Legendary UFC fighter B.J. Penn’s troubling year continued on Tuesday when he was arrested for the sixth time in 2025. Penn is facing assault charges, according to multiple reports.
Penn, 46, a native of Kailua, Hawaii, was arrested in Hilo Tuesday morning. After midnight, police responded to a call from a home in the area and encountered a man who said he was assaulted by the MMA icon.
“At 1 a.m., police responded to a report of an assault at a residence on Kanoa Street in Hilo,” police said in a statement, via MMAFighting.com. “The 45-year-old male victim reported that Penn punched and kicked him multiple times before the victim was able to leave the area and contact police. The victim later sought medical treatment for his injuries at Hilo Benioff Medical Center.”…