BJ Penn: 'Yair Rodriguez is going to be surprised' at UFC Fight Night 103

  • 7 years ago
UFC Hall of Famer B.J. Penn's return to the fight game has been questioned by many, but don't tell the Hawaiian that. "A lot of people are going to be surprised when I get out there. It’s going to look like a professional against an amateur. That’s what’s going to happen, and Yair [Rodriguez] is going to be surprised, his coaches are going to be surprised." Penn returns after a two-and-a-half-year hiatus to take on Rodriguez, who has won seven in a row, including three finishes. Penn, who's 14 years the elder of the Mexican, has lost his last three fights. Several oddsmakers have him listed as high as 4:1, the longest odds Penn has ever faced in his UFC career. "They’re going be like, ‘oh, I thought this we were going to come between this easy fighter and his big name.’ But we’re going to see. They’re going to see.”

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