By now, every fan of MMA has heard, and is probably sick to death of, the whole grease-gate scandal involving BJ Penn and his fight against defending welterweight champion, Georges St Pierre. The whole situation came off as highly accidental, though after 4 or 5 of St Pierre's prior opponents have stated in the past that he felt really slippery and greasy, it leads me to believe that George is a chronic greaser. That sounds worse than it is as far as a judgment. So he greased himself prior to fights, so what? Many fighters do. It is a way to gain an advantage over your opponent, so a lot of fighters do it.Doesn't make it right, but it does not mean it is not done. It is only now being brought out as a highly questionable act because St Pierre's corner men did it blatantly in front of UFC brass, the commission, fans, and other fighters. So now we have a spotlight on the grease thing. Now every time George comes out to fight, at least for his next couple fights, people are going to be wondering if he is all greased up.
While it doesn't necessarily put a black eye on the fight, it will still be a pretty big foot note and/or asterisk next to this fight. However, people need to chill out about it already. BJ has done his due diligence to get an understanding of the situation by asking for an investigation into the incident, and he admits he got his ass handed to him. Despite the grease, GSP would have taken that fight regardless. If you don't believe that then you are either living on Mars or in Hawaii. Ultimately, should BJ stay focused, he will dominate the lightweight division against all comers. As of now, who is really going to push him?
-R
Friday, February 20, 2009
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