See what fun can come through Twitter?
On Monday night B.J. Penn released the following statement on his Twitter account:
@jakeshieldsajj I would never challenge one of Cesar Gracie’s guys, but you’ve been calling me out for years.Let’s do it! I’ll contact Dana
This was a challenge to Jake Shields, who is coming off a decision loss to Georges St. Pierre at UFC 129.
Shields was quick to answer with this:
@bjpenndotcom even better, let’s make it the first 5 round non-title fight
B.J. then had his last reply:
@jakeshieldsajj If that makes you feel more confident….. sure.
This fight would be good for both men as Penn needs a marquee fight to get back into the hunt in the welterweight division and Shields needs to get a big-time win in the octagon after two shaky performances in the UFC.
A matchup with Penn and Shields would feature arguably the two best jiu-jitsu fighters in all of MMA and certainly in the 170-pound category.
Now, just because these two agree to fight on Twitter doesn’t mean the UFC will make it happen, but this is a fight they will have to strongly consider.
