Despite a lack of campaign goals or promises, Jason Parillo is excited for B.J. Penn to enter the political fray.
In a recent interview with The Schmo, Penn’s former coach endorsed the former two-division UFC champion’s decision to become a politician and claimed that it was a natural progression for the long-time fighter.
“BJ Penn, what people don’t realize at the end of the day, he pays attention to politics,” Parillo said of Penn. “He pays attention to history. He’s a history buff. We’d be in camps and he’d just be on the internet reading history, day in and day out, talking to us, ‘Hey Parillo, what do you think of this?