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BJ Penn Returns Against Dennis Siver At UFC 199

The event takes place June 4 inside the Forum in Inglewood, California.

Unlike in Penn’s previous returns to the cage, there’s some controversy swirling around his latest comeback. Penn was accused of sexual assault in February, which forced the UFC to “postpone plans to book Penn for an upcoming bout until more details are determined.”

Pedro Alex Carrasco, who stated he worked with Penn for 10 years before leaving BJPenn.com in October, claimed to have proof that Penn forced himself on his girlfriend.

According to Yahoo!, and “internal UFC investigation into sexual assault allegations made against Penn could not be substantiated.