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B.J. Penn released a question and answer vlog on Monday and made the statement that he never wants to fight in the state of Nevada again because of the way his case with "Greasegate" was handled. He reiterated some of those points and expanded on others during an interview with Xtreme Radio in Las Vegas:

"For me Keith Kizer can't be trusted, the head of the Athletic Commission can't be trusted. I never want to fight under the Nevada State Athletic Commission again."

Penn thought the NSAC's stumbling and bumbling started that night against Georges St. Pierre in the cage:

"If I go up there and make a warning, the guy is going to put hot pepper on his gloves, and then you catch him doing it and you don't walk across and let me know, it leaves a bad taste in your mouth."

Penn told Dave and Mahoney that the hearing process resembled Keystone Cops:

"They looked real professional when they were going to take Karo's money away from him for taking a percocet," Penn said about Karo Parisyan's $32,000 fine for testing positive for three pain killers after UFC 94. "As soon as we come to do our case, they start flip-flopping, like it wasn't even the same commission. They were real weird."

Penn puts much of the blame on Kizer:

"Keith Kizer doesn't want to look anyone in the eye. That Pat Lundvall, she wants to ask all these, just the weirdest questions. I thought the Athletic Commission was there for your health and safety, not to dick you around."

Penn also repeated that Kenny Florian was the source who first alerted the Penn Camp to the possibility that GSP greases. Florian has denied that he sent a text saying so. Penn says the Florian text was sent to David Weintraub, who with the Penn camp in Hilo. 

When asked about GSP using steroids or HGH, Penn still feels not everyone is playing under the same rules. He points out that it took 20 years to catch Ken Shamrock using steroids. Just because a guy passes tests doesn't mean that he's clean.

Penn is in Las Vegas this weekend for an appearance at a local Walmart along with Mark Coleman, Kevin Randleman and Quinton Jackson on Saturday from Noon-1:30 p.m. PT. Let's see what happens if he crosses paths with Kizer at some point later in the evening at UFC 98.

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  1. NYNY GUY
    1. Posted by NYNY GUY Wed May 20, 2009 11:58 am EDT

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    Penn = overrated. Hey Marty, eeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhh.
  2. glok
    2. Posted by glok Wed May 20, 2009 12:14 pm EDT

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    NSAC is a joke.
  3. SplashOfPee
    3. Posted by SplashOfPee Wed May 20, 2009 12:24 pm EDT

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    BJ Penn has gone from prodigy to [profane]
    He may have great BJJ but with all the wine the cheese is making him soft.
  4. KJ-MMA Armchair
    4. Posted by KJ-MMA Armchair Wed May 20, 2009 12:32 pm EDT

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    Here's a revolutionary idea for Penn: less whining, more training.
  5. Instant Money
    5. Posted by Instant Money Wed May 20, 2009 12:51 pm EDT

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    UFC 101 = the Greasers/GSP&KENNY vs the Socials/Penn. Watch the Outsiders at UFC 101, including guest appearance by Ralph Macchio and Ponyboy! ONLY ON PPV!
  6. Patrón
    6. Posted by Patrón Wed May 20, 2009 1:12 pm EDT

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    Translation = sore loser. Take your beating with some class, move on
  7. D rok
    7. Posted by D rok Wed May 20, 2009 1:14 pm EDT

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    Hahahahahahahahaha, thats funny! Don't forget to add Tom Cruise and Emilio Estevez to the greaser roster! lol! Oh Penn....I really hope Florian just desimates him. I want to see BJ quit again...that would be fantastic. I think KenFlo can do it too. especially now, with BJ spending more time whining than training. If he thinks training hard is what he did for the GSP fight, Kenflo will walk right through him.
  8. PipRock
    8. Posted by PipRock Wed May 20, 2009 1:29 pm EDT

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    bj is cool as hell. he speaks it how it is. gsp is not the warrior he appears to be. bj won the first fight still. gsp cheated. gsp looks as fake as jean-claude van damme. gsp+cheating=ufc WW champ
  9. AdamG
    9. Posted by AdamG Wed May 20, 2009 2:29 pm EDT

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    Let's move on shall we? If the UFC doesn't institute a rule about greasing on their own, I'll be disappointed. However, there is little the NSAC should do about the problem.
  10. BOSS
    10. Posted by BOSS Wed May 20, 2009 3:02 pm EDT

