Howzit!<br><br>Eh, braddahs, Make sure to check
out deez sites and support B.J.Penn, of Wainaku,
Hilo, in his quest for the UFC Lightweight
Championship, Friday, JAN 11th at the Mohegan Sun Casino,
CT.<br><br><a href=http://www.ufc.tv/events/ppv/ufc35/ufc35.asp
target=new>http://www.ufc.tv/events/ppv/ufc35/ufc35.asp</a><br><br>UFC
Lightweight Championship<br><br>Jens Pulver(UFC
Champ) -VS- BJ Penn<br>"Little Evil" "The
Prodigy"<br>HEIGHT<br>5'7 5'9" <br>WEIGHT <br>150 lbs. 154 lbs. <br>FROM
<br>Davenport, Iowa Hilo, HI <br>UFC RECORD <br>5-0-1 3-0
<br>MMA RECORD <br>20-2-1 4-0 <br>OUTCOME<br><br>To Be
Decided Fri Jan 11th, 2002 @ UFC 35<br><br><br>BJ(Baby
Jay) Penn:<br><br>PROFILE<br><br>Name: BJ "The
Prodigy" Penn<br><br>From: Hilo, Hawaii<br><br>Height:
5'9"<br><br>Weight: 155lbs.<br><br>Disciplines: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
and Boxing<br><br>DOB: 12/12/78<br><br>History:
Nicknamed "The Prodigy", BJ Penn was introduced to
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Hilo Hawaii at the tender age of 17
by neighbor Tom Callos. It was through Tom Callos
that BJ met Ralph Gracie in 1997 and decided to
relocate to Mountain View, CA to further his jiu-jitsu
training. From that time on, BJ Penn launched his storied
career through the ranks of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Accomplishments along the way include the following:<br><br>May,
1997 Enters first tournament in Bakersfield, CA and
wins both his weight and the open weight class.
<br>June, 1997 Enters the Joe Moreira tournament as a blue
belt winning his weight class. <br>June, 1997 Wins
submission grappling tournament <br>1997 Enters Brasileiro
and places 4th in his weight class, blue belt
category <br>1997 Continues to enter tournaments upon
return from Brazil placing first consistently <br>1997
Receives blue belt from Ralph Gracie <br>1998 Silver medal
at Brazilian Mundials competition in his weight
division; receives purple belt upon return <br>1999 Bronze
medal at Brazilian Mundials in heavier weight class as
a newly promoted Nova Uniao brown belt. <br>1999
Gold medal, Copa Pacific Tournament in Los Angeles
<br>1999 Joins Nova Uniao Competition Team (reserved for
the four top team competitors) <br>2000 First
non-Brazilian to win gold medal in black belt division of the
Mundial World Championships held in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil. <br>May, 2001 Enters UFC 31 preliminary match and
beats Joey Gilbert by referee stoppage at 4:58 <br>2001
Beats Din Thomas by knockout in 2:17 at UFC 32
<br>ENDORSED BY:<br>Team Nova Uniao <br>Legends
Jiu-Jitsu<br>Cross Fit.com<br>On The Mat.com <br>American Kickboxing
Academy<br><br>WHAT ARE THE EXPERTS SAYING ABOUT BJ PENN?...<br><br>"
BJ Penn is the new breed of fighter...he will be the
next world champion!" - Frank Shamrock <br><br>"
...when you have an American black belt world champion
like BJ Penn, it is a clear sign that the American's
have arrived!" - Royler Gracie, Black Belt Magazine
Sept., 2001, "Gi Whiz"<br><br>" BJ Penn is on the
warpath to greatness!" - Grapplers World.com<br><br>" BJ
is a freak, he is the most unreal, unbelievable Jiu
Jitsu guys I ever trained with!" - Marc Laimon,
Grappler's Quest Champion & Abu Dabi World Submission
Grappling Championship Veteran<br><br><br>Check out these
awesome mixed martial arts sites and get more info on
local boy BJ
Penn!<br><br><a href=http://www.bjpenn.com/
target=new>http://www.bjpenn.com/</a><br><br><a
href=http://www.onthemat.com/video-archive-new.html
target=new>http://www.onthemat.com/video-archive-new.html</a><br>(This page has
3 video clips of BJ in jiu-jitsu action
and one interview video. AWESOME
CLIPS!)<br><br><a href=http://a1140000.futurism.ws/susumu/ufc/011102/index.htm
target=new>http://a1140000.futurism.ws/susumu/ufc/011102/index.htm</a><br>(This
page has awesome pics of BJ's KO win over #1
ranked lightweight Kaoru Uno at UFC
34!)<br><br><a href=http://www.txmma.com/ufc34pics2.htm
target=new>http://www.txmma.com/ufc34pics2.htm</a><br>("What Brah Like Cracks?"
Pic of BJ Penn after his 1st
rd K.O. of Uno)<br>=-
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