BJ Penn som mer eller mindre gått i pension accepterade i veckan en match mot Rory MacDonald. Men den numera 33 år gamla Penn räknar däremot inte med att göra ett nytt försök att plocka en titel, han vill helt enkelt avsluta sitt kontrakt med UFC. Men trots den lite tråkiga anledningen så är han helt klart motiverad för den kommande matchen.
”Rory is very good, he is still young but I think he has been in the game so long and he’s got a lot of miles on him, I think, not miles to where he is worn down or anything, I Just think he’s got a lot of experience for being so young. He has been at a high level for a couple of years now and he is a great test,” säger Penn till Just Scrap Radio. ”I was actually watching a video of his yesterday and he was saying, ’I am 22 and at 24 I am going to be a world champion.’ So he is very good, he has got a lot of confidence, I am sure his team has a lot of confidence in him, also, so I think that this is definitely a great challenge and a great test.
So with that said, I like everything, I am definitely motivated for this fight, I like everything that’s going on with this fight. Rory is one of the best guys, Firaz and everyone says he is going to be the champion in two years. I’m not thinking about any kind of title runs. I’m just coming back and doing this fight and I am pretty sure this is the last fight on my contract, I will have to go back and check again, but I think this is the last fight on my contract and I would like to finish out my contract, so.”
Vad Penn planerat att göra när han väl pensionerat sig är inget han pratat om ännu. Men innan dess så har han ändå en match kvar på kontraktet.
