I completely agree, that if GSP was greasing, it appears that he was not wiped down after round one, which might have given him an advantage in round 2, which is the round that Penn took a severe beating and was the only round where Penn tried to get his legs around GSP’s neck and shoulders.

Like I said, I know Penn’s camp says they were warned pre-fight and passed this warning to the commission prefight, but have unable to find anywhere that the commission confirms this. Without that, I have no reason to believe that it is true. And if it is not true, it takes a lot of credence away from Penn’s claims. I certainly have not read anywhere that directly quotes Kizer or even paraphrases him as stating that the commission was given a pre-fight heads up.

I can not find any independent verification that this statement is true. I can’t find any mention of anyone outside BJ Penn’s camp talking about this issue anywhere before the fight. If there is a news article out there where Kizer makes the above statement, I can’t find it.

dualdiagnosis? cere? where is the news article, and where and when did it appear?

From the letter sent from BJ’s lawyer-

“Because of Mr. Penn’s prior experience and information provided to him before his participation in the Bout, a member of Mr. Penn’s team informed Commission members prior to the Bout of the possibility of GSP being ‘greased up’ during the Bout or engaging in activities that may cause him to be/become slippery during the Bout,” states the letter.
http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2009/02/04/bj-penn-submits-formal-request-for-an-investigation-to-the-nevada-commission/
While the letter does not say so directly, there is language in the next sentence and a subsequent paragraph that could suggest that Penn’s camp expected a greater degree of protection from NSAC.

In a seperate news article before this letter was made public, Kizer stated that the commission was given a heads up before the fight. Even so, they were still stunned to see it happen between the 1st and 2nd rounds, nobody was able to get to GSP in time to wipe him off then, they were only able to start to attempt the wiping starting between the 2nd and 3rd round. GSP went into the second round against BJ greased.

What happened in the second round? BJ on his back attempting high guard, slipping off and then taking shots to his thoracic cage.

“While this discussion occurred, Mr. Penn and his team believed that the Commission would be on heightened alert to guard against such illegal activities and would take every precaution to ensure Mr. Penn’s safety and a fair and proper contest… Not withstanding these comments, it is clear that the Commission’s obligations to ensure and guard against such corruption and unfair advantage were severly compromised as people openly witnessed the improper application of an illegal substance over the neck, shoulders, and back of GSP the critical areas of Mr. Penn’s strategy to impose his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu submission skills and techniques during the Bout.”

The letter goes on to add that Penn voiced complaints while the bout was taking place.

“Additionally, during the Bout, statements were made that GSP was ‘too slippery’ and that Mr. Penn could not grab or hold GSP because of ‘how slippery’ he was during the Bout.”

As far as the other fighters, yes, Hughes and Mayhem have said GSP felt greasy. I haven’t read anywhere that Serra has stated this, except that BJ says he did. BJ also says Florian told him this. Florian denies this, so yes, people will jump on BJ. Emails and texts are easy to save, so why wouldn’t BJ just post the text/email that he received?

Penn says other fighters talked about it, waddayaknow- Matt Hughes, Mayhem Miller, Sean Sherk and Matt Serra all seem to back that up.

BJ says Kenny gave him a heads up- everyone jumps on BJ Penn.

Go figure.

I also dont really like when fighters say they are going to “kill” another guy, something about that just doesnt sit well. Kick their butt & stuff like that, sure.

If Dana lets lets him fight GSP again he is dumb.

So much of the fight game is subjective – results and records notwithstanding. We like who we root for, we dislike who we “boo” for.

Finally, I can’t see trying to dress up that pig of a fight BJ put on with GSP. BJ got beat down, even if he doesn’t know it or won’t see it, it’s not good for a guy’s health to take a beating like that.

get over it dude. you were beaten

What a waste of talent.

I think Penn is the one that needs a sports psychologist. Lose more and more respect for Penn as a person the more he opens his mouth. Had about enough of this guy.

Clearly cheering for Florian against Penn. I always liked BJ as a fighter but this is really REALLY tarnishing him.