{"id":218424,"date":"2017-01-19T07:22:51","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T15:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=218424"},"modified":"2017-01-19T07:36:40","modified_gmt":"2017-01-19T15:36:40","slug":"coach-believes-bj-penn-will-likely-fight-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bj-penn\/coach-believes-bj-penn-will-likely-fight-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Coach believes BJ Penn will likely fight again"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier this month, UFC Hall of Famer BJ Penn stepped into the Octagon for just his second fight in the past 5 years. Penn of course was stepping into the Octagon to fight streaking featherweight contender Yair Rodriguez<\/a> in a highly anticipated main event showdown in Phoenix, Arizona.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for Penn, when he stepped into the Octagon with ‘Pantera’, the young fighter picked him apart with kicks, ultimately picking up a second round TKO win over Penn<\/a>, knocking ‘The Prodigy’ down for the first time in his career with a punch.<\/p>\n

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Although the fight was a rather one-sided one, one of Penn’s longtime coaches, Jason Parillo, believes Penn could likely fight again.<\/p>\n

He spoke to MMAFighting<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t give a straight answer, like yes or no,\u201d Parillo said. \u201cBecause I\u2019m not a mind reader. But again, if you put a gun to my head and you say … \u2018If you answer wrong, I\u2019m gonna shoot you in the head. Do you think BJ Penn will fight again?\u2019 I would say yes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re going in to win no matter which way you\u2019re looking at it,\u201d Parillo said. \u201cDisappointed? Yes, of course we\u2019re disappointed. It\u2019s just BJ figuring out what he\u2019s gonna do from here. BJ is the type of guy that is never gonna want to not fight. BJ, he\u2019s gonna fight until he dies. That\u2019s where he\u2019s gonna die \u2014 he\u2019s gonna die in that cage.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Parillo then shifted gears to discuss why Rodriguez was a poor matchup for Penn, and how ring rust likely played a part in the loss:<\/p>\n

\"BJ<\/p>\n

\u201cF*ck no, that wasn\u2019t the right matchup. Maybe? F*ck no, that wasn\u2019t the right matchup. One fight, five years. Give me the No. 35 guy. Who\u2019s ranked No. 35?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNot only did he not fight in 2-1\/2 years, he\u2019s only fought once in five years,\u201d Parillo said. \u201cThe one time he fought in five years, he lost. He got stopped. So as far as ring rust, I say 1,000 times it\u2019s the real deal. Especially when you\u2019ve fought once in five years, that\u2019s just insane.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com<\/a> on 1\/19\/2017.<\/p>\n