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12-12-2007, 04:48 AM
Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran B.J. Penn on Tuesday was sentenced to one year probation and ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution for hitting a police office during a fight outside of a Waikiki bar in Hawaii two years ago, according to a report by The Honolulu Advertiser.
The presiding judge, Karl K. Sakamoto, did allow for Penn to make the trip to Newcastle, England in January to face Joe Stevenson for the UFC lightweight championship.
Originally slated as an “interim” title bout, the Penn versus Stevenson fight was upgraded to full championship status when the California State Athletic Commission recently upheld the suspension of former champion Sean Sherk for testing positive for the anabolic agent Nandrolone.
The Advertiser reported that, as part of a no-contest plea agreement, Penn must also abstain from alcohol, submit to substance abuse treatment, perform 50 hours of community service and submit to random drug and alcohol tests.
The offense will be removed from his record if he adheres to the terms of his probation for one year.
In a statement outside of the court, Penn stated, “It’s time to move on with my life and focus on my career. I’m glad it is done.”
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The presiding judge, Karl K. Sakamoto, did allow for Penn to make the trip to Newcastle, England in January to face Joe Stevenson for the UFC lightweight championship.
Originally slated as an “interim” title bout, the Penn versus Stevenson fight was upgraded to full championship status when the California State Athletic Commission recently upheld the suspension of former champion Sean Sherk for testing positive for the anabolic agent Nandrolone.
The Advertiser reported that, as part of a no-contest plea agreement, Penn must also abstain from alcohol, submit to substance abuse treatment, perform 50 hours of community service and submit to random drug and alcohol tests.
The offense will be removed from his record if he adheres to the terms of his probation for one year.
In a statement outside of the court, Penn stated, “It’s time to move on with my life and focus on my career. I’m glad it is done.”
mmaweekly.com