Last night, Hilo’s own BJ Penn got beaten down at UFC on FOX to Rory McDonald.
BJ walks back to the locker room after last nights UFC on FOX fight. (Esther Lin, MMA Fighting)
According to MMAFighting he was taken to the hospital after the fight:
…The former two-division champion was routed by Rory MacDonald at UFC on FOX 5, a beating so physically taxing that Penn had to be transported to a Seattle area hospital for observation, according to UFC officials…
The article then goes on to say that UFC Promoter Dana White wants him to retire:
…Following the event, White said during a FUEL TV interview that he wanted and expected to see Penn hang up his gloves for good.
“He didn’t say it tonight but I think BJ is probably going to retire,” White said. “I wouldn’t mind seeing that…
I actually expected him to retire after his last fight and it seems like he’s really taken a beating in the last years of his career losing only winning 1 of his last 6 fights!
Here are the results of a poll that I took back in August of 2010 asking whether BJ Penn should retire or not:
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Last night was just brutal to watch. He’s got too much heart: it was clear those shots to the liver and ribs were fight-enders for anyone else. He should retire, coach, and relax.