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BJ Penn faces Nick Diaz in the main event of UFC 137 this Saturday night in Sin city.
Jay Dee "B. J. " Penn (created December 13, 1978) is an American mixed martial performer and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu doctor. Penn was the first [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] non-Brazilian winner of the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship inside black-belt category. He is known intended for [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] his willingness to fight anyone in spite of weight class, fighting as high while heavyweight when he competed against [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Lyoto Machida in 2005.
A former UFC Lightweight Champion and UFC Welterweight Safe bet, he is only the 2nd fighter in UFC history [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] to win titles throughout two different weight classes, with the first getting UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture. Penn served as a coach for the Ultimate Fighter 5 [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] of 20 UFC fights have ended in the distance (11-2 [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] throughout those fights)
Two losses to Edgar were being his first losses by means of unanimous decision in his / her UFC career
2-3-1 in UFC welterweight section
2-2-1 in his last 5
6-3-1 in his previous 10
6-7 overall against recent or former UFC/PRIDE champs
Penn has never recently been submitted
Second fighter in history to win championships within two UFC weight courses (lightweight and welterweight)
Has competed in four weight classes (155 pounds, 170 lbs, 185 lbs and HW)
First non-Brazilian to win gold in the black belt division on the Mundial World Championship (BJJ)
Three UFC post-fight awards: Submission of the Nighttime (2), Knockout of the [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] Nights
Current layoff is 244 days to weeks
Longest layoff of UFC profession is 273 days (eliminating the 3-year period whenever Penn was absent from the UFC and competing [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] definitely elsewhere)

Nicholas Robert Diaz (blessed August 2, 1983) is an American mixed martial performer. He is the former Strikeforce Welterweight Champion, WEC and IFC Welterweight Champ. He has competed inside the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Pride Fighting Championships and Elite Xtreme Combat. Diaz was promoted in order to black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu by Cesar Gracie [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] in May 8, 2007. Diaz trains at Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Pleasant Hill, California. Diaz holds the extraordinary distinction of getting never been submitted, and was finished by strikes only once in 33 fights. He is currently placed the #5 welterweight on the planet by Sherdog, #4 by MMAWeekly, and #5 by STATES Today.

28 years old
6'1, 170 lbs
74-inch reach
26-7, 1 NC
Finished 9 out very last 10 opponents
5-0 in last 5
10-0 in last 10
Former Strikeforce Welterweight Champ (never lost this title; vacated it to go back to the UFC for the first time since November 18, 2006)
Current layoff is 203 days
Longest layoff of occupation is 315 days

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