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    B.J. Penn

    United States
    b. 1978-12-13Born 1978-12-13
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    Also known as

    The Prodigy

    Description

    American mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion, the best student of Ralph Gracie; UFC lightweight and welterweight champion.

    Teachers (1)

    • Ralph Gracie
      swordsBrazilian jiu-jitsu Probable
      Probable
      Single source.
      The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
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      fact_check
      Single source.
      “His best student was future ufc champion B.J. Penn, but the two had a falling out after B.J. challenged Ralph’s brother Renzo Gracie to a fight.”
      — Snowden, Jonathan; Shields, Kendall. (2010). The MMA Encyclopedialink info

    Lineage

    • Brazilian jiu-jitsuRalph Gracie ← Carlos Gracie Jr. ← Rolls Gracie ← Carlson Gracie ← Carlos Gracie · 5 generations

    Sources

    “And B.J. Penn conquered the Mundials, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu’s Super Bowl, after training in the sport for just three years.”
    — Snowden, Jonathan; Shields, Kendall. (2010). The MMA Encyclopedialink info

    Identifiers

    https://martial.is/entity/01M6C1R005GP5CPGRV0ZWRDW97
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    Cite and reuse

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    Plain text
    Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). B.J. Penn. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M6C1R005GP5CPGRV0ZWRDW97 - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
    BibTeX
    @incollection{martialis_01M6C1R005GP5CPGRV0ZWRDW97, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {B.J. Penn}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M6C1R005GP5CPGRV0ZWRDW97}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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