Quote of the Day: BJ Penn the Technician

by Luke Thomas on Nov 17, 2008 12:16 PM EST in MMA News

"This is the biggest fight of my career...I feel like I’m better than him. He’s athletic, but I believe his athleticism overshadows issues with his technique, and I have better technical skills than him."

-- BJ Penn, UFC lightweight champion, talking about what he sees are the shortcomings in UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre's game.

For the record: I believe this rematch is one of the most high-profile fights of our generation. I firmly believe we will be talking about this fight (and the dynamic between Penn and St. Pierre) for decades. I plan on making the case for this belief over the next few months.

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Not only highest profile— but perhaps the greatest matchup of technical and physical abilities we have ever seen.

by Blackout612 on Nov 17, 2008 12:20 PM EST reply actions

Oh yes. It’s the definition of fantasy match-up.

Give me time. I’m going to go over all of the details, significances and nuances of this fight. It’s one of the most important we will ever watch.

by Luke Thomas on Nov 17, 2008 12:22 PM EST up reply actions

Good stuff. Looking forward to the analysis. I gotta say, watching Dana White’s last blog with Penn and St. Pierre sitting next to each other, I got goosebumps. This will definitely be a fight for the ages.

by pud333 on Nov 17, 2008 12:40 PM EST up reply actions

Damn it Luke, so you’re saying I gotta round up the troops and head back to Vegas for this fight?

by Day Man on Nov 17, 2008 12:40 PM EST up reply actions

I’ll be there live! I live in ny but im making the trip for this one! My man BJ is gonna be having a title on each shoulder I can’t wait!

by irepdaronx on Nov 17, 2008 1:05 PM EST reply actions

Just think…a decade from now…most of the fights will be like this…both fighters VERY well rounded with the athletic skills to match.

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by Tha Realness on Nov 17, 2008 1:09 PM EST reply actions

I hope BJ's riddum is more impressive than last time.

by Derek Suboticki on Nov 17, 2008 1:16 PM EST reply actions

If george twists the nipples and gets the riddum going, it could be bad for B.J. Baby Jay needs to find something to counteract that.

by asmiley420 on Nov 17, 2008 1:33 PM EST reply actions

Three words: Self ball punch

by Day Man on Nov 17, 2008 1:36 PM EST up reply actions

The nipple twist does not work against Hawaiian fighters.

"My job is a decision-making job, and as a result, I make a lot of decisions." --George W. Bush, The Decider, Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 3, 2007

by lovingmma25 on Nov 17, 2008 1:57 PM EST up reply actions

He needs to countertwist GSP’s nipples during the ref talk in the octagon.

by iiowyn on Nov 17, 2008 2:13 PM EST up reply actions

That could be the funniest thing ever. I very much dislike Penn, but if the ref says “touch gloves” and he reaches out and tweaks GSPs nipples, I just may get a tattoo of him.

by mythbuster on Nov 17, 2008 2:19 PM EST up reply actions

Nipple reversal

60% of the time, it works every time…

by xFenixKnightx on Nov 17, 2008 2:19 PM EST up reply actions

I was thinking something along those lines. Maybe a ball tug or something

by asmiley420 on Nov 17, 2008 1:39 PM EST reply actions

I like you BJ

But you’re gonna get smashed. End of…

by xFenixKnightx on Nov 17, 2008 1:48 PM EST reply actions

UFC: 94

Penn VS GSP II and Silva VS Machida? UFC is just turning out sick cards after sick cards!

by cyph on Nov 17, 2008 2:28 PM EST reply actions

It's the Golden Age

I’ve been saying it, with the precursor that it can only get better. Scary…

by Blackout612 on Nov 17, 2008 2:33 PM EST up reply actions

I’m so down with this fight. You have to hand it to the UFC, they’re giving us the good fights despite politics and whether or not they should or shouldn’t happen. I sort of like that.

I’m seriously considering getting tickets for this one. Machida and Silva is going to be really intriguing. I’ve only seen Lyoto in trouble against Tito when he was in the triangle, and Silva is just plain nasty.

by Dooda on Nov 17, 2008 4:22 PM EST reply actions

I’ve only seen Lyoto in trouble against Tito when he was in the triangle

by mythbuster on Nov 17, 2008 4:32 PM EST up reply actions

Seriously

that triangle made up for the rest of the 13-14 mins of that fight

"My job is a decision-making job, and as a result, I make a lot of decisions." --George W. Bush, The Decider, Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 3, 2007

by lovingmma25 on Nov 17, 2008 4:33 PM EST up reply actions

I enjoyed watching Machida work, and was wishing he had 5-10 more seconds in the first round. Nice triangle though from Ortiz.

by iiowyn on Nov 17, 2008 5:25 PM EST up reply actions

Silva got rocked one time so far that I’ve seen and that was when he fought Mendes. That was a good fight.

I am just glad this fight is not going to be in the UK.

"My job is a decision-making job, and as a result, I make a lot of decisions." --George W. Bush, The Decider, Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 3, 2007

by lovingmma25 on Nov 17, 2008 4:32 PM EST up reply actions

That reminds me… they need to put on another Mendes fight. That guy could be very good.

by cyph on Nov 17, 2008 5:20 PM EST up reply actions

Two iconic figures at the very peak of their sport, without question to the contrary. It’s not just that they’re so far beyond superlatives as fighters themselves, but also that it happens at this very exact point in the sport’s life. Their clash converging with the dawn of the new age for MMA. It’s just fucking epic.

by ununkvadrium on Nov 17, 2008 5:51 PM EST reply actions

It’s two guys who are easily among the top five fighters in terms of fighting ability. It might not have the crossover appeal of Lesnar-Couture, but it should be an incredible fight.

by Andy R on Nov 17, 2008 11:09 PM EST reply actions

Bad time to be fighting BJ Penn

Someone needs to put up a gif of BJ smashing Lyoto in the face from their last fight.

by dualdiagnosis on Nov 18, 2008 12:43 AM EST reply actions

Were those related comments?

by Blackout612 on Nov 18, 2008 12:55 AM EST up reply actions

See the gif of Lyoto up there?

After BJ beats GSP, he should be able to fight Silva next. He has already shown he can fight fighters above his weight class (see the Machida fight, many saw that decision going Penn’s way) and win (see Matt Hughes), now that he is taking training seriously, the sky’s the limit.

by dualdiagnosis on Nov 18, 2008 1:40 AM EST up reply actions

I meant the title, indicating present tense and the body, indicating past events (in which he lost, no less).

by Blackout612 on Nov 18, 2008 2:28 AM EST up reply actions

PS

That gif is of Machida and Tito.

by Blackout612 on Nov 18, 2008 2:28 AM EST up reply actions

Good grief, are you the hall monitor?

The title refers to what BJ famously said right before the Stevenson fight, he acknowledged Joe’s ability but dismissed his chances when he said “Bad time to be fighting BJ Penn”.

Yes, that gif is Tito and Lyoto, it was put up as the only time that person had seen Lyoto in trouble against him. BJ put Machida in trouble, my suggestion was a related gif. You obviously haven’t seen the BJ/Machida fight, BJ was fighting way up at LHW (205) and it was close enough that many think that BJ should have gotten the decision. http://www.cagepotato.com/2008/01/22/fight-of-the-day-bj-penn-vs-lyoto-machida/

Any other lame questions?

by dualdiagnosis on Nov 18, 2008 3:51 AM EST up reply actions