Dana White Says he Tried to Make Penn vs. Melendez Happen, And That Penn Will Return at 170lbs

(Sadly, the fight between Penn and Jon Fitch was ruled a draw and the puppy was left without a home) UFC President Dana White continues to say that future hall of famer BJ Penn will indeed return to the Octagon, despite Penn's coyness. But Thursday, White provided more details to MMA Junkie on what weight the pound for pound great will fight at, and revealed that Penn declined a bout with Strikeforce champ Gilbert Melendez. "I tried to do [Melendez vs. Penn], but it was at the time when B.J. was like, 'Yeah, I'm not fighting for a while,'" White told Junkie. Apparently, he didn't say if that match up would have meant Penn going to Strikeforce or Melendez going to the UFC.

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