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    i cant wait to see penn beat the $hit out of the nerd turd florian. him [profane]in about his last fight has nothing to do with his upcoming bout with florian. just some built up anger he'll take out on kenblow. go penn!
  11. whiterabbit
    11. Posted by whiterabbit Wed May 20, 2009 4:40 pm EDT

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    thats going out on the limb to say Penn has lost ALL his fans because of this fiasco... NEWSFLASH- he has more than one fan....
    I was disappointed he didn't get anywhere with the NSAC but they made their ruling, nothing he or anyone else can do, so yes, I wish BJ would let it go but I don't hate him for not doing so... I'm still a fan
    GSP has gotten alot bigger the last couple years, its like a whole different weight class, deny it all you want, pics don't lie...
    Serra destroyed him the first time around but when they fought the second time GSP was huge- go back and watch, Serra could no longer push around physically... now that's fishy but you know what he has his coming, there is no doubt who the bigger man is between Pitbull and GSP
    As for Florian, he couldn't handle Sherk, what makes you think he has a shot against BJ- because he beat roger "super-model" huerta and destroyed joe "big pu ssy" stevenson, now all of a sudden he's a force?
    Good luck Kenny, I'm going to enjoy watching you and your bi tch ash crew get worked in Philly
  12. Nyrfan23
    12. Posted by Nyrfan23 Wed May 20, 2009 4:45 pm EDT

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    BJ is a lazy SOB period, I saw a show when instead of training he was out shopping. I was also a fan of His until I saw how he ignored is team and didn't wanna train for a fight, then you add the whining to the mix and all repect is lost. I agree with post # 3 that most "real fighters" would have said wipe him down and let's fight. He needs to stop being a sore loser and stat seriously training.
  13. Shaun
    13. Posted by Shaun Wed May 20, 2009 6:12 pm EDT

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    HAHAHA..ATLEAST THEY ARENT CRYBABIES!!!KenFlo is gonna smash Bj and make him retire!!!
  14. me
    14. Posted by me Wed May 20, 2009 7:11 pm EDT

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    #14 I just searched GSP like you said, looks pretty much the same in 2002 as he does now.
  15. anonymous
    15. Posted by anonymous Wed May 20, 2009 7:26 pm EDT

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    I am SO wanting BJ to get his ass handed to him and have him QUIT on the stool again. I would give up a whole month's PAY, maybe more IF I could control BJ"s forced retirement and ass beating. I never wanted a fighter to get owned MORE than BJ against Florian. NOTE: BJ was one of my top 3 fighters since I first saw him fight - UNTIL UFC 94.
  16. A Yahoo! User
    16. Posted by A Yahoo! User Wed May 20, 2009 7:32 pm EDT

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    It sounds like BJ is making excuses, but you know what.....I gotta agree with him. Im not the biggest BJ Fan, but cheating is cheating I saw GSP getting greased up on film and its not the first Jackson fighter Ive seen grease If you watch the Leonard garcia vs Jens Pulver fight...garcia walks in dropping and shiny. BJs anoying because he wony let it die, but I support him on this. It doesnt matter that GSP handed it to him, because GSP was greased up....just like anotnio Margarito and his plastered wraps...it didnt matter that he didnt fight with them (he was caught before the mosley fight) he broke the rules. Clearly GSP cheated chuck liddel pointed it out....his corner had a freaking bottle of vaseline for christ sakes in the ring!!!! BJ got his ass beat, but Cheating is Cheating period. If GSP didnt need the grease (which he didnt) he shouldnt have used it. But because he did use the grease he needed to man up and say yeah I was covered in grease, especially since the athletic commision was told before the fight GSP might be greasing....Come to find out he was. SO as much as BJ is being a cry baby hes right. GSP broke the rules.....you break the rules it doesnt count. Its like knocking out a guy with your left hand, but you have brass knuckles in your right glove....does it matter that you didnt ko him with the right???? no because you broke the damn rules...why else are the rules there?
  17. The Unsilent Majority
    17. Posted by The Unsilent Majority Wed May 20, 2009 8:45 pm EDT

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    Penn hit the nail on the head with the comment about Karo getting fined. You either enforce all the rules for everyone, or your credibility is shot. If it had been any lesser-known fighter they'd have been thrown to the wolves.
  18. MMAniac
    18. Posted by MMAniac Wed May 20, 2009 9:12 pm EDT

