Videos: Bloodthirsty UFC Lightweight Champ B.J. Penn Shows Off Freakish Feats of Strength

B.J. Penn, cop-punching UFC lightweight champion who has been known to lick the blood off his gloves after defeating opponents (“You just get caught up in the moment trying to beat somebody up or kill them,” he explained), has released a few YouTube videos displaying his unnatural feats of bodily freakishness.

In one, he makes a standing jump out of the shallow end of a swimming pool (e.g. out of 3 feet of water).  In another he hitches his ankle behind his head.  If you think this sounds easy, try it.  Get on the floor and try it right now.  Videos, @tJ.  Also, the “B.J.” stands for “Baby Jay,” which is a nickname derived from his real name, “Jay Dee.”  So why be B.J.?…  

Because, according to Wikipedia:

BJ’s father, who is Irish and English, named 3 of his 4 children “Jay Dee”, while the fourth is named Reagan. In order to avoid confusion each of the sons named “Jay Dee” goes by a nicknames “Jay”, “Jay Dee”, and “Baby Jay.”

What can I say, “Jay Dee” is just a really sick name.

Via Idan, who is also practicing to put his leg behind his head, but not for the same reason.