With a record of 16-10-2 and with 3 defeats in a row, UFC hall of famer, ‘the prodigy’ BJ Penn, is coming back from retirement to make another run at the UFC feather weight belt currently held by Conor McGregor.
Penn is now 37 years old, and he retired after a disappointing loss to Frankie Edgar via TKO in July 2014.
In his last 7 fights he went 1-5-1. He has now relocated to Albuquerque, New Mexico at Greg Jackson’s gym and is looking to return as early as UFC 197 in April in a fight with either Nik Lentz or Dennis Siver.
Bloody Elbow broke the story that Pedro Alex Carrasco, a former writer at Penn’s immensely popular website BJPenn.com, has accused the former UFC champion of sexual abuse and drug use.
The UFC has yet to make a statement regarding the accusations.
Here is the tweet that Carrasco posted on February 16:
I mean… pic.twitter.com/MvYDmnKWCT
— My name is Matt Roth (@MattRoth512) February 16, 2016
Carrasco is claiming that there is an investigation underway:
Those clamoring for evidence will have to wait, there is an investigation pending with the authorities.I just couldn't hold my tongue.
— Pedro Alex Carrasco (@LATLPEDRO) February 17, 2016
MMA photographer and videographer Cynthia Vance confirms his version of events:
@dvewlsh I was on the Big Island when all of this went down. Shit is fucked. — Cynthia Vance (@cynthiavance) February 16, 2016
@cynthiavance were the police contacted at all? That’s not something anyone should get away with
— Mickey Brown Eyes (@mrohh) February 16, 2016
