Hawkius Maximus 0 Report post Posted February 17, 2009 For Kenny, it makes sense. BJ Penn started it. Plus, he's going to fight BJ Penn. Might as well use good ole trash talk to get things moving towards it. Florian will probably say or do anything if he thinks it'll cause BJ Penn to fight him at this point. Man has had like two/three #1 contendership fights. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawkius Maximus 0 Report post Posted February 18, 2009 Da Meltz is reporting that UFc 94 did around 800,000 buys instead of the estimated 1 million plus, or as thought, possibly the biggest UFC ever buyrate wise. Still a great number though. May be actually disappointing given that they pumped around three times as much promotion into it then Brock/Randy but still good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darthtiki 0 Report post Posted February 18, 2009 With that being said I'll smoke pot till the day I die. Sounds like the Diaz family motto... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted February 18, 2009 No, that would be "Ain't no bitch". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Your Paragon of Virtue 0 Report post Posted February 18, 2009 I say that one a lot too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post Posted February 18, 2009 No, that would be "Ain't no bitch". "Don't be scurred, homie"... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Niggardly King 0 Report post Posted February 19, 2009 DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM, BRO? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lei Tong 0 Report post Posted February 19, 2009 "...no, seriously, bro. I'm on like a dozen different pills right now now, and I have no clue who I fucking am. I can't even understand my own accent. Who am I, bro?" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post Posted February 19, 2009 "I have to start kicking everybody’s ass, doing some magic and some crazy Judo throws." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted February 19, 2009 What the fuck is going on? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mik 0 Report post Posted February 19, 2009 This video will do a fair job enraging some people. http://mmamania.com/2009/02/19/ufc-94-grea...s-on-bjpenncom/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted February 19, 2009 You need to sign in to see. What's the video say? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mik 0 Report post Posted February 19, 2009 Fixed link to one where you can see the video. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted February 19, 2009 Clearly BJ needs to get his ass handed to him again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawkius Maximus 0 Report post Posted February 20, 2009 Awesome, awesome video. I don't even agree with the stance, but fantastic editing job I must say. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Niggardly King 0 Report post Posted February 21, 2009 lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2009 A few notes related to this show.... - Karo has been suspended 9 months for the positive test but the NSAC didn't overturn the result of the fight so his win over Kim still stands. - The NSAC's decision regarding Greasegate should be coming any time now. Odds of it being overturned to a NC or any disciplinary action against GSP is unlikely but there's a good chance that Phil Nurse could face a fine and/or suspension. Edit: My bad, they changed the fight to a NC. DONG STILL UNDEFEATED~! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2009 He's training with Greg Jackson's camp. If they can't motivate him at this point, he's never going to get motivated. I personally want to see him get smoked by an up and comer like Anthony Johnson, Dustin Hazelett, Ben Saunders or anyone in the same vein. I use to be a huge fan of the guy, but after hearing all his excuses after he loses and performs badly, I've had enough of him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2009 I too would like Karo to come back and get tooled by someone. I've never really liked him because he always has some excuse as to why he lost a fight and acts as if he's all that but has never shown anything to prove it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth N Asia 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2009 You can add me to the list of non-fans for The Decision Machine. Karo's like Dean Lister, he's good at what he does, but it's just not entertaining. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2009 Karo vs Diego and Nick Diaz say "You be ignorant" to that comment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth N Asia 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2009 If the majority of his fights are boring then he's still boring Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2009 How many Karo fights have you seen? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2009 Karo has only really been boring in the Chonan and Kim fights which have been very recently in his career. Other then that pretty much all of his fights were exciting. Especially the Shonie Carter, Sanchez, Burkman, Diaz fights. I loved all those fights. