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Penn expected to defend title Aug. 8 in Philadelphia
Advertiser Staff
Hilo's BJ Penn will defend his UFC lightweight world championship against Boston's Kenny Florian on Aug. 8, according to an article on www.bjpenn.com.
The bout is expected to headline the UFC 101 card at Philadelphia.
Penn is 13-5-1, including 8-1-1 in the UFC's lightweight division. Florian is 11-3 and considered the No. 1 contender in the lightweight division.
"I look forward to the challenge," Penn is quoted as saying on his Web site.
It will be Penn's first bout since a loss to Georges St-Pierre in a "super fight" on Jan. 31. That bout was in the welterweight (170 pounds) division, and Penn's lightweight (155) championship was not at stake.
Penn filed a complaint with the Nevada State Athletic Commission seeking sanctions against St-Pierre for the excessive use of Vaseline in between rounds of the bout. However, the NSAC ruled that St-Pierre would not be disciplined and the outcome of the bout — a fourth-round TKO win by St-Pierre — would stand.
TRACK AND FIELD
UH FRESHMAN WINS HAMMER AT STANFORD
University of Hawai'i freshman Emma MacCorquodale won the collegiate division of the hammer throw at the Stanford Invitational yesterday in Stanford, Calif.
MacCorquodale threw a season-best 172 feet, 3 inches. Fellow freshman TeRina Keenan placed sixth in the discus with 154-11.
BASKETBALL
UH BANQUET APRIL 16
The University of Hawai'i men's basketball team will have its annual awards banquet on April 16 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Tapa Ballroom. No-host cocktails start at 5:30 p.m., with dinner and program to follow.
Tickets are $100 per person. For information, call 956-6501 or send an e-mail to bomoto@hawaii.edu.
The Rainbow Warriors, with no seniors on their roster, finished 13-17.
