BJ Penn Receives New Opponent For UFC 199 Return

Legendary former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion B.J “The Prodigy” Penn is scheduled to make his highly-anticipated return at June 4’s UFC 199 from Inglewood, California after a near two-year hiatus away from the sport.

Penn was originally scheduled to face off with German kickboxer Dennis Siver, but news broke last night (May 10, 2016) indicating that Siver had suffered an undisclosed injury and would be forced out of the bout.

Fast forward less than 24 hours later, however, and the UFC has found a new opponent to replace Siver and keep Penn on the card.

According to UFC Tonight’s Megan Olivi, Cole Miller will step up on short notice to clash with “The Prodigy” in just a few weeks.

Miller is riding a rough streak as of late, coming up winless in his last two bouts. He suffered a decision loss to red hot rising contender Max Holloway in February 2015, and fought to a no-contest after being eye-poked in a bout with Jim Alers last December.

He will look to add a huge name to his resume when he faces off with Penn.

The former two-division champion hasn’t competed since July 2014, and he too had hit a rocky time near the end of his running, losing three-straight bouts, and being winless since 2010.

Now training with highly-touted coach Greg Jackson, however, Penn will look to make a splash when he enters the cage on June 4 in the L.A Forum.