BJ Penn Accuses St Pierre of Using Steroids
August 6, 2009 by Ryan Harkness
Filed under MMA-UFC
While BJ Penn is facing off against Kenny Florian this weekend at UFC 101, he still seems pretty hung up over his brutal loss to Georges St Pierre back in January. He spent the first half of the year accusing St Pierre’s corner of greasing him up between rounds (a huge fiasco that most determined was much ado about nothing), and now he’s making headlines again by accusing Georges of using steroids.
Georges St Pierre - Image: Zuma Press
During an interview with Yahoo’s Kevin Iole, BJ said “It’s just my opinion that he uses steroids. That’s it. My opinion. I do believe it. I can’t hand you any proof, but that’s my opinion.”
Another quote from Penn: “In my opinion, he doesn’t play by the rules when it comes to steroids and growth hormones and that stuff. Look at him. He’s the worst. He looks like that every day. That’s cheating. There is a reason why there are rules against using steroids. The rest of us, we get fat, then we train and get skinny and the cycle goes over and over again. He looks the same way all the time. Come on.”
While it is true that Georges St Pierre does look ripped all the time, that has to do with his work ethic and training regiment. Even when not preparing for an upcoming fight, GSP is in the gym training with a zeal that borders on obsessive compulsive. Even his vacations usually involve training – he spends a good amount of downtime in Brazil sharpening his skills with jiu jitsu experts and working out with them on the beach.
In short, all signs point towards BJ being completely off the mark. Throwing around steroid allegations without even a shred of evidence like this – especially at one of the most respected martial artists in the sport – is pretty insane and is likely going to cost BJ a lot of fans. But it might get him what he seems to really desire: a third shot at beating Georges. I don’t really see a point but if he wants to get his butt kicked again, I’ll tune in.
First though, he’ll have to make it through Kenny Florian this Saturday at UFC 101. You can read my breakdown of that fight here, and make sure to check out the EveryJoe MMA / UFC section regularly for more random drama and fight insanity!
