UFC 94: NSAC tests 12 fighters for drugs after 'St. Pierre vs Penn 2' event

by MMAmania.com on Feb 2, 2009 10:45 PM EST

The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) announced today that 12 of the 20 combatants who competed at UFC 94: "St. Pierre vs. Penn 2″ at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 31 were tested for illegal/banned substances.

UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre, lightweight division leader BJ Penn, Lyoto Machida, Thiago Silva, Clay Guida, Nate Diaz, Stephan Bonnar, Jon Jones, Jake O'Brien, John Howard, Thiago Tavares and Karo Parisyan were all screened for performance enhancers such as steroids, as well as drugs of abuse like cocaine and marijuana, among others.

Results of these tests should be available soon, which MMAmania.com will pass along as quickly as possible. The fighters mentioned above were randomly selected. However, the NSAC often tests the main event participants and fight night winners, as well as those who have failed tests in the past.

UFC dished out $1.1 million in fighter salaries for the pay-per-view (PPV) event and another $325,000 in additional bonus money for five participants who delivered outstanding performances.

St. Pierre defeated Penn via fourth round technical knockout to retain his 170-pound crown in the UFC 94 main event. Machida took one giant step toward earning a 205-pound title shot in the very near future, blasting the previously undefeated Thiago Silva with a thundering first round knockout punch.

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This just in, folks!!

BJ Penn has tested positive for sand in his vag!

He claims the sand is residual and he put it in his vag because of a nagging ankle injury. Punitive measures from the UFC are forthcoming!

Film at eleven!!!

by Jeremyjackson on Feb 2, 2009 10:50 PM EST reply actions

uh oh! gsp may have tested positive for vaseloids! a natural lubricant that can be injected in the body and has no result on fight outcomes!

by brendan on Feb 2, 2009 11:39 PM EST up reply actions

the only thing bj tested positive for were excessive amounts of silver spoon in his bloodlne. if somebody in bjs life were smart they would attempt a little damage control. bjs rep is teetering on the edge of being known as a prick and a sore looser. i admit that did not look like the killer i am used to seeing when bj fights, but come on show some class and move on

by day1er on Feb 2, 2009 11:41 PM EST up reply actions

Apparently Penn claims that GSP had the grease in the first fight and before the fight his camp told the commission to specifically watch GSP’s corner for the problem. Also, Matt Serra apparently complained of this problem to BJ as well. They might be onto something here.

If the complaint was made prior to the fight and it became an issue during the fight then that doesn’t sound too good for GSPs case.

by RyanHobbs on Feb 3, 2009 1:31 AM EST up reply actions

Thanks RyanHobbs, keep the information flow coming guys.

by DAVE on Feb 3, 2009 1:48 AM EST up reply actions

DAVE- No problem. Here is a source and direct quote:

http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/story/9166210/Penn’s-team-to-file-complaint-after-loss-to-St-Pierre?MSNHPHMA

“Penn’s corner told Nevada State Athletic Commission officials to pay special attention to whether or not St-Pierre’s team would apply an extra “greasing” agent to the fighter before or during the fight because “that happened before during their first fight,” Valentino said. “And Matt Serra’s camp told us it happened during theirs and told us to watch for it.”"

by RyanHobbs on Feb 3, 2009 2:00 AM EST up reply actions

did u guys hear about who is applying to become the new commissioner of the CSAC? Kimo! This is not a joke! Steroid man himself wants to run the CSAC!~

by john on Feb 3, 2009 7:52 AM EST up reply actions

Did Serra say that after he KO’D GSP or is this new news since GSP kicked his ass to!!!!

by the spyder on Feb 3, 2009 11:50 AM EST up reply actions

Sherk has complained about GSP greasing up in the past when they fought.

by DB on Feb 3, 2009 6:55 AM EST up reply actions

Sherk should hardly be calling ohters cheaters, 3 time steroid loser.

by Spyder on Feb 3, 2009 9:38 AM EST up reply actions

RyanHobbs, I read on BloodyElbow something different! Chuck Liddell was the one who pointed out to the commision that he thought GSP was being greased up.

