We're sure you know the old saying: the lowest form of conversation begins with 'Remember when', but not in MMA. We embrace the past and try to gently expand the collective knowledge of those who don't know the history of the sport like the back of a spinning fist. That's why Blast To The Past has been created - to revisit all of the rawsome moments that we were never able to cover and should be brought to the attention to the less astute MMA fan. And it's kind of fun to watch some old stuff on a Sunday afternoon, right?

In a fight that still throws off the balance of the universe to MMA Math students everywhere, the inaugural K-1 Heroes hosted an openweight bought between 225 pound Lyoto Machida and a 191 pound BJ Penn back in March of 2005. To set up the scene: this is about a year after BJ RNC'd Matt Hughes for the UFC welterweight title (which he vacated) and at this point BJ has won six of his last seven bouts since his loss to Jens Pulver, with only a draw to Caol Uno for the UFC lightweight title being his other smudge on a spotless record. He even has a victory over Gomi for the Rumble on the Rock earlier in the year for the lightweight title and submitted Duane Ludwig in under two minutes before facing Lyoto at the Saitama Super Arena. This was a Motivated Penn.

Machida was a 27 year old Shotokan Karate wielding badass (rather than a 34 year old Shotokan wielding badass) who is relatively new to the world of MMA in 2005. At 6-0 Machida had already faced quite a few notable names in his young career - Rich Franklin, Stephan Bonnar and Michael McDonald to name a few.

Watch the type of fight that may never be made again. Rawsomicity ensues.

And don't forget BJ Penn said this moments after Rashad Evans was KO'd by Machida:

He couldn't do that s*** to me!

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+6 # TDM 2012-07-01 15:47

This has to be the chubbiest BJ has ever been, right?

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+7 # aint.that.a.kick.in.the.head 2012-07-01 15:53

Thats that triple stack baconator BJ



Biff was a pioneer in the 1950s MMA scene

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-30 # Sambro 2012-07-01 15:57

And now he's just a crybaby quitter.

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+3 # Hairy Potter 2012-07-01 16:30

Cool iniciative guys!
There's baller written all over that fight.
Let more BTTP come!

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+12 # Guest 2012-07-01 17:18

Til this day I still like BJ one the fight. Machida crept back in the 2nd and 3rd with leg kicks, but the only maintained dominant position was from BJ in the first. He also landed the most significant strike as well

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+9 # Guest 2012-07-01 17:46

Fight Metric says the same mate.

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-8 # Guest 2012-07-01 18:25

i read reddit too..

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+9 # Guest 2012-07-01 22:08

i don't douche, so thanks middleeasy.

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+1 # Paul Harris 2012-07-01 20:00

Its especially great because a ref today would never let them stay in the clinch against the ropes for so long, let alone just lean on the ropes and enjoy the match (2:50)

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+8 # Guest 2012-07-01 20:07

These guys look like they are past their prime but it's actually the opposite. They got better and fitter after this... weird.

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+10 # Guest 2012-07-01 21:04

bj is the man. true definition of a warrior and what an mma fighter strive to be. Really is down to fight anyone anytime. Rory calls him out he immediately
un reitres and says "lets scrap"

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0 # Twinny 2012-07-02 11:25

And when Koscheck calls him out him out, he declines. They offer him Melendez, he declines. Really down to fight anyone anytime, huh?

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+6 # Guest 2012-07-02 06:16

225 vs 191 lbs, PJ was eating crap to make that weight xD

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-2 # Guest 2012-07-02 06:17

Pj Penn... yeah. i said it! WhatChaGonnaDo Chubbie! xD

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