Some interesting comments in this video, eXspecially in regard to him thinking he’d “walk away” from the sport if he defeated Jens Pulver for the 155-pound belt back in 2002 (he didn’t):

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Comment by Nick J
2008-01-23 10:34:20

Best pound for pound fighter on the planet… imagine how good he’d be if he had Sherks work ethic (minus the roids).

 
Comment by Big House
2008-01-23 10:46:43

I don’t know if he can go five rounds with Sherk. He sounded like he was out of breathe in that interview. No disrespect, he’s the champ, but he will have his hands full.

 
Comment by Likwid
2008-01-23 10:53:42

[quote comment=”277931″]Best pound for pound fighter on the planet… imagine how good he’d be if he had Sherks work ethic (minus the roids).[/quote]

Best P4P fighter in the LW div.

Penn still has to avenge his lose to GSP in order to take the P4P title. Which he might acomplish who knows. But the ball is in Penn’s camp.

 
Comment by Nick J
2008-01-23 11:03:39

[quote comment=”277948″][quote comment=”277931″]Best pound for pound fighter on the planet… imagine how good he’d be if he had Sherks work ethic (minus the roids).[/quote]

Best P4P fighter in the LW div.

Penn still has to avenge his lose to GSP in order to take the P4P title. Which he might acomplish who knows. But the ball is in Penn’s camp.[/quote]

See your point and there will be a lot of calls for Anderson Silva but thats the beauty of pound for pound.

BJ is naturally a lightweight and it is a testiment to his pure ability that he can move up to W/W and give GSP such a good fight.

Basically all he does when he moves up is put on fat…we all saw what an out of shape smaller man did in the first round with GSP.

 
Comment by Chris
2008-01-23 11:11:50

did any one see the part were he licked Joe Stevenson blood off his gloves, hes psycho!!!!!

 
Comment by Oskarbravo
2008-01-23 11:15:59

[quote comment=”277958″]did any one see the part were he licked Joe Stevenson blood off his gloves, hes psycho!!!!![/quote]
Yeah I was slightly disturbed by that! It’s clearly a testament to his mindset though… He really doesn’t give a F**K!

 
Comment by VNDK8
2008-01-23 11:19:10

Why is BJ back-peddling about comments he’s made about Sherk? He says it’s nothing personal but he has blasted Sherk over and over for the last few months!

 
Comment by grembone
2008-01-23 11:25:30

[quote comment=”277931″]
Basically all he does when he moves up is put on fat…we all saw what an out of shape smaller man did in the first round with GSP.[/quote]

Now that is Funny. I can’t wait for the rematch though. I think Serra is going to realize that he is not on GSP’s level.

I think BJ will do well if he moves up. Man, BJ vs GSP 2 would be sweet! That is a tough one to call.

 
Comment by John
2008-01-23 11:30:36

[quote comment=”277958″]did any one see the part were he licked Joe Stevenson blood off his gloves, hes psycho!!!!![/quote]

Check out these bloody pics of BJ Penn vs. Stevenson fight. These are some of the best fight pics I have ever seen and at the end there is the video of after the fight when BJ Penn is licking Joe stevenson’s blood off of his own gloves…sick bastard, and we thought Florian was a vampire..

Please check out these pics and scroll down for more, u will all enjoy them

http://www.sherdog.net/forums/showthread.php?threadid=716655

 
Comment by John
2008-01-23 11:33:26

All the talk about BJ vs. Gsp and BJ vs. Anderson is all premature. There are many great fights for BJ to win at Lightweight first:

Bj vs. Sherk
Bj vs. Florian
Bj vs. Gomi (rematch)
Bj vs. Huerta
Bj vs. Tyson Griffin
Bj vs. Clay guida
Bj vs. Edgar
Bj vs. Spencer Fisher

remember both BJ and GSP are young and will have plentty of time to fight, but I would like to see BJ commit to clearing out the Liightweight division for the next to years, and then he can think about moving up to fight all the pound 4 pound best in other weight classes

 
Comment by John
2008-01-23 11:35:21

Interestinginterview with BJ’s protege Joe Lauzon about his up coming match up with Ken Flow:

Lauzon says Florian won’t make it to the final bell
“I think we are both dangerous and have the ability to end the fight no matter where it goes. Kenny comes from a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu background while I come from more of a No-Gi Grappling or MMA background. Since day one, I’ve been training without the gi and then shortly after for MMA. I think the fight is going to be all over the place and at a pace that most can’t stomach.”

