BJ was a great LW but he doesnāt have the resume to be in the conversation of GOATs. Joe Stevenson and Diego are GOAT level competition and they were his title defenses. Canāt blame BJ for that because itās what was around at the time but it is what it is. Plus Edgar, his contemporary, kicked the shit out of him 3 times.
Thereās really no GOAT of the division because the title has bounced around so much. When someone picks up 5+ title defenses we can talk.
I was the biggest BJ Penn fan at one point. And I respect his balls and the fact he was willing to fight anyone. He lost way too many times for anyone to consider him the best. He competed at a different time and is a pioneer of the sport but Prime BJ would lose to the top 5 155ers right now.
Thatās not clear to me at all. The BJ Penn that beat Sean Sherk and Matt Hughes definitely has a chance against Khabib. If that fight stays standing BJ DEFINITELY wins.