BJ: "I'm ready to die to beat GSP"

[tn94z]

UFC lightweight champion, B.J. Penn, has always been one of the most passionate and talented fighters to ever grace the UFC’s octagon and it seems he is ready to give more than blood sweat and tears to capture the welterweight title.

Speaking with MMAMania this past week, Penn said:

“I’m coming in, in great shape. I’m going to be real strong and real fast and in great condition. I’ve got a lot of stuff I’m going to come after him with. I’m going to try to knock him out. I’m going to try to slam him on his head. I’ve got no secrets. I’m just going to go out there and grind this thing out and I’m going to win this fight.”

“George is a real athletic guy so you’ve got to be smart out there. You’ve got to be thinking, weighing everything out as the fight is going. I’m training five hours a day. I’m training really hard for three hours in the morning, two hours at night. I’m just going full blast. I do 12 rounds a day. I do calisthenics, running and sprints, eating healthy food and honestly? I could fight right now. I could fight right now, today. I’m ready to go!”

“I don’t know if he’s worried. Everybody is talking about him, whether he’s nervous for this fight or if he’s taking it light or what. I’m sure he knows that I’ve got some skills that I’m bringing to the table. But you never know, fighters, they get too confident sometimes.”

“Don’t take this thing lightly. This isn’t a joke. I’m going to come full blast and say, I’m ready to die. I’m going to beat you.”

Penn will face welterweight champion, Georges St. Pierre on January 31st at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The fight will be historic as never before has the promotion pitted two of its current champions from two different weight classes against each other.

By Michael Pepper.

I think we are about to see one of the most dangerous BJ Penns ever!!! This fight is going to be amazing guys! I don't care which fighter you are pulling for, you have to realize that you are about to witness one of the greatest fights in MMA EVER!!

[Scalleywag]

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Penn has always been one of my two favorite fighters. I'm glad he started taking training seriously because everyone knows he's talented. This is going to be a great fight!!!

[jipped genes]

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penn beat the crap out of GSP until he gassed. if he comes into thes fight in shape we may well have an easy choice as to the # for # best in the world

[tn94z]

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penn beat the crap out of GSP until he gassed. if he comes into thes fight in shape we may well have an easy choice as to the # for # best in the world

It will definately be narrowed down if Fedor loses to Arlovski this month. GSP will have a hard time staking a claim to P4P number one because he has only fought in WW. BJ and Anderson have fought in won in many different classes. I understand that Fedor has only fought one class but he is kind of limited. But he has fought much larger guys. IMO to be pronounced number one P4P you need to fight in more than one weight class. In my mind it is between Anderson and BJ.

[gator_mclusky]

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I hope GSP knocks that rude loudmouth out.

[brody13]

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Thats just talk, every fighter talks about how they are going to win by such a huge margin b4 a fight. BJ is a punk and lost the first time when GSP was not that good. GSP has beaten the best and will continue to do so in my opinion. He's young and still getting better, everyone acts like only BJ is training harder and getting better but GSP isnt? GSP is doing the same shit as BJ, he just is a nice guy and doesn't have a big mouth like BJ so people think hes training an hour a day and eating icecream. Eh, whatever, you'll see when they fight.

[tn94z]

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I hope GSP knocks that rude loudmouth out.

Rude loudmouth? Are you kidding? You obviously don't watch many interviews because if you did then you would know that your boy GSP is the won that started the shit talking this time.

Thats just talk, every fighter talks about how they are going to win by such a huge margin b4 a fight. BJ is a punk and lost the first time when GSP was not that good. GSP has beaten the best and will continue to do so in my opinion. He's young and still getting better, everyone acts like only BJ is training harder and getting better but GSP isnt? GSP is doing the same shit as BJ, he just is a nice guy and doesn't have a big mouth like BJ so people think hes training an hour a day and eating icecream. Eh, whatever, you'll see when they fight.