“I think I’m more explosive than Kenny and I have an edge in wrestling. I think standing and on the ground will be pretty back and forth and even, but my wrestling will dictate where the fight goes. Kenny is known for being an absolute workhorse in the gym as well so I’m going to try and outwork him. Every day in the gym, the goal is going to be to do more than Kenny does.”

“I don’t see this fight making it to the judges. I’m sure that with the pace we both push, one of us will be in trouble before the final bell.”

Here’s the full interview….

http://www.fighthype.com/pages/content1781.html

 
Comment by adamg
2008-01-23 13:00:59

[quote comment=”277954″][quote comment=”277948″][quote comment=”277931″]Best pound for pound fighter on the planet… imagine how good he’d be if he had Sherks work ethic (minus the roids).[/quote]

Best P4P fighter in the LW div.

Penn still has to avenge his lose to GSP in order to take the P4P title. Which he might acomplish who knows. But the ball is in Penn’s camp.[/quote]

See your point and there will be a lot of calls for Anderson Silva but thats the beauty of pound for pound.

BJ is naturally a lightweight and it is a testiment to his pure ability that he can move up to W/W and give GSP such a good fight.

Basically all he does when he moves up is put on fat…we all saw what an out of shape smaller man did in the first round with GSP.[/quote]
Yea, BJ was chubby before and still kicking *ss is much heavier divisions, now BJ will put the weight on right, lean muscle not fat, i bet anything that BJ never appears out of shape again. Get over it, GSP got knocked out by Serra right, do Penn fans bring it up everytime theres a GSP blogg, no, so why do you come in here talking about something thats in BJ’s past, he looks awesome and its stupid of you to think that hes gonna get in that good of shape for warm up comp like Jens and Joe and then not take Sherk seriously, get real dude, the “out of shpe” arguement is out the window. Tell Sherk he has to make it past the second round before he can think about wearing Penn down in the 4th and 5th. You’re not GSP fans you’re Penn haters, this is a Penn blogg, go talk good about GSP somewhere else, but dont come here just to talk bad about Penn.

 
Comment by Anonymousf*ck
2008-01-23 13:57:47

BJ said it was easier for him to beat Hughes compared to Joe..I believe him because i feel BJ has got Hughes’s number anyday.

 
Comment by Jerrold
2008-01-23 13:58:08

If BJ puts on the weight properly to get back to 170lbs…the superfight between him and GSP will be amazing

Standup: About an even draw, GSP uses he’s reach well and has an arsenal of attacks (Leg kick, superman punch, stiff jab) while BJ has an uncanny ability to get in the pocket and land very heavy shots (stevenson/uno uppercuts, breaking gsps nose)

Wrestling: Clearly GSPs advantage, he will put BJ on his back - but only after working very hard against penns insane takedown defense..can he control BJ like he did Kos/Hughes?

BJJ: Clearly the Prodigy’s advantage. No one on the planet can match BJ’s ground game, on his back or in the mount position..BJ can is Jordanesque on the ground. Can GSPs strength and wrestling prove to much for BJ? Maybe.

Chin: Well…BJ has taken alot of flush hits to the face and has never been phased. Unfortunately GSP has been knocked out - but due to a hit on the back of the head/ear..tough to call…BJ with the slight advantage.

I dont see anyone in the LW division that can beat this new and improved BJ Penn…I just hope theyre still at their peak in 18-24months when they get to finally fight each other again.

 
Comment by Anonymousf*ck
2008-01-23 13:58:22

Except for the last time they fought.

