The B.J. Penn situation continues to unfold painfully and publicly.
According to a Oct. 10 report from Hawaii News Now, in the latest installment, Penn was ordered by Judge Peter Kubota of the Hawaii Third Circuit court to undergo a mental health evaluation to determine his soundness of mind, with the results being usable for his current court cases which are ongoing.
Basically, if Penn is determined mentally fit, the court cases will proceed. If he is not deemed fit for trial, he will be placed into custody under the state for treatment in an appropriate facility.
Penn recently posted on Instagram in response to the order, asking for support as he feels the state is trying to “shut me down to shut me up.”
“The state is ganging up and trying to do everything they can to shut me down to shut me up and to steal my money,” Penn posted. “Everyone out there has to know that this can happen to all of us at any time it’s time for us to start pulling together and start teaming up we cannot let the coalition or the state do this to us we need to come together and unite.”
Penn (16-14-2), 46, who last competed in the UFC in 2019 and was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2015, has been arrested five times since Memorial weekend. He is currently out on bail and is due back on court on Jan. 9, 2025 for the mental health evaluation findings, which will be sealed.
