BJ Penn?is considered?one of the best lightweight MMA fighters in the history of the sport.? That said, his two recent losses to UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar have many believing that we've seen his best days come and go.? But as Penn readies for his UFC 123 showdown with Matt Hughes, he has verbalized a different take on things.
"I know I'll get my chance again," Penn told SportsCenter on Wednesday. "I plan on going out and beating Matt Hughes, and honestly, deep down in my heart, I know I'll be lightweight champion again."
Is it just a pipedream for Penn?? No, it isn't.? Though a rematch with Edgar doesn't look like it's on the horizon, nor is there any reason to believe he would win one, that doesn't mean he won't get another title shot.? With a win over Hughes, Penn would be able to come back to the lightweight division as a contender.? And as good as Edgar has looked recently, it would seem important to note that he lost to Gray Maynard the last time the two tangled.? And he's still not going to out-wrestle the Xtreme Couture product.
In other words, if Maynard defeats Edgar again in their upcoming match up, and Penn defeats Hughes, "The Prodigy" will find himself on the short list of lightweight contenders.
But it all starts with a UFC 123 fight for him that is hardly a shoe-in.
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