B.J. Penn (left) and Jon Fitch (right) at UFC-127
After drawing at UFC 127 in February, the Hawaiian B.J. Penn and the North American Jon Ftich were selected to take the fight at UFC 132, an event that takes place on July 2, in Las Vegas. But the rematch between the welterweights had to be postponed, as on Wednesday night, Fitch asked to withdraw from the fight due to an injury acquired during training for the fight.
The note released by Fitch's academy did not inform the fighter's return date, therefore, the Ultimate organization has already announced that it will try to find a replacement to return with B.J. Penn to the UFC 132 fight program.
In the first duel between Jon Fitch and B.J. Penn, held in January this year, the fight was very competitive during the three rounds, and at the end of the 15 minutes of combat, two judges declared a draw, while another saw Fitch's victory. It was expected that the winner of the fight would be the next challenger for the organization's welterweight belt against the winner of the clash between the Canadian Georges St Pierre and the North American Jake Shields, who will face each other at UFC 129, April 30th.
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