B.J. Penn Violates Restraining Order, Arrested for Fifth Time in 2025

B.J. Penn's troubling 2025 continued earlier this week. | Dave Mandel/Sherdog.comB.J. Penn was arrested again after recently violating the protective order his mother filed against him.

The Hawaii Police Department confirmed the UFC Hall of Famer’s release in a statement. Penn was released on bail Monday. It was his fifth arrest this year.

“Hawaii Island police arrested and charged 46-year-old Jay Dee “BJ” Penn of Hilo, for violating a court order for protection,” the statement read. “At 4:03 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, Hilo patrol officers responded to a report of a violation in the area of Puueo Street in Hilo. Upon arrival, officers determined that Penn had entered a property in…