After being out of the game for nearly 3 years, UFC Hall of Famer BJ Penn returns this weekend to require on Yair Rodriguez during a featherweight bout within the main event of UFC Fight Night 103.

Last January once Penn declared that he would come back to the UFC, he vowed that he was during this for the end of the day because it would be his third come back to the promotion. His goal is to be the featherweight champion. He was progressing to ride this sucker till the wheels fell off, no matter what that meant. He believes that his approaching fight is his beginning towards UFC gold.

"My whole goal right away is to only get that Third World title," Penn told MMA Fighting. Right away I'm 153 pounds and simply hanging out. If it takes a bit whereas, perhaps we have a tendency to walk off. If we have a tendency to tumble fast, then maybe we go to 155. I've been walking around for the last 2 months at 156. I've been below 160 all year although, therefore it's been sensible. I don't understand, however I do know that I'm in here to fight and I'm progressing to win on Sunday.

After a long time, Penn feels assured that he has given himself the most effective likelihood to achieve MMA, as per Forbes.

"I want to just keep improving," Penn said. I really like martial arts. I really like everything concerning it. Definitely, the third title is additionally 100% driving me - obtaining those 3 titles in 3 different weight categories that might simply be associate impressive accomplishment for me, so I could probably get some sleep at midnight.

UFC Fight Night 103 takes place on Sunday, January 15, 2017, at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. The prelims on Fight Pass can feature four bouts beginning at 6:15 p.m. ET whereas the FOX Sports one prelims can feature four bouts beginning at 8 p.m. ET.

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