By Katrina Belcher (KatrinaBelcher@mmaratings.net)
Greasegate has gone from bad to worse.
In an article published at Yahoo Sports by Kevin Iole, when talking about George St. Pierre, Penn said: “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.”
So apparently Penn is GSP’s BFF and they see each other all the time, right? So he knows what GSP looks like in between fights. Come on yourself, BJ…not everyone goes back to pudgy between fights.
Then, Penn’s trainer, Rudy Valentino, threw in his digs during a recent interview with Josh Gross on SI.com’s Gross Pointe Blank. Apparently, Valentino and Penn feel his moving up is not so much about gaining the title, as it is about getting revenge, as Valentino explains: “It’s Georges St. Pierre, if he has the title or not.”
Per Valentino: “I think it’s because of his so-called steroid use, and all of that, that B.J. felt it was an unfair fight. Just the whole thing about not being fair, and fighting fair, you know. That’s what B.J. wants to get off of his back; the greasing stuff, the steroids, and all of that.”
Interesting, as before Penn started hinting at GSP’s “supposed” steriod use, no one else had ever mentioned it. So to say “I think it’s because of his so-called steroid use…” is pretty inflammatory. In fact, that’s pretty darn libel if you ask me.
Valentino then goes on to say: “We heard from certain people that used to train with him, telling us what he did in the past. That’s why we had a heads up on that. When you cycle steroids, you’re not going to test positive. You can cycle it right up to the time of the fight and not test positive on that. That’s what we suspected he did in this fight.” You can hear the interview by Josh Gross over at SI.com by clicking on one of the links below.
Episode 28: Interview with Rudy Valentino — December 15, 2009
B.J. Penn’s trainer Rudy Valentino talks with SI.com’s Josh Gross along with Strikeforce lightweight champ Josh Thomson (who defends his belt Saturday against Gilbert Melendez). Also, UFC 107 chatter and previews for WEC 45 and Strikeforce.
Geez guys – make up your minds! First you tried to blame B.J.’s loss on Vaseline. Now you’re saying it WASN’T vaseline, it was steroids. Can you not see how absurd you sound?
Seriously – everything else aside, let’s think about something for a minute…
Does anyone honestly think that noted trainers and cornermen, Greg Jackson, and Phil Nurse, would take a chance of ruining their careers, reputations and livelihood by cheating? I don’t think so.
This whole thing boils down to the fact that BJ is used to getting what he wants from his mommy, and so he expects everyone else to give in to him as well. I think he suffers from Narcissistic Personality Disorder or NPD. According to Tami Port at Suite101.com, “NPD is a type of psychological personality disorder characterized primarily by grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy. Narcissism occurs in a spectrum of severity, but the pathologically narcissistic tend to be extremely self-absorbed, intolerant of others’ perspectives, insensitive to others’ needs and indifferent to the effect of their own egocentric behavior”. Sound familiar?
What is really boils down to is that you’re a sore loser, B.J. You got your a** whooped and lost fair and square. Everyone finally loses in time – live with it. No one likes losing, but there comes a point when you have to take responsibility for your actions — win or lose — and stop trying to place blame. For example, when GSP lost to Matt Serra. He was humbled; he admitted that Serra was a better man that night; he went home, changed training camps…and came back a better fighter the next time around.
Hate to rub Vaseline in your boo-boo, B.J., but you need to grow up and get over yourself. Stand up and be a man. Most of us think you’re a great fighter. But you’re losing points in the man part. What’s next? It’s not your fault because GSP didn’t cut his toe nails? Be the fighter that you are, and stop pointing fingers. Move. On.
Seriously – B.J. needs to go get therapy, and his mom needs to set him straight — life is not always the way we want it.
