Florian confirms Penn fight

Kenny Florian has confirmed, in a newsletter sent to members of his official site, that he will be fighting BJ Penn this summer.

Florian has been chasing a shot at the lightweight title fight for some time and is looking forward to face Penn.

"I am very excited to let you know that while I don’t have a definite date yet, I will be fighting BJ Penn for the Lightweight UFC title later this summer,” he wrote.

“I am very grateful for the opportunity. Rarely does one get the chance to fight for a championship belt in the UFC and it’s even more infrequent to fight a legend.

"BJ Penn has been someone I have looked up to for a long time. He has accomplished many amazing things. So I am looking forward to testing myself against one of the greatest if not the greatest lightweight fighter in the world."

Fighters Only Magazine believes the bout will be added to UFC 101 or 102, due to recent comments made by Pen, that he expects the fight to take place ‘in July or August’.

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