It appears former UFC welterweight and lightweight champ BJ Penn has turned down a fight with perennial contender Josh Koscheck. Koscheck announced that he accepted the bout on Twitter only to have Penn shoot him down earlier today.

#UFC just offered me to fight BJ Penn…I said YES!!!!! Just waiting on him!!!!!! Let’s scrap bra?

— Josh Koscheck (@JoshKoscheck) May 17, 2012

@joshkoscheck I know it costs a lot of money to live that lavish lifestyle, big house, fast cars & you need big (cont) tl.gd/hf1d5v

— BJ PENN (@bjpenndotcom) May 17, 2012