Lightweight championship bout: B.J. Penn defeated Joe Stevenson via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:02 of round two to become the UFC Lightweight Champion. With this win, Penn becomes only the second person to win championships in two UFC divisions.
B.J. Penn was awarded $35,000 for Submission of the Night.
B.J. Penn beat Joe Stevenson via Rear-Naked Choke. Penn pressed the action from start to finish, standing and on the floor taking Stevenson down at will. Penn’s ground and pound scored a vicious cut that sent blood everywhere. Stevenson never backed down and kept pushing the fight, though he saw the worst of every exchange until he had no choice but to submit to the choke.
The only setback for this potential fight of the year candidate is that the relevance was slightly deminished since neither opponent actually held the title.
– relevance: 4
– action: 4
– skill: 4
Good Fight…Joe showed a great deal of heart, and BJ showed why he is the #1 LW in the world.
Overall-4
Good Fight…Joe showed a great deal of heart, and BJ showed why he is the #1 LW in the world.
Overall-4