UFC President Dana White credits Penn as the man who brought the lower weight divisions into the mainstream of mixed martial arts; claiming Penn to be "the first crossover pay-per-view star for the Ultimate Fighting Championship's lighter weight divisions", as well as that " accomplishments, B.J. Penn built the 155-pound division".
UFC-Præsident Dana White giver Penn æren for at være manden, der har bragte UFC's nedre vægtklasser ind i mainstream MMA; og mener at Penn var "the first crossover pay-per-view star for the Ultimate Fighting Championship's lighter weight divisions", såvel som " accomplishments, B.J. Penn built the 155-pound division".