 
Comment by b.w.
2008-01-23 13:58:47

[quote comment=”277938″]I don’t know if he can go five rounds with Sherk. He sounded like he was out of breathe in that interview. No disrespect, he’s the champ, but he will have his hands full.[/quote]
he wont have to go 5 rnds. penn will beat sherk easier than he did joe daddy, but if for some reason it does go 5 i guarantee b.j. could do it. this is a different b.j. he finally understands what it takes to be a legend. i dont understand why some hate on him or think he is overated. imo i still think if b.j. had not left the ufc the first time he fought and beat matt hughes, hughes would not be thought of as highly as he was. as far as gsp goes i think he is the one guy at 170 or below that can neutralize b.j., but that fight is probably a toss-up.

 
Comment by dru
2008-01-23 14:10:00

i think he is just stright up over rated how can u be p4p if he can win past the 2nd round step up the cardo and then he might be in ther with gsp,huerta,fisher not to say bj is not good he b/c he is great but u cant call some one great until he can show he is good past the 2nd round!!

 
Comment by XYZman
2008-01-23 14:21:30

[quote comment=”278124″]
he wont have to go 5 rnds. penn will beat sherk easier than he did joe daddy[/quote]

How?

 
Comment by UFCmn89
2008-01-23 14:27:21

[quote post=”4663″]i think he is just stright up over rated how can u be p4p if he can win past the 2nd round step up the cardo and then he might be in ther with gsp,huerta,fisher not to say bj is not good he b/c he is great but u cant call some one great until he can show he is good past the 2nd round!! [/quote]

i like to watch huerta and fisher but they are not to be mentioned for best p4p, its bj gsp silva, and fedor(if he fights real competition soon).

i like to watch huerta, but he barely survived guida, and fisher loses…lol why fisher? he has great heart but isnt top p4p.

Also bj’s cardio didnt prevent him from dominating in the past two fights. he could have a 15 minute bomb strapped to his chest, he is still the favorite in his fight because it is likely he can run over his opponent WITHIN the first two rounds. If your wins are w/in first two rounds more power to you bj.

 
Comment by phatmac
2008-01-23 14:46:21

[quote comment=”277931″]Best pound for pound fighter on the planet… imagine how good he’d be if he had Sherks work ethic (minus the roids).[/quote]
WHAT THE HELL ARE U SMOKEING HE ISNT TOP 5 MAYBE TOP 10 WHAT WILL U SAY WHEN SHERK BEATS HIM DOWN..AND IF U ARE A BJ FAN PRAY HE DOESNT GET A GSP FIGHT CAUSE GSP 1ST ROUND TKO WITOUT BREAKING A SWEAT

 
Comment by phatmac
2008-01-23 14:47:23

[quote comment=”278135″]i think he is just stright up over rated how can u be p4p if he can win past the 2nd round step up the cardo and then he might be in ther with gsp,huerta,fisher not to say bj is not good he b/c he is great but u cant call some one great until he can show he is good past the 2nd round!![/quote]
THANK U DRU FINALLY A SMART POST BJ IS PROLLY NOT TOP 5 AT 155

 
Comment by R-Dizzle
2008-01-23 15:15:15

[quote comment=”277948″][quote comment=”277931″]Best pound for pound fighter on the planet… imagine how good he’d be if he had Sherks work ethic (minus the roids).[/quote]

Best P4P fighter in the LW div.

Penn still has to avenge his lose to GSP in order to take the P4P title. Which he might acomplish who knows. But the ball is in Penn’s camp.[/quote]

That’s not true. Being the best P4P doesn’t mean you could beat anyone in any division. He doesn’t have to move up in weight to fight guys that fight naturally at a larger weight.

 
Comment by SmokeRogan
2008-01-23 15:16:21

Whether or not you like BJ Penn, he is a well rounded fighter with insane ground skills and good stand up. I think the Sherk fight is gonna be a serious test because Shrek is also well rounded. BJ has really matured as a fighter and a person. It is his time to be a Champion, he will destroy Sherk.

Question: Is it Shrek or Sherk? which one’s the cartoon? whatever, they’re both trolls.

 
Comment by The Anomaly
2008-01-23 15:17:40

There is nobody that hates on any fighter as much as Phatmac hates on Penn. What an irrational hater.

