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Looks like Aldo's injury is gonna shelve him for 45 days, so per Dana the fight could be rescheduled. Frankie had a visible grimace when he heard that.
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BJ Penn officially retired.
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Jul 7, 2014 05:41
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Thank Christ
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Jul 7, 2014 05:42
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"It requires a high, high energy level to compete with the guys at the top."
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Jul 7, 2014 05:42
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1st AD posted:BJ Penn officially retired. Well, yeah. There's nothing left for him to do. 
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Jul 7, 2014 05:45
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Let's remember BJ for the good times, like knocking Sean Sherk into another dimension.
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Jul 7, 2014 05:45
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BJ Penn is so loving depressed right now and he's begging Dana for a role in the UFC Gym 
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Jul 7, 2014 05:46
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...and now he's sobbing at the table. 
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Jul 7, 2014 05:46
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I lol'd at BJ talking about his best moment tonight.
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1st AD posted:BJ Penn is so loving depressed right now and he's begging Dana for a role in the UFC Gym Well I mean the gym is named after him.
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Jul 7, 2014 05:46
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CarlCX posted:BJ's plan with the stance was being as Frankie is faster than him and counterpunching is supposed to be BJ's game, by standing taller he gave himself more room to move and generate power and thus would have more space to counter Frankie as he came in with his punches. when you watch strong counter punchers they don't create distance that way nor do they come towards their opponent throwing almost zero punches. bj looked like a cardio boxer, and not a particularly good one. Not saying you are wrong in your assessment just saying holy poo poo if this was the plan it was maybe the worst executed one in recent UFC history. Ironically, bj used to counter punch pretty well. He kept his head back and away, catching people reaching by ducking a bit and firing a stiff jab. He just was not fast enough or tricky enough for Edgar in their first two matches. Partly because of age/athleticism partly because he became very one dimensional towards the end of his career and Edgar (or Diaz )could comfortably pick him off.
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He kind of had a good round against Diaz though, it's just that he ran out of steam and then got demolished in the next 2 rounds. And he was dealing with size AND reach disadvantages. I mean we'll never know what a non-lazy BJ would look like but I feel like he would've been better off training full time at a real camp instead of surrounding himself with sycophants.
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Jul 7, 2014 05:49
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1st AD posted:He kind of had a good round against Diaz though, it's just that he ran out of steam and then got demolished in the next 2 rounds. And he was dealing with size AND reach disadvantages. I was just thinking about that fight earlier as to when it seemed really obvious he was slowing down...and that was almost 3 years ago.
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Jul 7, 2014 05:50
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I thought he broke his hand in the first round of the Diaz fight
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Jul 7, 2014 05:53
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Man I make fun of BJ a lot but seeing him constantly on the verge of tears is really depressing.
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Jul 7, 2014 05:54
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gimpsuitjones posted:I thought he broke his hand in the first round of the Diaz fight I haven't heard this. That would explain a lot. That fight was great though...vintage Diaz.
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Jul 7, 2014 05:55
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gently caress you media dicks (have this delayed a bit)
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Jul 7, 2014 05:56
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lmao "we heard Felice Herrig almost got thrown off the show on the first day" in reference to TUF 20 Dana: "well...I wouldn't say she almost got thrown off. A fight broke out the first day."
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Jul 7, 2014 05:59
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1st AD posted:lmao "we heard Felice Herrig almost got thrown off the show on the first day" in reference to TUF 20 They need something for the first show since there aren't any fights to get into the house.
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1st AD posted:lmao "we heard Felice Herrig almost got thrown off the show on the first day" in reference to TUF 20 She probably started poo poo with torres or something. I really do not like her one bit.
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Jul 7, 2014 06:07
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i still love you for who you are babby j
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Jul 7, 2014 06:10
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Hooray MMA. Enjoy your favorite fighter while he/she lasts. Then spend the rest of your life forgetting the horribly depressing end to their career.
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Jul 7, 2014 06:16
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If he does still have some desire to compete I wonder if he'd take another run at Mundials.
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Jul 7, 2014 06:18
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That was a very dreary press conference. I am glad I got to watch it though. When BJ Penn was talking about his legacy and then just set the microphone down and bowed his head to cry and there was like half a second before Dana jumped in and started talking about how BJ Penn helped build the sport it was a pretty nice feel good moment after witnessing BJ Penn get elbowed in the head 15 times. I wish he would have stayed retired but I hope that he got the closure he needed. It would be cool to see a BJ Penn reality show so hopefully those who made the "Vanilla Ice becomes amish show" are paying attention.
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Jul 7, 2014 06:22
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No...no...not like this
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Jul 7, 2014 06:29
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lyoto machida. age - 36. gives highly competitive title fight. cements his status as a world class fighter. baby j penn. age - 35. gives a performance so depressing it was literally bad for the sport. sobs post fight.
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Jul 7, 2014 06:40
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I don't know anything about Lyoto but we can pretty much agree BJ is clean, yeah? That's something. That picture makes me want to cry a little.
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Jul 7, 2014 06:45
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Now BJ can get really fat, compete in the UFC Silver Division (Metamoris), make babies, and continue to not work. Godspeed, Baby Jay.
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Jul 7, 2014 06:52
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Remember when Bj fought Machida? He almost won.
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Sprecherscrow posted:If he does still have some desire to compete I wonder if he'd take another run at Mundials. Metamoris match vs Aoki. Let's see it 
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vainman posted:Remember when Bj fought Machida? He almost won. In fact he should've won but Japan
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Jul 7, 2014 07:40
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lol apparently Ben Askren was there snarking on Dana and Johny Hendricks  http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2014/7/7/5876307/tweets-of-the-day-ben-askren-calls-out-johny-hendricks-while-at-tuf Ben Askren posted:@JohnyHendricks sitting front row looking like a fat boy. Hey Johny tell Uncle Dana to let you prove your actually the best. Can't beat me
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Jul 7, 2014 07:44
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BJ truly demonstrated the modern Hawaiian warrior spirit in mentally collapsing from the start as well as not really being Hawaiian
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Jul 7, 2014 07:59
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Sad he went out like this though. Please stay retired BJ
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Jul 7, 2014 08:04
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The first fight was close as hell, the second fight was one sided, the third fight was beatdown. I am so glad there won't be a fourth. BJ's a fat little legend, and better than the numbers his record show so I'd hope that future MMA fans actually take time to watch him at his best with those octopus like legs of his.
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Jul 7, 2014 08:28
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BJ Penn's career has really been great and has provided such moments as him punching Machida very hard and Machida looking terrified, him punching GSP very hard and GSP looking terrified, and him throwing his first and only headkick in his entire career against Diego Sanchez and stopping the fight with the cut that opened up from that kick. Also the whole thing with his mom and GSP's greasing. But his crowning achievement was the Fitching of Jon Fitch and for that I am eternally grateful that he's a retarded little babby. In closing, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xKYlznmNfQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82twpwuE0iU
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ76VkRe-gA
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I totally forgot this stupid Sunday show was on and it sounds like I dodged a whole lot of nonames and despair. Neat!
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