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    I 'm not a huge fan of BJ Penns either but Florian doesn't stand a chance. The guy is still far and away the best 155 pounder out there, he proved that by dominating Sherk who if you recall beat the living hell out of Florian.
  19. swrestler
    19. Posted by swrestler Wed May 20, 2009 10:20 pm EDT

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    BJ Penn lost the fight to GSP and grease or not, he wouldn’t have won, because he wasn’t trained properly. But it was obvious that the GSP corner did some fishy things, and the corner was undisciplined in the way they handled things and used the grease. So although it didn’t affect the outcome of the fight, Penn is 100% right in that there should have been some discipline.
    I never want to see Penn and GSP ever fight again, but Penn is right, he told the commission GSP would be greased and lo and behold, he was…
    I really don’t care how lipstick got on the pig, but if the pig is wearing lipstick, it must have gotten on the pig somehow. GSP was greased; I really don’t care how it happened.
    I fully agree about Florian. I have never respected Florian as a fighter because he has easy match ups (never facing wrestlers in his bid for the championship). Florian loses against wrestlers and guys who push the pace physically, just look at his record. If he fought Edgar, Maynard, Guida or any of the other physical 155 pounders, he would get mauled. When I see him consistently face and beat physical 155 pounders, I will give him respect as a fighter. I actually believe that Penn is an easier match up for Florain than Maynard or Guida. Florain doesn’t like to get muscled.
  20. Sandman
    20. Posted by Sandman Wed May 20, 2009 10:23 pm EDT

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    MMAniac,
    Get a clue and some facts. Sherk beat Florian years ago befolre Flolrian utterly changed his game. The Florian of today is a whole different fighter than he was when he battled Sherk several years back. Sherk (--who is one of my favorite fighters--) would get killed by Florian were they to fight now (2009). Some fighters get better and peak--as is the case with GSP. The GSP of 2006 is not the GSP of today (2009). GSP works like a maniac to improve. Florian works like a maniac to improve. But BJ the "Quitter" Penn has not evolved or improved. He is a little lazy pile of garbage. He was overrated to start, and he has never worked to improve his game. He is the same lazy rich brat that he was to begin with……….Your view is jejune.
  21. Sandman
    21. Posted by Sandman Wed May 20, 2009 10:36 pm EDT

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    However, MMA-Idiot, I do hope the general public is as stupid as you--as my money will be on Florain and I hope to make a nice profit off the fight. Good Luck, bozo
  22. odie1941
    22. Posted by odie1941 Thu May 21, 2009 9:49 am EDT

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    Jaydin -
    Can you use more inane "comparisons" in your desperate attempt to claim GSP "cheated?"
    Give it a rest Sally. Penn got embarassed by GSP. It wasn't even close. All fighters use grease, some more, some less - its been blown way out of proportion by Penn for a reason - he had to quit in front of millions of people. Thats right - quit, because he would have died had he went another round.
    Penn is a fine fighter, but he cannot beat GSP.
  23. BOSS
    23. Posted by BOSS Thu May 21, 2009 1:08 pm EDT

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    if you're betting on florian you better keep hoping, he's gonna get an a$$ whooping. penn will dominate this fight, like all of his fights at 155
  24. Darkness!
    24. Posted by Darkness! Thu May 21, 2009 2:00 pm EDT

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    "Penn puts much of the blame on Kizer"...
    of course he does- he's BJ Penn, isn't he? Wouldn't be a Celtics game if Paul Pierce didn't get hurt, wouldn't be an NFL season if some overpaid thug didn't get arrested for doing some stupid $h!t in public that he could've gotten away with doing at home in his outrageous "crib", and it wouldn't be a BJ Penn story if he wasn't complaining, whining or blaming somebody for something...
  25. Sandman
    25. Posted by Sandman Thu May 21, 2009 6:41 pm EDT

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    By the way, Florian beat Joe Daddy in 4 min of the first round. It took B.J. a 5 round decision to beat Joe Daddy. Also, before Florian was a stud, he got his @ss kicked by Sherk for 5 solid rounds. BUT HE NEVER QUIT--not even for a second. On the other hand, BJ "The Quitter" Penn goes to his corner and quits rather than take a beating. B.J. will get killed by Florian!

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