GSP Vs. BJ Penn…A Third Time?

That’s right. We might get to see a third fight between the two bitter rivals. BJ Penn filed a request for investigation against Georges St. Pierre’s corner after his loss last Saturday due to the Vaseline being applied to GSP’s back. A lot of people see it the same way without the Vaseline. I think both BJ Penn and GSP are great fighters, but I haven’t seen anyone train with a harder work ethic than GSP. I think GSP was in better condition and fought much better.

Georges St. Pierre’s side already said he would fight Penn again and Penn has verbally accepted it. Here is a part of a blog posting at bjpenn.com by BJ Penn:

Being able to apply your submissions and sweeps or just being able to hold on to your opponent to defend yourself from being hit is absolutely critical! There is a reason why you are not allowed to put grease anywhere on your body except for the area around your eyes. Because of the grease applied to St.Pierre’s Body the Nevada State Athletic Commission’s executive director, Keith Kizer has stated that the Penn-St. Pierre fight “definitely wasn’t fair”. I hereby accept George St. Pierre and Greg Jackson’s challenge for a fight in the summer 2009. Lets call Dana now and set it up.

I, along with many people feel that he has an obligation in the lightweight division first. People, Kenny Florian to be specific, are waiting on their shot at that belt. There are also others waiting for a chance at the Welter Weight belt. I think it’s only fair to give those people that chance before signing any GSP Vs. Penn III fight. Hopefully Dana White will make a decision with contenders in mind and not dollar signs.

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