BJ Penn On Pay: “We Couldn’t Trust Dana White to Treat Us Right”
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
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Last week when former lightweight champ BJ Penn released his autobiography, Why I Fight , many wondered why UFC president Dana White and Co. refused to endorse their athlete’s life story.
Well, the first excerpt of the book has just hit the Internet and it’s clear why the modern day Don King didn’t want fans reading what Penn had to write.
After the ...
FLORIAN AND MAYNARD ON COLLISION COURSE
Friday, April 2nd, 2010
Even in victory it's the great fighters in MMA who are always humble and never believe they've reached the pinnacle. That was the attitude of Georges St-Pierre after defeating Dan Hardy at UFC 111, and Kenny Florian displayed much the same attitude coming off of a dominant win over former Pride champion Takanori Gomi at UFC Fight Night 21 on Wednesday.
The fight was always in Florian's control, from the stand-up to the ground game, but the Massachusetts fighter remained grounded, realizing that he still hasn't reached the finish line.
"I know I still have a lot to work on, we're slowly changing things around, re-positioning some pieces, and slowly changing my style to be able to ...