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B.J. Penn responds to Nik Lentz: 'The lion doesn't care what the sheep thinks'

Now that he is officially out of retirement, B.J. Penn still wants to fight Nik Lentz. But he also isn't afraid to move on to different pastures if Lentz decides to drag his feet.

"I want to use him as a punching bag to get some ring rust out," Penn said Tuesday on The MMA Hour. "I've been gone for two years. I wanted to use him as a punching bag, but I guess he's smarter than I thought, because he's smart enough not to get in the ring. So I don't think he's going to get in the ring.