{"id":313985,"date":"2019-05-17T14:30:31","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T21:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=313985"},"modified":"2019-05-17T14:30:31","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T21:30:31","slug":"matt-serra-weighs-in-on-bj-penns-fighting-future-following-ufc-237","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/matt-serra-weighs-in-on-bj-penns-fighting-future-following-ufc-237\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Serra weighs in on BJ Penn\u2019s fighting future following UFC 237"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last saturday wasn’t a easy night for BJ Penn as he suffered his seventh straight loss at UFC 237 after being defeated by Clay Guida via unanimous decision. And while there’s a lot of fans and even fighters calling for the legend’s retirement, Mr. Penn has received a backup on his cause from a notorious former opponent.<\/p>\n

Matt Serra, a former UFC welterweight champion, spoke about Penn’s last fights on the “UFC<\/a> Unfiltered Podcast”. The headcoach for Serra-Longo’s Team showed some love to “The Prodigy” and didn’t join those who want to see him hanging up his gloves – for now.<\/p>\n

“I don’t know. It’s not like what’s happening to Rashad Evans or somebody like Chuck Liddell where you’re like, ‘Man, i don’t want to see him get hurt anymore’. I don’t know. I’ve known B.J. for so long, I love the dude, he’s a really good person. The guy’s a legend. He can do whatever he wants. I wish him best. I don’t want to… i’m not sitting here saying he should retire. It’s not like he’s getting destroyed, and it looked like he was having a great time, as far as leading up to it. And he did look good in he beginning, you know?”, Serra said.<\/p>\n

Matt Serra praised BJ Penn for his efforts and for doing what he loves the most: fighting. The former champ explained that one of most difficult parts about retiring is knowing what you should do next and quitting the professional routine.<\/p>\n

“Dude, let me tell you, i’m 44. I fought him when i was 28. The guy has been around, man. The guy has been around. It’s not about money either with B.J. I just think that guys do this for so long, when it comes down to what’s next. It”s just what you’re used to. It’s like a routine. It felt weird i stopped. Like, ‘Oh i don’t have a fight coming up, even after a few months? Now what the f*** is going on?'”.<\/p>\n

BJ Penn\u2019s most recent win came back in 2010, where he defeated Matt Hughes via knockout in just 23-seconds at UFC<\/a> 123.<\/p>\n

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