Penn pounds his way into history

 

Published 1/20/2008 at Other - BostonHerald.com

NEWCASTLE, England - BJ Penn won the vacant UFC lightweight belt in his third attempt, breezing past a bloody Joe Stevenson in the second round last night. The Hawaiian... (link)

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UFC 80 notes: Davis answers trash talk - MMA - Yahoo! Sports

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