Dana White says Canadian fighter Georges St. Pierre was illegally greased

by banter on Feb 20, 2009 10:26 PM EST

"Do I think that he got greased? Yeah, I do," White told The Canadian Press prior to the UFC 95 weigh-in Friday at the Dominion Theatre. "Absolutely, 100 per cent, I think that that guy was rubbing grease on him.

"Do I think Georges was trying to cheat? Absolutely not at all. But that cornerman was rubbing grease on him. You cannot do that."

Was it needed?

"He didn't have to put grease on him. ... Georges St. Pierre was winning the fight, he was dominant in the standup and on the ground. To have a fight or a fighter like St. Pierre tainted over a stupidity, I hate it. It sucks."

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So its official…GSP cheated…

by Reaser on Feb 21, 2009 2:12 AM EST reply actions

errr…didn’t cheat I mean, he and his corner broke the rules is what I meant…

by Reaser on Feb 21, 2009 2:12 AM EST up reply actions

Ahh, “cheating” goes on in every single fight: inadvertent punches to the back of the head, grabbing the cage, grabbing the other guys shorts, etc. Just like “cheating” happens in every basketball game: traveling, illegal picks, blocking, goal tending, etc. Just like ’cheating" happens in every soccer game, every football game, every hockey game . . . .

The UFC is a sport. The refs do their best to give both fighters a fair fight. NB, a fair fight is not a perfect fight. We don’t do every fight over because one guy grabbed the cage for a second and prevented a take down. Or hit the other guy in the back of the head or landed a groin shot or poke someone in the eye.

BJ got his ass kicked. TWICE!

by pwdminotauro on Feb 21, 2009 7:24 AM EST up reply actions

getting away with holding in the NFL is alot different from greasing…holding in the NFL is like grabbing the fence in mma….greasing in mma is like an offensive lineman filling his gloves with quarters and head slapping d-lineman in the NFL…

coming onto the field/court or into the cage/ring with (for lack of better word) a foreign substance or foreign object(s) is very different from an infraction/penalty like holding, offsides, grabbing the shorts, traveling, etc….

just like a baseball player taking HGH is different from stealing signs to get hits…

by Reaser on Feb 21, 2009 12:25 PM EST up reply actions

Can we please put this one to bed now and move on? There might be a UFC card happening tonight, not sure, though – all this greasegate stuff has gotten so much attention.

by Monday Morning Martial Artist on Feb 21, 2009 4:07 AM EST reply actions