B.J. Penn goes down a darkish path.
It’s been painful for UFC followers to observe the decline of certainly one of MMA’s best fighters over the previous 15 years, each out and in of the cage. The unhappy finish to Penn’s skilled profession—which noticed him go winless in his final eight fights—appears insignificant now in comparison with the 46-year-old’s troubling private life.
This previous week, Penn was arrested not as soon as, however twice, and his personal mom needed to file a restraining order in opposition to him barring him from being inside 100 ft of her. If the stories of Penn’s psychological decline are true—he has made a number of disturbing social media posts accusing his household of being “impostors”—then that is actually a staggering fall from grace for the fan-favorite fighter and a seminal determine within the UFC’s rise to prominence.
For probably the most half, there was a large present of assist from the MMA group, a lot of whom are simply hoping that Penn will get some assist.
Try fan reactions to the continuing saga beneath.
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Gents, please, can’t all of us simply get alongside?
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