Former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion B.J. Penn is in legal trouble yet again. ABC affiliate Island News reported that Penn was arrested in Hawaii on Tuesday morning after allegedly assaulting a man.

Police were called at 1 a.m. on Tuesday after a 45-year-old male stated he had been hit and kicked by Penn at a home in Hilo. The man was eventually able to escape from Penn and call the police. The victim went to a medical center for his injuries after reporting the alleged attack.

Penn was arrested without incident later Tuesday morning. He was charged with third-degree assault and released after posting $1,000 bail.

A Brazilian jiu-jitsu prodigy who was the first non-Brazilian to win the black belt division of the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, Penn transitioned to mixed mart

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