Latest UFC 127 BJ Penn Vs Jon Fitch Odds;
B.J. ‘The Prodigy’ Penn – 5ft 9”, 170lbs – Fights out of Hilo, Hawaii and trains at his own Gym B.J. Penn’s MMA. ‘The Prodigy’ got his moniker from the fact that he holds the record for earning his BJJ Black belt in the quickest time and was the first ever non Brazilian to win the Black Belt division of the World Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Championships. Penn has also held UFC Championships in two different weight classes – Welterweight and Lightweight.
Penn has an overall MMA record of 16 – 6 – 1 with a UFC record of 10 – 6 – 1 with notable career wins over Caol Uno, Takanori Gomi, Jens Pulver, Matt Serra, Sean Sherk, Kenny Florian, Diego Sanchez and Matt Hughes. A highly rounded MMA fighter Penn has a great boxing skill set and has one of the most effective ground games in the sport today with possibly the greatest rubber guard defence in all of MMA. ‘The Prodigy’ is coming off his rubber stamp victory over Matt Hughes and has now got his sights set firmly on making as big an impact as possible with his return to the UFC’s welterweight division.
Jon Fitch – 6ft, 170lbs – was raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana and currently trains out of San Jose, California with AKA: American Kickboxing Academy. Fitch is a highly talented wrestler who was letterman and captain of his Purdue wrestling team. Fitch became interested in MMA after his wrestling coach and former Pride fighter Tom Erikson brought in other MMA fighters to train at his gym including the first ever UFC Heavyweight Champion Mark Coleman.
Fitch holds an holds an overall MMA record of 25 – 3 with 1 no contest and a UFC record of 13 – 1 with wins over Paulo Thiago, Thiago Alves and Diego Sanchez with his only loss in UFC coming at the hands of current UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St.Peirre. Fitch has often been criticised by other fighters and fans of the sport for his ‘boring’ approach to his fights, which is often referred to as lay ‘n’ pray in which he grinds out the victory via decision; in fact Fitch actually holds the UFC record for most wins coming via decision an astonishing 9 out of 13!
BJ Penn vs Jon Fitch Prediction
A good fight for both fighters with the winner looking at receiving the next shot at the UFC Welterweight Championship. BJ undoubtedly has the better all round skill set, with an excellent boxing base and a highly effective Jiu Jitsu offense, however as seen with his fights against Frankie Edgar as a Lightweight there is a hole in his game that can be exploited. If Fitch can get Penn down and control him from the top, BJ soon losses his confidence and can fall victim to this and lose via decision. I still feel though, even with Fitch’s superior wrestling BJ’s rubber guard defence would be well utilised and he will look to take the fight via submission if put in that situation. I feel that BJ will be working extra hard on his wrestling and will try to secure the victory in the stand up. I predict BJ to win in style, via TKO in the first round.
BJ Penn vs Jon Fitch Prediction - BJ Penn First Round TKO.
The Latest BJ Penn vs Jon Fitch Betting Odds
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BJ Penn – (+160) @ Bodog.Com
Jon Fitch – (-175) @ BetUs.Com
