Georges St. Pierre respond to accusation

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  1. québecwarrior

    québecwarrior Georges 'Rush' St-Pierre Full Member

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    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/mma/02/02/georges.st.pierre.qa/index.html


    SI.com: What do you make of the Vaseline controversy? I just received word from B.J.'s camp, it seems like they're going to move forward with the complaint. What is your reaction to all this?
    St. Pierre: I just can't believe it. I don't know. I'm just surprised. I'm not a cheater. What happened is my trainer, my Muay Thai coach, he put Vaseline on my face and then put his hand on my chest and back. But that's a technique we use for breathing. It's good. It's used in Muay Thai. I use it in many of my fights. If you look at my previous fights, it's not the first time he does that. Then B.J. said he put Vaseline and rubbed my back. Anyway, I think it's an excuse. I have nothing to hide. I'm not even afraid to go into court and fight that.
    SI.com: Do you feel upset at all that maybe it's taking away from your victory?
    St. Pierre: Not at all. I haven't seen the fight yet, but I remember at some point something happened and the athletic commission was complaining. They used a towel to wet my back and wipe it off. I don't mind. I didn't put Vaseline on myself and I'm not a cheater.
    SI.com: The Penn camp says their approach to the fight was to go to the ground with you and work the guard, the rubber guard. And they said they first felt concerns in the second round. They saw B.J. trying to work the high guard and his legs were slipping down. Were you doing anything to make his legs come down?
    St. Pierre: Of course. I was training that. I was training when his legs come up to posture up. And when he got the position to keep my head always over his head. By staying in a vertical position his leg was naturally going to go down. If I stayed flat, he would have been able to bring his leg up. But I stayed in a vertical position.
    SI.com: Do you have any interest in fighting B.J. again?
    St. Pierre: I don't mind. If it's what he wants and the UFC wants, I don't mind. For that fight I'm going to train just as hard and even harder, and get even more prepared and better than I was.
     
    québecwarrior, Feb 2, 2009
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  2. québecwarrior

    québecwarrior Georges 'Rush' St-Pierre Full Member

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    Thanks GSP, no bull****, right to the point.
    You arent a cheater.
     
    québecwarrior, Feb 2, 2009
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  3. Tko4

    Tko4 Left high kick Full Member

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    If they fight again, GSP will just beat his ass even worse. I didn't have a problem with B.J. before this fight (in fact, I kind of liked him), but I've lost just about all possible respect for him at this point. What a talented but lazy, out-of-shape bum. He's full of excuses for everything, except why his cardio sucks and why he basically quit. I haven't heard his excuse for that yet.
     
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  4. Boinko

    Boinko Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Does BJ and his camp really want to fight again or do they just want to taint St. Pierre's victory.? It's certainly easier to deal with a devastating loss if you believe that your opponent won unfairly.
    If this keeps being an issue, I hope the UFC orders an immediate rematch.
     
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  5. LB3000

    LB3000 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Thanks, its a good interview. I also liked the following part:

    SI.com: You've fought B.J. twice. You've been a part of two promotions with him. You've heard him talk about you and your camp. And now post-fight, with the Vaseline issue, what's your opinion of B.J. Penn?

    St. Pierre: To tell you the truth, I think it's normal to have a winning attitude in life. When I lose, I always try to figure out why I lose. But the problem with B.J., he tries to figure out why he loses, but he doesn't focus on himself. He focuses on the other person. When I lost the fight I focused on what I did wrong. I didn't focus on what I cannot change. B.J., instead of focusing on things he can change to make himself better, he tries to focus on things he doesn't have any control over, and tries to find some excuse that it's not up to him. It's really an excuse. He should focus on things that he can change about himself in the fight to make himself better. That would be a better approach for him.

    :yep
     
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  6. Tuffnutz

    Tuffnutz ESB 2002 Club Full Member

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    :lol:
    This content is protected
     
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  7. Beebs

    Beebs Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Thank god 90% of the people who watch fights don't realize any of this circus is the talk of mma, it is a bunch of bull****.
     
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  8. Dantes

    Dantes ESB Magnate Full Member

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    :rofl Awesome.

    Jokes aside of lost some respect for BJ. He talked a big fight then bitched out.:patsch
     
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  9. jimmie

    jimmie Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I wish we would get off this subject it already very stale and to me its pretty much bull anyway. Please lets talk about the actual fighting action id hate to stop posting here because its turning into something like the general forum.
     
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  10. J_Roth

    J_Roth VRWC Hybrid Beaner Full Member

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    Classless move by BJ. Georges beat him from bell to bell. I hate excuses.
     
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  11. ufoalf

    ufoalf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Anyone else fakes a french accent in their mind when they read GSP interviews?
     
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  12. HyperBone

    HyperBone Silverback Gorilla Full Member

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    no he ain't:good

    gsp = GOAT
     
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  13. HyperBone

    HyperBone Silverback Gorilla Full Member

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    :lol: bj just got PAWNED!
     
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  14. Boyd

    Boyd Well-Known Member Full Member

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    how can you not?
     
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  15. BewareofDawg

    BewareofDawg P4P Champ Full Member

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    No but I faked one after watching the fight when I was drunk and telling people all night "I was not impressed with BJ's performance" :lol:
     
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