UFC coming to Hawaii w/ or w/o Penn

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According to UFC President Dana White, the plan for the UFC’s first ever show in Hawaii was to have former lightweight and welterweight champion B.J. Penn headline a card at the Aloha Bowl.

Unfortunately when Penn lost to Nick Diaz at UFC 137 last October, the Hawaiian has opted to take some much needed time off and it threw a bit of a monkey wrench into their plans.

“We’re still working on that, but we want to do it. I was kind of hoping to go to Hawaii again and do a B.J. (Penn) fight at the Aloha Bowl, but B.J. wants to take some time off. He’s going to relax for a while,” White revealed about the UFC going to Hawaii.


“We’re coming regardless,” said White. “But that was the fight I really wanted to do there.”



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 Good, the scene there sounds like it needs a burst of life right now. The UFC would get the ball there rolling again full swing imo.

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No way does bj pass this up. Just hope they match him with a fighter. Phone Post

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YEEEESSS!!!! Phone Post

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Only fight they could do is Penn vs. Fitch II but that's more of a Co-Main Event fight, they should also Resign Kendall Grove!

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Trying to fetch someone out of retirement Phone Post

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There isnt really any big fights out there for BJ. Unless he fights Melendez, but I doubt he wants that

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I Pray It's a Dope Card!

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hahaha! cabbage as a co-main....

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if Kendall can win his next fight, maybe its intime to get on this card?

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If it ain't Dutch, it ain't much - What other fighters on the UFC roster have ties to Hawaii?

Leben. But that ain't happening and Travis Browne but he's already booked I believe. Phone Post

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Did Cabbage ever go to jail or prison?



I know he had some problems at the Walmart last year.



Never noticed what if anything became of it......

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Mayhem would be great. He's a superstar on the islands. Phone Post

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I don't know when they are planning this Hawaii show, but if it's a smaller show a main event between Travis Browne, assuming he beats Griggs, and the winner of Pat Barry v. Lavar Johnson or the loser of JDS v. Overeem would make sense.

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If it ain't Dutch, it ain't much - What other fighters on the UFC roster have ties to Hawaii?


rematch with rodgrigo gracie is out.... perhaps get reagan on the card somehow? so many possibilities but none are even possible...

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He better call the Marinoviches and just do whatever the hell they tell him to do...

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I'm looking into my crystal ball.

I see.. I see Penn taking this fight, to main event at lightweight.

He will CRUSH his opponent.

And then retire in the cage.

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He retired in the cage last time.

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UGCTT_SidRival - 
If it ain't Dutch, it ain't much - What other fighters on the UFC roster have ties to Hawaii?
Leben. But that ain't happening and Travis Browne but he's already booked I believe. Phone Post


 Holloway kid, Brad Tavares, thats about it? 



Edit: Call up Noons from SF?

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Penn vs Pettis would be awesome