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UFC 111 Pre-Fight Interviews
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You Can't Always Get What You Want: NSAC Unlikely to Fill B.J. Penn's Greasegate Wishlist
The Nevada State Athletic Commission meets today to review the charges against Georges St Pierre, his cornerman Phil Nurse and trainer Greg Jackson. It doesn't look like B.J. Penn is going to get what he's after according to NSAC boss Keith Kizer. Sherdog reports: Kizer said it his interpretation...
Georges St. Pierre Suggests Some Good Rules Changes
In the best making lemonade from lemons tradition, Team Greg Jackson has suggested some very good possible rules changes to address the possibility of fighters greasing themselves before or during fights. From MMA Weekly: The statement suggests continuing the current pre-fight "touch test" to...
Quote of the Day: Georges St Pierre Answers the Allegations
Listen, I never cheated in my life. Let me tell you something, I never said something bad to B.J. Penn. I never answered back to him with what he said. I’ve always been respectful. Even after the fight I went and told him, ‘Hey, keep your head up. You can be proud. You’re a...
BJ Penn's Lawyer Asks Nevada State Athletic Commission to Investigate Georges St. Pierre's Corner Activity at UFC 94
Mike Chiappetta at NBC Sports has the details: BJ Penn has sent a formal request to the Nevada State Athletic Commission, asking them to investigate Georges St. Pierre and the actions of his cornerman during their UFC 94 bout last Saturday night. The letter was sent by Penn's lawyer Raffi...
Quote of the Day: Dana White on Georges St Pierre and Grease
"I think that using grease or Vaseline is completely illegal, but in this case I don't think it made a difference in that fight. I know Georges St. Pierre. He's not a cheater. He wanted this fight so bad to prove that he was the best fighter in the world. He completely dominated that fight. It...
Should Phil Nurse Know Better?
Josh Gross explores: Nurse, a 30-year veteran of martial arts and a well-respected Muay Thai trainer based out of New York, was tasked with two things: apply Vaseline to the brow, cheekbones, bridge of the nose and temples of the champion's chiseled face, and utilize a pressure-point holistic...
More on the Georges St. Pierre Vaseline Controversy
More on the story. Steve Cofield has the best summary and the image above: After a dominating victory over B.J. Penn at UFC 94, Georges St. Pierre is clearly the better fighter. GSP left no doubt. And yet now there is, thanks to one of his cornermen, Phil Nurse. It's pretty clear by watching...
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