Jay Dee “B. J. ” Penn III is an American professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. Penn competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and in K-1. Penn was the first American Gold medalist of the World Jiu- Jitsu Championship. Penn holds a total of 14 UFC titles, including three Lightweight titles and two Light Heavyweight titles. He holds the record for most knockouts by a fighter in a UFC title fight, with 16.
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Jay Dee “B. J. ” Penn III is an American professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. Penn competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and in K-1. Penn was the first American Gold medalist of the World Jiu- Jitsu Championship. He is the second of seven fighters in UFC history to win titles in multiple weight classes. Penn unofficially unified the UFC Lightweight Championship and broke the all-time lightweight title defense record. In 2015, Penn was made the inaugural inductee into the Modern- Era Wing of the UFC Hall of Fame. Penn is regarded as one of the greatest fighters in the history of the sport. He was born in Hawaii to Jay Dee Penn, an Irish-American, and Loraine Shin, a Korean-American. He has a brother, Sean Penn, who is a professional kickboxer and a former UFC welterweight champion. He also has a son, Penn Penn Jr, who has a successful mixed martial arts career of his own. Penn won the Rumble on the Rock Lightweight championship in K1. He won the UFC Welterweight Championship in 2003. He lost his title to Frankie Edgar in 2005. Penn has also won the Lightweight, Featherweight, and Middleweight titles in the UFC, K1, and PRIDE. He holds the record for most knockouts by a fighter in a UFC title fight, with 16. Penn also holds the world record for the most consecutive knockouts won by a UFC fighter, with 14. He currently holds the title for most consecutive knockout victories by aUFC fighter in the light-heavyweight division, with 13.
Penn’s brother, Penn, is the owner of the largest kickboxing and kickboxing company, Penn Fighting Entertainment Group, and his brother is the CEO of Penn Fighting Group, which promotes Penn’s son’s kickboxing organization, Penn Kickboxing. Penn fought his first MMA championship, the K1 Lightweight Rumble on Rock Championship, in 2007. Penn lost to future PRIDE Lightweight Champion Takanori Gomi in the final of the PRIDE Heavyweight Championship, a fight which caused the UFC to suspend its lightweight division for a year. Penn currently holds a record of 12-2 in his professional career, with 11 of his victories coming in the lightweight division. Penn holds a total of 14 UFC titles, including three Lightweight titles and two Light Heavyweight titles. Penn trained at the Ralph Gracie BJJ academy in San Jose, California, from the age of 17 to 20. In 1999, Penn finished 3rd, earning himself a bronze medal in the brown belt division, losing only to Fernando “Tererê” Augusto, and in 1998, earned a silver medal, placing 2nd in the blue belt division. In 2000, he became the first non-Brazilian to win the black-belt division of the world championships held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Penn moved to Nova União, where he was eventually awarded his black belt in 2000 by Andre Pederneiras.
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