 
Comment by R-Dizzle
2008-01-23 15:19:04

[quote comment=”278165″][quote comment=”277931″]Best pound for pound fighter on the planet… imagine how good he’d be if he had Sherks work ethic (minus the roids).[/quote]
WHAT THE HELL ARE U SMOKEING HE ISNT TOP 5 MAYBE TOP 10 WHAT WILL U SAY WHEN SHERK BEATS HIM DOWN..AND IF U ARE A BJ FAN PRAY HE DOESNT GET A GSP FIGHT CAUSE GSP 1ST ROUND TKO WITOUT BREAKING A SWEAT[/quote]

Wow, I thought having a blue username meant that you were an intelligent, quality poster. Guess I was wrong.

 
Comment by The Anomaly
2008-01-23 15:21:24

[quote comment=”277979″]All the talk about BJ vs. Gsp and BJ vs. Anderson is all premature. There are many great fights for BJ to win at Lightweight first:

Bj vs. Sherk
Bj vs. Florian
Bj vs. Gomi (rematch)
Bj vs. Huerta
Bj vs. Tyson Griffin
Bj vs. Clay guida
Bj vs. Edgar
Bj vs. Spencer Fisher

remember both BJ and GSP are young and will have plentty of time to fight, but I would like to see BJ commit to clearing out the Liightweight division for the next to years, and then he can think about moving up to fight all the pound 4 pound best in other weight classes[/quote]
Ain’t ever premature my friend, it’s a race, a race for the title of best ever, best P4P, and what happens right now matters, even though they still have long careers ahead of them.
And I was sayin earlier John,I consider the LW division cleaned out after Sherk, you really think anybody has a better chance at beating Penn then Sherk? If Gomi comes that needs to happen, Florian is good enough to get a shot, and maybe Edgar, but c’mon, anything else, it wouldnt even exite me. I think he’ll jump to WW sooner then anticipated.

 
Comment by M & M
2008-01-23 15:32:39

[quote comment=”278166″][quote comment=”278135″]i think he is just stright up over rated how can u be p4p if he can win past the 2nd round step up the cardo and then he might be in ther with gsp,huerta,fisher not to say bj is not good he b/c he is great but u cant call some one great until he can show he is good past the 2nd round!![/quote]
THANK U DRU FINALLY A SMART POST BJ IS PROLLY NOT TOP 5 AT 155[/quote]
C’mon man… He’s not top 5 at 155? Dude, he’s the CHAMP. He is at the top of the food chain at 155. Some dude hate soo much that you can’t even see straight… just too bad…

 
Comment by R-Dizzle
2008-01-23 15:43:28

lol, “be in there with GSP, Huerta, and Fisher”. Where exactly is “there”? That’s such a random group of guys to pick. What point are you trying to make? Please don’t tell me you’re making the argument that Spencer Fisher is better than BJ.

 
Comment by R-Dizzle
2008-01-23 15:43:28

lol, “be in there with GSP, Huerta, and Fisher”. Where exactly is “there”? That’s such a random group of guys to pick. What point are you trying to make? Please don’t tell me you’re making the argument that Spencer Fisher is better than BJ.

 
Comment by Fred
2008-01-23 15:45:02

BJ’s a great fighter, but it’s laughable that anyone thinks he’s the P4P best.

BJ is not the P4P best fighter. He’s barely a Top 10 P4P. He has wins over Gomi and Stevenson–those are the only current top LWs that BJ has beaten, and Gomi was a long, long time ago. It’s irritating that BJ’s rabid, foaming-at-the-mouth fans can’t stop saying that he’s the “best” this, and the “best” that. Beating Stevenson doesn’t propel BJ to being the top fighter in the world. Absolutely ridiculous.

Penn is a very talented, excellent fighter. People should leave it at that.

 
Comment by The Anomaly
2008-01-23 15:49:13

[quote comment=”278236″]BJ’s a great fighter, but it’s laughable that anyone thinks he’s the P4P best.

BJ is not the P4P best fighter. He’s barely a Top 10 P4P. He has wins over Gomi and Stevenson–those are the only current top LWs that BJ has beaten, and Gomi was a long, long time ago. It’s irritating that BJ’s rabid, foaming-at-the-mouth fans can’t stop saying that he’s the “best” this, and the “best” that. Beating Stevenson doesn’t propel BJ to being the top fighter in the world. Absolutely ridiculous.

