From the hip

Fight plan

Mixed martial arts fighter BJ Penn reveals the story behind his successful career in a new book he authored with David Weintraub, "Why I Fight: The Belt is Just an Accessory" (William Morrow). From his youth in Hilo to the biggest arenas of his sport, Penn offers plenty of blunt, blow-by-blow accounts of details from his personal life and climb to the heights of the Ultimate Fighting Championship rankings, as well as the fights that made him famous. The book will go on sale at bookstores April 13. Check out more from Penn at www.bjpenn.com.

— Mike Gordon