Report: Reagan Penn Accused Of Assaulting Three People In Brazil
Former two division UFC champion BJ Penn is currently in Brazil to train with team Nova Uniao for an upcoming bout against Ryan Hall at UFC 232.
Reagan Penn joined his brother in Brazil to help him train for that upcoming bout, but a report from MMA Fighting is stating that Reagan assaulted three people this past Wednesday (11/29) in Borafogo, Brazil.
The military police of Rio De Janeiro actually tweeted about the event, although Reagan isn’t mentioned by name is said tweet:
#2BPM ajuda a conter americano identificado como lutador de MMA, por ele ter agredido algumas pessoas em um edifício, localizado na Praia de Botafogo. O estrangeiro estava muito agressivo. O Corpo de Bombeiros foi chamado e o encaminhou ao hospital CER do Leblon. pic.twitter.com/RpCoSqcAFM
— PMERJ (@PMERJ) November 29, 2018
Here is a translation of the tweet, provided by Google Translate:
“#2BPM helps to contain American identified as an MMA fighter because he assaulted some people in a building located on Botafogo Beach. The stranger was very aggressive. The Fire Department was called and referred to Leblon’s CER hospital.”
An unidentified man was transported to the local hospital, it is unknown exactly what injuries that person suffered. There is no word yet on exactly what lead to the assault happening, while no charges have been filed against Reagan as of this writing.
BJ is still in Brazil as well, but Reagan flew back to Hawaii this past Thursday according to MMA Fighting.
