B.J. Penn to Josh Koscheck, UFC: "I'm not coming back anytime soon!"

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

Despite Dana White's insistance that B.J. Penn is looking to return to the cage, "The Prodigy" continues to say otherwise.

After Josh Koscheck posted on Twitter that he had accepted a fight against Penn, and was waiting for Penn to do the same, he got this response from the man himself:

"I know it costs a lot of money to live that lavish lifestyle, big house, fast cars & you need big fights but sorry I'm not coming back anytime soon!"

For now, that once again closes the door on Penn's return to the Octagon, but it's something that will continue to be talked about so long as the UFC keeps attempting to get him back.

Penick's Analysis: I still think a fight with Koscheck would have made for a fine return fight, but if he's not ready to return he's not ready to return. He continues to say he's done, but the UFC is still actively trying to book him, so we'll see whether or not his retirement will indeed stick. For the time being at least, Koscheck's not the name to bring him back out.

[B.J. Penn art by Grant Gould (c) MMATorch.com]

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_13327.shtml

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