Quote from Keith Kizer
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“At the end of the second round I watched, and then another cornerman who I believe was Greg Jackson, he put the Vaseline on Georges’ face, and then he put his hand on his back to do the breathing thing they always do,” Kizer said. "As soon as I saw that, it looked like there was still some Vaseline on his hand. Not a lot, but still some…
“We wiped [St. Pierre] down very, very hard,” Kizer said. "And even after the end of the third round, even though there was no touching of his back with Vaseline, we still wiped him down again after that round, too, just to be safe. You do the best you can to make it back to an even playing field and go from there.
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Stop trying to make excuses for BJ. They wiped GSP down twice. Those razor blades BJ had to swallow must be stinging real bad!

by JV on Feb 3, 2009 7:17 AM EST up reply actions

This is getting SERIOUS!!! Its looking bad for GSP! If BJ was the 1st fighter to complain, we would just chalk the accusations up to bj being salty about being Dominated. I was a member of team Penn, and I make nO EXCUSES for his loss to GSP! Props to george for a dominating performance.

i AM HEARING THAT FIGHTERS LIKE Sherk, Serra and others have complained about a greasy GSP in the past! This doesnt look good!

by john on Feb 3, 2009 9:54 AM EST up reply actions

JV- I am not making excuses for BJ. I am just spreading the word. I never once said anything that indicated that I was defending BJ for being dominated. I just read that article and found it interesting and felt that maybe this is more than just a misunderstanding. They could really be onto something. It reminds me of when Detroit cheated their way into the world series against the cardinals or w/e.

by RyanHobbs on Feb 3, 2009 6:19 PM EST up reply actions

john-Remember in like the 2nd round when Joe Rogan said “So slippery” or something along those lines? It was indicitave of how GSP was sliding past his guard. Joe was pointing out how in the later rounds it is harder to catch the grip. Not to say that there is any connection but it made me wonder after watching the fight yet again. Vaseline is hard to whipe off. I think that at this point, if GSP has cheated in the past, there is nothing that we can do. Just make new rules in regards to the cornermen, possibly punish GSP’s corner, and keep a close eye on this sort of thing for any fighters corner.

I find it hard to believe that GSP knew about this but if it was so repetitive then it is possible. Which is unfortunate because I am a huge GSP fan. It could be one of those situations where GSP is oblivious to the situation. It’s hard to realize something like that is going on when you are in the heat of battle in the octagon.

JV- That wouldn’t surprise me if Chuck Liddell said something about the application of the grease to the commission. I am pretty sure he hates Jacksons camp being as it has lead to two of his losses (Keith Jardine and Rashad Evans.) hahaha

by RyanHobbs on Feb 3, 2009 6:29 PM EST up reply actions

Jeremy…that post wasn’t even close to funny.

BJ Penn went up a weight class to challenge the reigning welterweight champ and lost to a bigger guy. The same thing would happen to GSP (at 5’11) vs Anderson Silva (6’2") if GSP challenged Silva.

I don’t know where the hate comes? GSP is a great champ…he fought his fight and won. But to hate on the LW champ because he wanted to challenge the best in other divisions….I don’t get it…

Looks like you bought into BJ’s prefight trash talking used by the UFC to hype the event.

by TabascoSAUCE on Feb 3, 2009 2:15 AM EST up reply actions

BJ called GSP a “little B*tch”… He also claimed GSP would think he was God…

Oh and I liked the way BJ for fought to his death… Didn’t he say GSP would have to kill him? I guess in his culture he has different levels of death. Maybe to BJ “death” actually means “tired”

Fitch at least ate some great shots from GSP and never gave up. BJ just got GnP’d for 4 rounds. To me that’s the difference between heart and a big mouth.

Finally, they both fought at 170 so lets drop the excuses of which weight they should actually be in. If BJ packed on 15 lbs of muscle and KO’d GSP you wouldn’t hear people saying it was unfair because he doesn’t belong at 170?

by Arnold on Feb 3, 2009 7:58 AM EST up reply actions

Hey Hot Sauce,
The hate comes from the incredible amount of tongue-waving BJ did before the fight and did not back up.
> “George, I am going to kill you… It is a fight to the death,”
> “George can do this, George can do that.. get the f*ck out of here” etc…
BJ deserves every ounce of what we have to say and if he can’t be man enough to take what he dishes out, too bad for him.

by DJ on Feb 3, 2009 8:14 AM EST up reply actions

what kind of drugs did they use?

by Dylan on Feb 2, 2009 10:53 PM EST reply actions

It didn’t say they were tested positive, just that 12 of the 20 fighters were tested FOR illegal/banned substances… MY QUESTION is how come only 12 of the 20 were tested? Why not all of them?

