GSP’s Controversial Victory Over BJ Penn
Just when all the fans around the world thought St-Pierre had dominantly defeated BJ Penn fair and square in UFC 94, controversy on his victory immediately arised as soon as the fight was over. Apparently NSAC and some UFC fighters on scene such as Chuck Liddell noticed GSP’s cornermen applied Vaseline on his shoulders and back in between rounds, so that it made BJ having difficult time utilizing his jiu-jitsu to defend himself or to attempt any submissions. We’d seen Kazushi Sakuraba got TKO for the same reason in the past, and few days after the investigation, the fight was ruled “No Contest”. I doubt the same thing will happen to this fight, but I won’t be surprised if it turns out the same way.
As a die-hard MMA fan, I only want to watch a clean and fair fight between two of the greatest fighters. It’s a shame that the outcome had to end up this way. I’m not saying BJ would have won the fight without the grease, but I’m sure it wouldn’t have been as one-sided as it seemed. Whether it was intentional or not by those cornermen, GSP’s legitimacy is forever tainted.
Rear Naked News have full coverage on this ordeal:
GSP Cheated
Vaseline Q and A
NSAC Speaks
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you can prove that or even notice it in that little clip you show and that trainer barley even touches him enough to apply a good amount of vasaline. i think your just a BJ fan lookin for a reason to complain. Why didnt BJ say antthing about it?
BJ mentioned he was a bit too slippery after round 1 but didn’t complain about it. BJ didn’t know he had Vaseline on until NSAC told him and his corner about this after the fight. I’m a fan of both and my pre-fight analysis made it clear that my money was on GSP. The gif I showed was only a fraction of what actually happened.
so the whole time bj got worked while standing up…grease too? bj getting taken down, which no one thought he could…grease too? come on
Yeah, take away the vaseline. Do you have money….
GSP DISASSEMBLED little BJ for pete’s sake.
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