BJ: "Firas can go F*ck himself."

 




"It’s surprising that he’s in such good shape without the use of steroids or growth hormones, he’s eating cheeseburgers and all that. (GSP trainer) Firas [Zahabi], after the fight, he can go home, walk to his bedroom, take his shoes off, lie down in his bed, take about 20 or 30 minutes and go fuck himself."



UFC Lightweight Champion BJ Penn has some very unkind words for Georges St. Pierre and trainer Firas Zahabi on Sirius Satellite’s Hardcore Sports Radio following the debacle that has become the ‘reality’ behind the Spike TV production “UFC Primetime,” which is a $1.7 million three-part promotional series for his upcoming super fight against ‘Rush’ at UFC 94 on January 31. Just when you thought these two couldn’t generate any more heat prior to next Saturday’s epic battle, Mr. Penn delivers.









BJ prolly got roused up from these quotes...



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When asked during the first episode of UFC Primetime whether or not he thought St-Pierre was a great fighter, Penn replied, “Yeah, [Georges St-Pierre’s] a great fighter but he’s a quitter; he’s a frontrunner. He’s gonna fold and he’s gonna quit.” Though they both chalk BJ’s comments up to pre-fight posturing by the Hawaii native, neither man








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can help but take the remark personally.



“How can he say he’s a quitter? Here is a guy that literally came from a very poor lifestyle and clawed his way to the top. It’s a true Cinderella story. He has come back to avenge every loss he’s ever had,” Zahabi points out. “It’s not easy to beat a guy that has beaten you before because the opponent has the mental edge. He came back from losing the first round the first time they fought and regardless what BJ says, he won that fight.”



Chaimberg is less diplomatic.



“He’s trying to hype the fight. Our camp just doesn’t feel the need to use insults as warfare. Georges is like a family member. He’s one of my closest friends. I probably took more offense to his comments than Georges did. All it did was motivate him,” Chaimberg says. “BJ quit in his fight against Matt Hughes. Georges got poked in the eye and mauled by BJ in the first round of their last fight and soldiered through to win. He could have come back to his corner and quit but he sucked it up. BJ was the one who, conditioning-wise, died out and quit.”



Looking back on that first fight with Penn, Firas says they had anticipated a ground battle, and the assumption cost them the first round. Confident they have shored up all of St-Pierre’s weaknesses, Zahabi is leaving the assumptions up to Penn’s camp this time.



“No matter what BJ throws at him, Georges is going to be ready. He’s not going to have the element of surprise this time. BJ is assuming his boxing is so much better and that his jiu-jitsu is so much better than Georges'. That’s exactly what we want him to think,” he says. “Let him assume. Let him be shocked. Matt Hughes and Josh Koscheck both scoffed at the idea of Georges taking them down and he outwrestled them both.”

 

 I think GSP's camp is in BJ's head.

Mike Russell -  I think GSP's camp is in BJ's head.


BJ awlays talk shit before his fights nothing new

Yeah, but it's very rare that BJ is going up against someone who's already beat him once and is widely considered to be one of the top 3 fighters in the world. This fight is a completely different animal.

I have a hard time betting against GSP in this one. This sport is ever evolving and it becomes pretty clear what weight class one should be fighting in.

BJ is unbeatable @ 55 right now, He will be for a long time. @ WW he loses something when it come to fighting top ranked competition. I know if GSP went up to MW, he wouldn' be as effective.

"BJ's fuckin crossing the line here accusing him of juicing. It's a new low. Fuck that. BJ sounds like a desperate man."

+1

What an ass.

dis guy he really cross da line

when they showed clips of bj running out in hilo,wow. i could walk faster than that. no wonder he never has cardio.

gsp's camp looks solid. bringing all those fighters in to train with gsp is going to do wonders. anything could happen though. it could be like another serra fight.

branchdavidian - dis guy he really cross da line
LOL, I read it  with the GSP voice.

 

 he also accused Sherk of the roids but after the fight simply said 'yknow I wanted to make this the biggest fight possible Sean.'      Sherk was like 'yeah i know.'




branchdavidian - dis guy he really cross da line



hahaha..

 

 I don't see any difference in Georges in the past 2 years that would indicate he's using. 

Terra  - BJ's fuckin crossing the line here accusing him of juicing. It's a new low. Fuck that. BJ sounds like a desperate man.



Where does he accuse him of that? He's actually complimenting him, saying normally you WOULD need to juice to be in that good of shape. But because he's such a physical specimen, GSP can eat hamburgers and still be in great shape.

all this talking by bj isn't to sell the fight...he needs to tell him self this because he KNOWS GSP is the better fighter. bj is just grasping for anything he can right now.

KingOfFighters - lol even if gsp was the better fighter, someone like penn could never admit that or think that way in any manner, penn is a warrior.........gsp is not........if he was he'd challenge silva.......to me hes a talented frenchy with some quit in him


 GSP wants to fight Anderson but it's up to Dana whether or not it happens.


"I completely see it the other way around."

How is that. GSP is pretty calm and doesn't seem to want to talk trash.

BJ hears that George's training called him on what HE said, then freaks out.

I'd say they are in BJs head.

Musashi - 
Mike Russell -  I think GSP's camp is in BJ's head.


I completely see it the other way around.



BJ's whining about being "portrayed" as the bad guy after talking loads of shit says otherwise. So does his PR campaign at the beginning of the last Primetime where all he and his boxing coach talked about during their slow jog was that BJ IS training hard, always has, and he's going to kill GSP.

BJ's trying to discredit every facet of GSP's training and training camp in each subsequent interview, and is coming off stupider and more of a dipshit every time.

GSP and his camp are calling it like it is, and have done their job in kicking GSP's ass in training camp with a murderers row of workouts and elite workout partners, so that come fight time, GSP is ready.

Penn needs to stfu.What an assclown.

nobones - LOL! Any time someone has a cut up physique BJ starts saying they are on steroids.

Damn BJ isn't even trying anymore. Go fuck yourself? He's the one that started the trash talk. I think he wants to turn this into a like a street fight where emotions dominate. He's just going to gas himself faster than usual.

GSP by RNC in the 4th round.


Judging by the Primetime show, it appears that BJ was pissed at Zahabi's comments on the last episode. Maybe BJ didn't understand or listen to what Firas said, because Penn's tantrum like response is puzzling.

What Zahabi said showed to everyone why he's such a great trainer and why GSP is in prime condition for every fight. Zahabi said a simple win wasn't good enough. He wouldn't be satisfied in the job he did, personally, as a trainer, if GSP just won a decision. That's exactly what you want in a coach. Accountability and only the highest expectations. I'm sure BJ threw a fit hearing what Zahabi's goals are for the fight, but that's how he's helping make GSP great. That's why he tries to have the other elite fighters kick GSP's ass in training - so that when the real fight gets here, GSP's ready.