Penn is a very talented, excellent fighter. People should leave it at that.[/quote]
haha. obviously very uneducated. What do you mean those are teh only 2 LW he has beaten? Are you kidding me? You mean the only good ones? Cuz you know he has also beaten Din Thomas, Pulver, to name a couple, and the fact that he has beaten Hughes, went to a decision with Machida? Ya knw what, ive come to the conclusion your only teasing the Penn fans, no one could actualy believe what you are saying. Not even you.

 
Comment by The Anomaly
2008-01-23 15:52:35

You konw what, I gonna venture to say that Phatmac, Dru, and Fred are all the same person.

 
Comment by MMATattoos
2008-01-23 17:31:26

[quote comment=”277979″]
Bj vs. Sherk
Bj vs. Florian
Bj vs. Gomi (rematch)
Bj vs. Huerta
Bj vs. Tyson Griffin
Bj vs. Clay guida
Bj vs. Edgar
Bj vs. Spencer Fisher[/quote]

I would like to see BJ fight all those guys but that will take years. I see BJ moving up by end of year.

 
Comment by Jerrold
2008-01-23 17:40:39

I’m guessing the UFC wants Heurta to be BJs successor..wouldnt surprise me if BJs next fights would be

vs Sherk
vs Griffin
vs Edgar

Dana would probably let him return to WW and challenge GSP after a year and a half of defending..at that point it would be

Heurta vs Florian/Gomi for the vacant title.

 
Comment by phatmac
2008-01-23 17:44:44

[quote comment=”278244″]You konw what, I gonna venture to say that Phatmac, Dru, and Fred are all the same person.[/quote]
NOT SAME PERSON JUS ALL AGREE ON EVERYBODYS FAVORITE BJ….IF HE BEATS SHERK,HUERTA AND EITHER GUIDA OR EDGAR HE WILL B BEST AT 155 AND ILL GIVE HIM TOP 5 POUND FO POUND…I DONT THINK HE COULD BEAT ANY OF THEM HELL MAYBE NOT A KENFLO OR TYSON GRIFFEN

NEXT UR GONNA SAY CHUCKS BEST AT 205

 
Comment by rubberDUCKman
2008-01-23 18:21:52

Penn and Sherk are in a league of thier own at the moment, when it comes to Light-weights. Penn easily is top 10 P4P, don’t anyone try to say otherwise. I still don’t think he has what it takes yet, to beat Gsp and if Sean can’t beat him, Penn should easily be up there with Fedor and Silva for P4P.

On another topic, very surprised to hear Bj admit that Jens kicked his butt, forever I heard him say that he won the fight, the judge’s were shit…blah blah

 
Comment by pUniSHment
2008-01-23 18:48:21

[quote comment=”278244″]You konw what, I gonna venture to say that Phatmac, Dru, and Fred are all the same person.[/quote]

I notice all the Penn haters are names that are hardly see on here. I like hearing others debate, BUT have some logical facts and info b4 making Crazy comments.

 
Comment by pUniSHment
2008-01-23 18:51:08

[quote comment=”278394″][quote comment=”278244″]You konw what, I gonna venture to say that Phatmac, Dru, and Fred are all the same person.[/quote]
NOT SAME PERSON JUS ALL AGREE ON EVERYBODYS FAVORITE BJ….IF HE BEATS SHERK,HUERTA AND EITHER GUIDA OR EDGAR HE WILL B BEST AT 155 AND ILL GIVE HIM TOP 5 POUND FO POUND…I DONT THINK HE COULD BEAT ANY OF THEM HELL MAYBE NOT A KENFLO OR TYSON GRIFFEN

NEXT UR GONNA SAY CHUCKS BEST AT 205[/quote]

Youz clearly trippin bro. Why wouldn’t Penn be in the top if he beat everyone in the division?? Doesn’t make any sense. It’s not even worth arguing.

 
Comment by adamg
2008-01-23 19:49:22

Heres how i see the LTWT Division stacking up over all:
1)Penn
2)Gomi
3)Sherk
4)Florian
5)Fischer
6)Huerta
7)Edgar
8)Guida
9)Griffen
10)WEC FTWT Champion, I cant think of his name though. He would be great a 155 lbs for sure and probably fit in at about the 5 or 6 spot on this list if he did fight at LightWeight instead of Featherweight.

