp;index=12&amp;list=PLEF17C15485ED539D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA Hour<\/a> with Ariel Helwani that he told Jackson if at any point he feels that he should not be fighting and simply doesn&#8217;t have it anymore, to just let him know.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just have one word for him: talented,\u201d Jackson said. \u201cHis sense of how he can find rhythm, how he sees fighting, there\u2019s a reason he\u2019s one of the greatest fighters. If he\u2019s happy and productive and pushed mentally, I think he\u2019s going to do great things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jackson has been giving Penn nightly homework assignments, according to MMA Junkie. The assignments are made to make Penn think of certain fighting positions more creatively, and how certain techniques will translate into the bigger picture of combat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think of it as another step in his evolution,\u201d Jackson said. \u201cI don\u2019t think he\u2019s rehabbing anything. I think he\u2019s just beginning to evolve again. He\u2019s no any more of a challenge or less of a challenge than anybody else. It\u2019s just another challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Penn would love to fight Nik Lentz at UFC 197 on March 5, it seems Lentz does not want to accept the offer from the UFC Hall of Fame fighter after making <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/nik-lentz-responds-to-bj-penns-callout\/\">his own demands<\/a>.\u00a0No opponent or date has been set by the UFC for BJ Penn&#8217;s return to the Octagon, but fans\u00a0are anxiously awaiting to hear what is next for &#8220;The Prodigy.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BJ &#8220;The Prodigy&#8221; Penn&#8217;s recent announcement to come out of retirement for a run at the UFC featherweight title has had fans on the fence on Penn&#8217;s return to the Octagon. While Penn has had the highest of highs throughout his career, he has struggled in his recent years in his bouts in the Octagon. 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