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2009 I don't care what evidence BJ Penn's lawyer has. I don't care what BJ says about GSP not being a true champion. BJ Penn got his mother to read a statement at the NSAC meeting. HIS MOTHER. Whatapussy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cuban Linx 0 Report post Posted March 18, 2009 Karo from the Strasser fight through to the Sanchez fight was probably the most consistently entertaining fighter in the UFC. All very good fights, several of them great, he's sucked recently but he used to be a guaranteed good fight every time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Your Paragon of Virtue 0 Report post Posted March 18, 2009 Yeah, anybody that thinks Karo is boring shouldn't be watching MMA. Hate him all you want, he brings the goods. His last fight with Kim was very good, even if the decision left a bad taste in my mouth. I think it just wasn't his usual high octane style, so people had a problem with it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted March 18, 2009 Good article from SI.com about Greasegate.... I'll say this about B.J. Penn: he's as tenacious outside the cage as he is inside. Watching his ongoing campaign to have UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre punished for "greasing" during their UFC 94 super-fight, I can't help but wish for Penn to give up the fight. Just this one. Make no mistake, Penn is the best lightweight fighter in the world right now. But the Penn who is the UFC's 155-pound champ isn't the Penn people are seeing right now. They're seeing a whiner and an excuse-maker. They're seeing a guy who can't admit when he's been beaten. And if he keeps at it, that may be the Penn they remember most when his illustrious career is over, which would be the real shame. Did St. Pierre's corner rub Vaseline on their fighter's back in between rounds at UFC 94? Yes, and the video evidence shows as much. But the amount of Vaseline left on cornerman Phil Nurse's hands by the time they moved from G.S.P.'s face to his body was miniscule. The chances it affected the outcome of the fight are slim to none, and the act certainly didn't represent a conspiracy to cheat. Why? Because Greg Jackson, who was the second man in G.S.P.'s corner that night, is one of the smartest trainers in MMA. That's not to say that a smart trainer wouldn't cheat, but he wouldn't cheat in full view of the scores of UFC cameras and athletic commission observers, who, let's not forget, wiped St. Pierre down with a towel when they saw the Vaseline on his back. If Jackson wanted to find a way to get Vaseline on his fighter's body, he'd probably be smart enough to realize that all he has to do is instruct his man to clinch with his opponent. As notable trainers, such as Pat Miletich, have pointed out recently, plenty of Vaseline rubs off one fighters face and onto another's body during the natural course of a close-range fight. It's become a part of the game at this point, but it's obvious to anyone who watched the Penn-St. Pierre bout that a little petroleum jelly wasn't the difference-maker that night. Penn lost because he fought a bigger, stronger fighter who was in much better shape. They could have contested that bout in parkas and sweatpants and it wouldn't have ended any differently. Penn simply wasn't prepared well enough. Beginning with the second round he wilted under the pressure from G.S.P. By the start of third, Penn looked absolutely exhausted, and the ubiquitous questions surrounding his cardio were answered, yet again, as St. Pierre took him down with ease. Penn went on vacation three weeks before the fight, and it showed. He didn't have the gas tank to go five rounds with anybody, let alone a world-class athlete like G.S.P. Instead of being man enough to admit his mistakes and return to his training camp with a renewed sense of motivation for his next fight, Penn would rather waste his time with lawyers and hearings. He prefers pouring over footage from in between rounds rather than looking at the actual fight and trying to figure out where he went wrong. This isn't to say the hearings and inquiries are entirely bad for the sport. The rules about Vaseline use between rounds may need to be addressed to remove any appearance of impropriety in the future, and to assure that all fights are as fair as possible. But that isn't why Penn is doing this, no matter what he says to the contrary. This isn't a crusade to clean up the sport -- it's a personal vendetta. Penn can't beat St. Pierre in the cage, so he's decided to try to beat him in court. He's hoping that he can attach an asterisk to G.S.P.'s victory by calling him a cheater. It won't work. The more he insists on dragging this out, the more Penn damages his own reputation. The respect fans had for him as a fearless fighter is being overshadowed by their embarrassment at these transparent attempts to scratch a loss off his record. And it's all so unnecessary. Fight fans can understand and forgive a loss, especially when it comes after a move up in weight to face one of the sport's best. The mere attempt is noble. Refusing to accept defeat isn't. It's childish. It's not the conduct of a champion, which is what Penn still is. If only someone would remind him of that, maybe he'll start acting like it again Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodSpikeJenkins 0 Report post Posted March 18, 2009 As big of a BJ fan that I am, I hope Florian beats him and takes the title. It's whats best for the division. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted March 18, 2009 BJ is slowly losing his mind over this. He's got tunnel-vision and can't fathom a world where he doesn't get "justice". I don't see how he can't realize that this is severely hurting him in the eyes of both the fans and the media. People that didn't like him before really don't like him now, people that were on the fence have probably chosen a side and his fans are losing respect for him as the days go by. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