 
Comment by Da Monkey
2008-01-24 01:00:33

[quote comment=”278135″]i think he is just stright up over rated how can u be p4p if he can win past the 2nd round step up the cardo and then he might be in ther with gsp,huerta,fisher not to say bj is not good he b/c he is great but u cant call some one great until he can show he is good past the 2nd round!![/quote]

Are you honestly saying that Huerta is a better pound for pound fighter then BJ? The Same guy who struggled to beat Crane? He has competed in every weight clas from 150 to 205 with the excpetion of 185. How can he not be one of the best pound for pounds? That is insanely outrageous comment! Penn finishes fights and Huerta goes to the cards on 4 of his 6 fights and he is the better pound for pound. Sorry but that makes me laugh. Punished for finishing fights!

 
Comment by pUniSHment
2008-01-24 01:23:49

I anyone has the chance, check out this interview on Sherdog. They interview Sean Sherk and Rudy Valentino(the boxing instructor of BJ Penn). I was shocked to learn that Valentiono actually cornered a fight sor Sean Sherk in Kona, Hawaii a few years back. Valentiono said that after Sherk won the fight, members from the crowd tried to run in the ring and mob Sherk, but since Rudy Valentino is a Kona native, he saved Sherk from a beatdown. The interview was very interesting hearing valentino’s perspective. Check it out if you have time(he comes in the later portion of the interview). Here’s the link:

http://www.sherdog.com/news/radio.asp?id=464

 
Comment by DmanC
2008-01-24 02:34:06

if sherk losses to penn i think that matt hughes need to drop to 155…lol knock the fuckin cockyness BJ penn has had lately.. “i wanna be the best is that to much to ask”
u guys hear that interview where he talkes about hughes loss to GSP hes like : thats embarassing how can he call himself the most dominent champ and lose that bad….ect like fuck off man the guys wat a 9 time usf champ isnt he? lol untill u defend yer title like 7 times u shouldnt talk BJ

 
Comment by DmanC
2008-01-24 02:34:59

*UFC*

 
Comment by Pat
2008-01-24 09:18:27

[quote comment=”278236″]BJ’s a great fighter, but it’s laughable that anyone thinks he’s the P4P best.

BJ is not the P4P best fighter. He’s barely a Top 10 P4P. He has wins over Gomi and Stevenson–those are the only current top LWs that BJ has beaten, and Gomi was a long, long time ago. It’s irritating that BJ’s rabid, foaming-at-the-mouth fans can’t stop saying that he’s the “best” this, and the “best” that. Beating Stevenson doesn’t propel BJ to being the top fighter in the world. Absolutely ridiculous.

Penn is a very talented, excellent fighter. People should leave it at that.[/quote]

How many “current top HW’s” has Randy beaten? Tim Sylvia. Oh, that must mean Randy sucks.

How convenient for you to only mention 2 key wins (they were more like beatdowns). BJ has had a lot of DOMINATING wins, the dude’s a destroyer. He KO’d Uno in his prime, tapped Hughes in his prime. He beat Din Thomas in his prime (Din had beaten Jens). He’s beaten Matt Serra. He lost a close decision to GSP, and couldn’t be finished by Machida at HW. If that’s not a hell of a resume, I don’t know what is. And remember, BJ doesn’t have to fight, he comes from a wealthy family. He fights because that’s what he is at heart, a fighter.

 
Comment by Jason
2008-01-24 10:21:58

[quote comment=”277954″][quote comment=”277948″][quote comment=”277931″]Best pound for pound fighter on the planet… imagine how good he’d be if he had Sherks work ethic (minus the roids).[/quote]

Basically all he does when he moves up is put on fat…we all saw what an out of shape smaller man did in the first round with GSP.[/quote]

You mean when Penn thumbed GSP in the eye, then broke his nose when he couldn’t see it coming? I’m not saying that Penn scored the eye poke on purpose, but it seems to happen a lot in his fights… He IS a great fighter though. Penn vs. GSP 2 would be a totally different fight though, GSP by TKO in the 2nd.

