"BJ Penn vs. Edson Diniz BJJ Black Belt World Championship Final 2000" Digital Oil photo painting by Brian Cimins 2000. Limited Edition 3 of 3 NFTs donated to support #NFTsForACause where every NFT sold sponsors a 1-year Art Therapy Scholarship for a Child with Autism supporting a family in financial need in New Jersey.

BJ Penn faced Edson Diniz in the finals of Worlds 2000 on the same day the United States hosted it's first "ADCC North American Trials". Grapplers Quest later hosted BJ Penn vs. ADCC North American Qualifier, Mike Cardosa in a superfight 2 months later on October 7, 2000 in Las Vegas, where BJ won 30-2. Jay Dee "B.J." Penn III is an American professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. Penn competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and in K-1. Penn was the first American Gold medalist of the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship in 2000. In mixed martial arts, Penn has competed in the Featherweight, Lightweight, Welterweight, and Middleweight divisions. A former UFC Lightweight Champion and UFC Welterweight Champion.