Greased Rush

After watching UFC 94 I blogged about the GSP vs. BJ Penn fight. Complete and total domination by the champ. St. Pierre manhandled Penn so badly, that if the fight wasn't stopped by ringside doctors, GSP would have easily won the decision. After the fight, Penn's camp cried fowl stating that St. Pierre was 'greased up' making him impossible to fight/take down. Allegations around the fight had lingered for a month, but now UFC President Dana White confirmed at the UFC 95 weigh-in that he feels GSP;s corner had rubbed Vaseline on his back.

"Do I think that he got greased? Yeah, I do, Absolutely, 100 per cent, I think that that guy was rubbing grease on him."

"Do I think Georges was trying to cheat? Absolutely not at all. But that corner man was rubbing grease on him. You cannot do that."
- UFC President Dana White

The cut man will often smear Vaseline on the fighters face to reduce the chances of cuts, and while in between rounds GSP's Muay Thai coach, Phil Nurse, rubbed his back in what was explained as an "Energy Technique" to help the fighters breathing. BJ Penn's website posted a six minute video explaining their side of the story.

It's unfortunate that such a solid fight, will be tainted by this controversy.