 
Comment by adamg
2008-01-24 12:55:08

[quote comment=”278770″][quote comment=”278135″]i think he is just stright up over rated how can u be p4p if he can win past the 2nd round step up the cardo and then he might be in ther with gsp,huerta,fisher not to say bj is not good he b/c he is great but u cant call some one great until he can show he is good past the 2nd round!![/quote]

Are you honestly saying that Huerta is a better pound for pound fighter then BJ?

The Same guy who struggled to beat Crane? He has competed in every weight clas from 150 to 205 with the excpetion of 185. How can he not be one of the best pound for pounds? That is insanely outrageous comment! Penn finishes fights and Huerta goes to the cards on 4 of his 6 fights and he is the better pound for pound. Sorry but that makes me laugh. Punished for finishing fights![/quote]
BJ faught the 5-0 (At the time) Rodrigo Gracie at 185 and beat him. Then after losing a split decision to Lyotto Machida at 205 (Also undefeated when BJ faught him, 8-0) BJ faught Renzo Gracie at 185 and beat his *ss too. Remember, even the gracie family started to call BJ the “Gracie Killer” and Renzo is on video (YOUTUBE) saying “BJ should have been a Gracie, but he turned it down, he turned us down.” Now thats a compliment!!!!!

 
Comment by adamg
2008-01-24 13:04:33

But i guess the Gracies dont know shit huh . . . Penn Haters!!! F*ck Huerta! Are you guys serious, the dude almost lost to Clay Guida, couldnt put that smiling freak away, and Alberto Crane is all i have to say. Arguement won. With BJ its two Gracies, a Hughes, a Gomi, a Stevenson, a Din Thomas, a Uno knockout/and a 5 round war, a 5 round war with Pulver, a Serra, two 3 round wars with a GSP and a Machida (at 205!) (both in heavier weight classes and both barely beat BJ!!) LOL Roger F*ucking Huerta! BJ trains with huge training partners like Tony Dezousa and Charutto Varissimo (both gigantic compared to BJ and he puts them away all day, BJ’s the man!!

 
Comment by adamg
2008-01-24 13:46:13

[quote comment=”279247″]But i guess the Gracies dont know shit huh . . . Penn Haters!!! F*ck Huerta! Are you guys serious, the dude almost lost to Clay Guida, couldnt put that smiling freak away, and Alberto Crane is all i have to say. Arguement won. With BJ its two Gracies, a Hughes, a Gomi, a Stevenson, a Din Thomas, a Uno knockout/and a 5 round war, a 5 round war with Pulver, a Serra, two 3 round wars with a GSP and a Machida (at 205!) (both in heavier weight classes and both barely beat BJ!!) LOL Roger F*ucking Huerta! BJ trains with huge training partners like Tony Dezousa and Charutto Varissimo (both gigantic compared to BJ and he puts them away all day, BJ’s the man!![/quote]
Not to mention the recent demolishing of Jens Pulver besides their 5 round war years ago, and BJ also beat Dwane Ludwig right after Ludwig had beat Pulver in Pulvers prime. So BJ lost a 5 round war, then when Jens wouldnt fight BJ again and left the UFC he got knocked out by “Bang” Ludwig and BJ went and saught Ludwig out since Jens wouldnt fight him again and subbed Ludwig in under a minute!

 
Comment by Ktown
2008-01-24 14:13:10

PENN is the BEST @ 155 !
Oompa-Loompas reign at the top is finally over.
BJ no mercy !

 
Comment by Ktown
2008-01-24 14:28:47

155 pd.
BJ vs Sherkdrolone

170 pd.
BJ vs Matt Hughes
BJ vs GSP

If his cardio has really picked up BJ could be the Only fighter to hold two belts in different weight divisions at once

 
Comment by adamg
2008-01-25 01:44:26

[quote comment=”279334″]155 pd.
BJ vs Sherkdrolone

170 pd.
BJ vs Matt Hughes
BJ vs GSP

If his cardio has really picked up BJ could be the Only fighter to hold two belts in different weight divisions at once[/quote]
Thats Penns first (almost short term goal) i think, he’s looking to do much more then just that and make much more of an impact on the sport then what will probably only take him 2 years at most to accomplish (Or atleast get an opportunity to accomplish). I want to see Penn and Machida rematch, im sure Penn wants to avenge that loss just as much as the GSP/Hughes losses. Especially if Machida is still undefeated when the chance presents itself, hell, Machida could even hold a belt and we all know that Penn wants belts more then vengence! A Double threat to Machida!!