Did all GSP fans rehearse this speech or something? HaHa! Of course GSP was not as good then...neither was BJ. BJ did lose the first time by a close decision when he had no cardio whatsoever. He basically beat the piss out of GSP and lost a decision and that was probably from takedowns. Who took the most damage? Who went to the hospital? BJ has also beaten the best, in higher weight classes, and will continue to do so. Everyone just states that BJ is training harder, no one said GSP wasn't. Everything I hear is how much better GSP has gotten since their first fight....like BJ hasn't? As far as GSP not having a big mouth like BJ....GSP is the one that started the shit talking this time my friend. GSP immediately came out stating "BJ has alot of holes in his game and I am the person that will exploit them, etc...." He basically started talking smack about BJ not being as good as everyone thinks. So BJ can talk all he wants....GSP was the big mouth this time.

Oh yeah, we would already know who is the best if GSP would have stepped and fought BJ last year when BJ and Dana wanted the fight to happen.

If BJ is not that good, then why do you think Dana would allow GSP to fight Anderson and not allow BJ to fight him? And also, why would Anderson Silva himself rank BJ higher in the P4P race than GSP?

Both of these comments are from BJ haters! A true MMA fan sees this fight for what it is and not one sided like this

[tn94z]

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Here is a "rude" comment that should get you guys stirred up:

"...and [GSP] said Jon Fitch reminded him of the Terminator 'cause he kept coming back. Well after this fight, if Jon Fitch reminded him of the Terminator, he's gonna think I'm God, cause I'm gonna come harder than that."

[O2BESOHUGE]

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I JUST CANT WAIT TO SEE IT...IM A GSP FAN FOR SURE AND LIKE WATCHING HIM FIGHT. ITS GOING TO BE A GOOD ONE. AS BIG AS JON FITCH WAS AND EVERYONE THINKING HE WAS GOING TO GIVE GSP A RUN FOR HIS MONEY - GSP SHOWD HIM AND MAN HANDLED HIM THE WHOLE TIME. TO ME, BJ CAN BE DANGEROUS..BUT GSP WILL TAKE CARE OF IT THIS TIME TOO

[FUZO]

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I agree totaly with tn94z, man theres alot of BJ haters out there atleast fitch went 5 rounds with gsp. Gsp couldnt finish fitch off so it went the distance.

[supasaiyan99]

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BJ is hungry. I'm sure he won't screw around this time. GSP doesn't want to lose the belt for a second time, so I predict a very interesting fight which may go the distance.

[2-Swole]

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Knowbody on the net thinks BJ will win ...I really hope he does!!! That would be the most awesome thing ever to see that little french homo get his ass beat!!!

PLEEEEEAAAASE DO IT BJ!!!!

[tn94z]

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The census is about half and half from the message boards I am a member of. I personally think BJ is in trouble....check out the new commercial I just posted.

[2-Swole]

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I think it just might be too big of a hill to climb considering Penn is NOT a natural 170lbs fighter. He would be untouchable if he focused on 155 but what the hell ya know...he is a nutjob and i would love to see him defy the odds...over on sherdog he is a big underdog. Honestly tho if GSP gets by Penn and then..Alves. I will be having to accept that he might be the absolute best

2-Swole

[tn94z]

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Penn is not a natural 170 but he has fought all the way up to 205 in which he gave Machida all he wanted. I think BJ is too dominate in 155 and he needs to go to 170. He has worked his ass off and has seemed more focused than ever on this fight. I think GSP is in serious trouble. I don't really see an area where he is better other than wrestling. BJ almost beat him the first time when he wasn't focused or in the best of shape. I agree that he is an under dog as he should be, being that he is smaller and fighting the champ of a higher weight class.

Even if GSP beats BJ and Alves, I still have him at number 3 P4P tops unless Fedor loses to Arlovski. I mean Fedor hasn't been beat. Anderson is dominate in multiple weight classes. GSP has been beat and has only won in WW, no other weight classes. I think he needs to do some more before being considered the best. But that is just my opinion