Now that B.J. Penn finally has a date and a name, the wheels are slowing rolling into motion for his return.
The former two-division UFC champion, who last year was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame, is scheduled to fight Dennis Siver on June 4 at UFC 199. The news marks the end of an 18-month retirement for Penn and the beginning of one last hurrah towards UFC gold under the guidance of head coach Greg Jackson. And if Monday was any indication, Penn couldn't be more excited.
"The way everything worked out, I don't know what made me pick up that phone," Penn said on The MMA Hour.