 
Comment by WESTSIDE /OAHU
2008-01-27 16:19:49

[quote comment=”279334″]155 pd.
BJ vs Sherkdrolone

170 pd.
BJ vs Matt Hughes
BJ vs GSP

If his cardio has really picked up BJ could be the Only fighter to hold two belts in different weight divisions at once[/quote]
Whats up Ktown! Good to hear other OAHU/HAWAII base fans on this site!!You just said what the whole state of HAWAII was thinking!You know dat cuz,BJ PENN all da way-HAAAAAAAWAIIN!YEEE DOOOOGY.

 
Comment by Gord
2008-01-27 17:42:37

[quote comment=”278056″][quote comment=”277954″][quote comment=”277948″][quote comment=”277931″]Best pound for pound fighter on the planet… imagine how good he’d be if he had Sherks work ethic (minus the roids).[/quote]

Best P4P fighter in the LW div.

Penn still has to avenge his lose to GSP in order to take the P4P title. Which he might acomplish who knows. But the ball is in Penn’s camp.[/quote]

See your point and there will be a lot of calls for Anderson Silva but thats the beauty of pound for pound.

BJ is naturally a lightweight and it is a testiment to his pure ability that he can move up to W/W and give GSP such a good fight.

Basically all he does when he moves up is put on fat…we all saw what an out of shape smaller man did in the first round with GSP.[/quote]
Yea, BJ was chubby before and still kicking *ss is much heavier divisions, now BJ will put the weight on right, lean muscle not fat, i bet anything that BJ never appears out of shape again. Get over it, GSP got knocked out by Serra right, do Penn fans bring it up everytime theres a GSP blogg, no, so why do you come in here talking about something thats in BJ’s past, he looks awesome and its stupid of you to think that hes gonna get in that good of shape for warm up comp like Jens and Joe and then not take Sherk seriously, get real dude, the “out of shpe” arguement is out the window. Tell Sherk he has to make it past the second round before he can think about wearing Penn down in the 4th and 5th. You’re not GSP fans you’re Penn haters, this is a Penn blogg, go talk good about GSP somewhere else, but dont come here just to talk bad about Penn.[/quote]
It has nothing to do about hating Penn (I like watching his fights). It’s just that his fans see an alternate reality when it comes to BJ Penn. Bj was kicking ass in heavier divisions? Where have you been? He lost BOTH of his last 2 fights in a heavier div. I heard all the excuses (he gassed, he got injured,he burnt his legs out). Well that’s what happens when you fight someone with strength you can’t deal with and he will have the exact same problems with Sherk. Penn has an innate advantage with his flexable joints, unfortunatly the most flexable guys aren’t the strongest ones,or the ones able to add muscle easily. So if Penn moves to WW expect to see a CHUBBY Penn.

 
Comment by NOROIDS
2008-02-01 10:54:27

MARK my words
this is a new era
the bj penn you have seen in the past is no longer
he has quit drinking since nov 06
came into the jenz fight looking phenominal ready for 7 rounds easy
came into this daddy fight ready for 9 easy
when this kid says hes gonna do somthin he does it
the bj penn you have seen in the past that beat hughes and gave GSP a hard fight was a penn driniking tequilla and eating mcdonalds 2 weeks before the fight
that was his cuttoff time to start taking it serously 2 weeks to get ready for all these guys. and still comin in like a bat outta hell.
I am here to tell you THERE IS ALLOT OF GAS IN THE TANK today and it is only getting better.
he runs 10 milles daily and is in the gym 5 days a week
the world will soon see.I know its been so many years that he has entered the ring with just skill and talent.BUT now is the time.I have seen it personlaly in his eyes.no more jokes no more taking this sport lightly.He now realizes if he wants these BELTS he asctually has to work hard for it like everyone else.

 
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