BJ Penn could make welterweight move permanent

UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn has revealed that he could make his move to welter weight permanent.

Penn is keen on fighting the likes of Thiago Alves and Jon Fitch.

He told IGN: “Yeah, I think there is a possibility of [moving to welterweight]. I don’t in no way want to look past Frankie Edgar, he’s a good fighter. You never know what could happen. But if I go back to welterweight, maybe I’ll try to give it a run, maybe fight a couple of fights there, we’ll see how it goes…I might try to do it permanent. We’ll see, I just don’t want to rush anything, just take my time and go out there and do my best.”

He added: “I think I could do good against some of the top welterweights. Yeah, pretty big guys, but you gotta live some times, you gotta step up sometime, huh? Yeah, you never know what could happen [with Hughes]. Let’s see how him and Renzo go, let’s see what happens there.”