BJ Penn Arrested: Latest Details, Updates and More

Tyler ConwayJan 19, 2015

B.J. Penn was arrested after allegedly assaulting his friend in a Maui hotel.

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Details Emerge Surrounding Penn's Arrest

Tuesday, Jan. 20

Hawaii News Now shared the details surrounding B.J. Penn's arrested late on Saturday night:

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Hawaii News Now has learned that a friend of BJ Penn is accusing him of an assault that happened while they were drinking together Saturday night. Sources said that Kuuipo Mokiao told investigators that he pushed Penn to stop him from picking a fight with people inside Kauhale's Bar in Kihei. The retired UFC champ then allegedly challenged him to a fight.

Mokiao told police that once they headed into the parking lot, Penn suddenly punched him in the face, according to sources. The Kahului man also said that while was defending himself, Penn kneed him in the forehead.

Sources said medics took the 37-year-old victim to the emergency room at Maui Memorial Medical Center for a fractured left eye socket. Mokiao told police that Penn left the scene after security guards broke up the argument. Officers later tracked Penn down at a hotel in Wailea. He had suffered a minor cut to his right eye, according to sources. Penn was arrested for second-degree assault and then released pending the police investigation.
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Penn Arrested Following Alleged Assault

Monday, Jan. 19

Retired UFC star B.J. Penn was arrested late Saturday night after allegedly assaulting a friend during an altercation at a Maui hotel.

The arrest was first reported by MauiWatch.com and later confirmed by Steph Daniels of Bloody Elbow. The Maui County Police Department declined to give any specifics about the case when contacted by Daniels, as did members of Penn's camp.

MauiWatch.com's report indicates Penn "severely assaulted" a friend at the Four Seasons Maui. Alcohol is believed to be involved, as Penn was described as being inebriated.

No other details about the case are known at this time. The former UFC lightweight champion is from Hawaii and still lives in the area. He retired from mixed martial arts at age 35 last July after losing to Frankie Edgar via TKO at The Ultimate Fighter 19 finale. It was Penn's third straight defeat.

He finished his career with a 16-10-2 record.

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