UFC 94 - Results Discussion (SPOILERS)

[yenhoi]

This one requires a repeat:


And yeah, sometimes Vaseline gives you a better work ethic, better striking, and better conditioning...without the Vaseline BJ would have had a six pack, been able to fly, and would have destroyed GSP by flipping a bus onto him and then climbing the empire state building with one of those ring girls!

[GreenCloudCLF]

What was GSP to do? Bust the guy rubbing him down!

Yes. GSP is the athlete. He is responsible, ultimately, for what his corner does.

[GeneChing]

I still haven't seen the fight. It's on my 'to do' list.

Nevada wants to hear from Georges St-Pierre's corner
8:00 PM, February 5, 2009

Keith Kizer, executive director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, told me tonight he has written a letter to Georges St. Pierre's trainer Greg Jackson and his cornerman Phil Nurse asking each to provide him a written response about what occurred Saturday in an incident rapidly emerging as Vaseline-gate.

"You can't put any Vaseline on a guy's back or neck in MMA," Kizer said.

Well, people in St. Pierre's corner did just that Saturday, even as the Ultimate Fighting Championship's welterweight champ defended his belt easily by dominating lighter lightweight champ B.J. Penn, whose corner and a ringside doctor ended the fight before the fifth and final round started.

Georges St-Pierre Penn first voiced a complaint to a ringside inspector after the first round, and St. Pierre's cornermen were ordered to wipe off excess petroleum jelly product from the fighter's back after two other rounds, Kizer said.

In a written request for Kizer to launch a "comprehensive investigation," Penn's Las Vegas attorney argued that a slippery St. Pierre was "neutralizing Penn's Brazilian jiujitsu abilities through the use of illegal and improper means."

Asked if he thought the oily substance won the fight for St. Pierre, Kizer said, "I don't know. You can't tell those things from outside the octagon."

Kizer said he sent Jackson and Nurse copies of the three-page letter Penn's attorney sent the commission and gave them 20 days to respond. He said the issue may turn into an item on a future commission agenda, with both sides called to appear and explain their involvement.

At this time, Kizer said, there are no plans to fine or suspend anyone.

"Both sides have now been given a chance to explain," he said.

[冠木侍]

Even though the result is already known, I would still watch the fight as I missed it the first time.

GSP and Penn's fight sounds like one of the more interesting ones to date.

And Machida is still going strong. His cool and courteous attitude shows a certain calm before the storm. His technique and prior martial arts experience seems to be getting him very far. Although he ALMOST got trapped in an armbar when he fought Soukodju.

[GreenCloudCLF]

BJ Penn loves to have his butt handed to him.

B.J. Penn accepts Georges St. Pierre's challenge for third meeting
MMAjunkie.com Staff, MMAjunkie.com
Feb 6, 1:19 pm EST

After filing a formal request with the Nevada State Athletic Commission to investigate the actions of UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre's corner in their UFC 94 main-event bout, UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn has posted an informal request to settle any remaining questions between the two fighters inside the cage.

The message accepting a potential third bout between the two was posted by Penn on BJPenn.com.

Penn's camp has contended adamantly since Saturday's result that St. Pierre's corner applied a greasing agent to the welterweight champion that gave the Canadian an unfair advantage on the ground.

The full message was posted late Thursday night and is posted unedited below.

For the past several days I have been reading statements made by St. Pierre and Greg Jackson about our fight on January 31. St. Pierre claims that he is "not a cheater" and that he and Greg Jackson will have "no problem with a rematch in the summer of 2009." To the untrained eye the grease might not look like much, but every grappler knows the effect that it has. Being able to apply your submissions and sweeps or just being able to hold on to your opponent to defend yourself from being hit is absolutely critical! There is a reason why you are not allowed to put grease anywhere on your body except for the area around your eyes. Because of the grease applied to St.Pierre's Body the Nevada State Athletic Commissionâs executive director, Keith Kizer has stated that the Penn-St. Pierre fight "definitely wasnât fair." I hereby accept George St. Pierre and Greg Jackson's challenge for a fight in the summer 2009. Lets call Dana now and set it up.

- BJ Penn


Kizer informed MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) on Monday that the NSAC was aware of the alleged "greasing" of St. Pierre even as the events in question were occurring. Kizer believed the situation was unfortunate in that it called the results of the bout into question in many fans' minds. Kizer insisted the NSAC would deal with the situation internally whether or not Penn and his camp filed a formal complaint.

The formal request of investigation, penned by Penn's lawyer, Raffi A. Nahabedian, came on Wednesday.

Penn's assessment is that his primary skill set, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, was unfairly affected by St. Pierre's corner when they applied Vaseline to his body and that he wants the matter investigated.

"In order for Mr. Penn (or any other licensed fighter of the Nevada Athletic Commission) to properly execute Brazilian jiu-jitsu or the many other grappling techniques which are an essential part of MMA, it is necessary that an environment exists without any illegally applied lubricants, oils or other substances that cause or result in slippery surfaces on the combatants," the letter read.

St. Pierre and his trainer, Greg Jackson, have vehemntly denied any wrongdoing in the bout, and have expressed in several media outlets their willingness to schedule a third bout between the two.

The two first met in March 2006, with St. Pierre earning a razor-thin, split-decision victory over Penn. St. Pierre was again the victor at UFC 94, earning a TKO-stoppage when Penn was declared unfit to answer the bell for the start of the fifth and final round.

Penn had been expected to defend his lightweight title against Kenny Florian later this summer, while St. Pierre was to face Thiago Alves in a welterweight title clash.

With UFC President Dana White's recent prediction that "UFC 94: St. Pierre vs. Penn II" scored approximately 1.3 million pay-per-view buys, a third bout could be another financial success for the organization. However, it is unknown at this time of the UFC is comfortable continuing to keep two divisions on hold in order to arrange a summer meeting between the two UFC champions.