by DAVE on Feb 3, 2009 1:11 AM EST up reply actions

its always been like this. they test a random sampling. except if someone has tested positive in the past, then they are more likely to be tested at pretty much every event.

by kitsunex on Feb 3, 2009 2:00 AM EST up reply actions

TY, I never knew that, and I’ve been a pretty avid MMA fan for yrs. I knew there was random testing before the fight just didn’t know it was random after the fight.

by DAVE on Feb 3, 2009 2:13 AM EST up reply actions

Ughh! What kind of drugs do you use that makes you so stupid?

by mike22 on Feb 3, 2009 2:12 AM EST up reply actions

PUNISHMENT:
I’ll post on here cuz there other thread has like 200 posts. Thanks alot for that interview info man. Wish I was in Hawaii to see that. So you saw that eh? You saw those words come out of Penn’s mouth, that he was planning on retiring if he won? And that now he is not sure what he is gonna do?
Is that it for the most part? Did he say anything regarding his peformance? Anything regarding the vasolene?
Cuz ive been hearing a few things about Penn being sick, or AdamG siad he saw a sight that claimed food poisening? Penn didnt adress any of these did he? Cuz I just can’t believe any of it until I hear Penn say it. As much as I want to believe it, as much as it would ease the pain, I just can’t yet.

by The Anomaly on Feb 2, 2009 11:04 PM EST reply actions

Anomaly- do you have the saved on dvr? If you do, please watch it again. I’ve watched it 3x now and BJ came out the opposite of what you’re saying. He is usually walking out very calm and well paced, even slowly one might say. This time he was walking fast as hell, singing his entrance music. He was hyped. I thought the war of a lifetime was about to happen. It just didn’t happen. He was completely outclassed in every way shape and form. He realized it after round 2 and gave up more and more after each round.

by DSmith on Feb 3, 2009 12:16 AM EST up reply actions

Anomaly, “I just can’t believe any of it until I hear Penn say it”
After all the bull BJ said, youre still willing to believe him? Half the people on this site were calling GSP a mental midget, well whos the mental midget now? A loss to GSP (which has no shame in it) and BJ wants to retire! Wheres BJ’s dignity? Wheres BJ’s pride? He needs to let all this quiet down already. The more he talks about filing a complaint or being sick, the more people will remember the @sswhooping he took! Even though Im not a fan Id still like to see him at 155.

by JV on Feb 3, 2009 7:37 AM EST up reply actions

I bet Karo tests positive for a Big Mac value meal and Cookie Dough Sport.

by El Mexicutioner, formerly The Mexicutioner on Feb 2, 2009 11:05 PM EST reply actions

—The hardest part right now is the wait. The waiting to hear his future plans, and the wait to see if any other explanations surface or not regarding his terrible performance. I personally cannot accept that Penn was 100%, like I said already, he came out and was a counter puncher all of a sudden? Throwing nothing? That is the opposite of what Penn has been forever. His ground game was also missing a lot of fundementals that Penn had mastered. The pushing off the hips to create space to hop up, and keeping guard.
—Did you notice as well how lax he was walking into the cage? He was the opposite of pumped up, and didnt have the same face he has had in every other fight, didn’t throw any air punches or anything.
Has anybody ever seen Penn with his hands to his side just chillen during the introductions?

by The Anomaly on Feb 2, 2009 11:06 PM EST reply actions

penn was going through a lot with that retirement talk, dana white said bj wasnt bj but gsp was just to big and powerful to slow down

by randy murders on Feb 2, 2009 11:17 PM EST up reply actions

Dude, what the hell did you just try to say.

by Jeremyjackson on Feb 2, 2009 11:48 PM EST up reply actions

HA!

by SoCalStunNa on Feb 3, 2009 1:14 AM EST up reply actions

BIG A: I said word for word to my father just now the same sh*t as we watched te ugly replay(me for the first time) the intro hand down, counter punching, being pushed back in the stand up instead of coming forward and pressuring, it lookd like a guy trying to be BJ Penn, like in the intro when he smacked his face it seemed like “oh, is that the que for me to d o the face slap thing, is it time for that, oh ok” it didnt look like he was doing it to trans himself like usual, it looked like he wa doing it because he thought its whats expected, like trying to be himself. Not to mention he went to the wrong coe=rner when he entered the cage, when has he ever one that, challenger on the left, champ on the right, simple, especially after a long fight career. ALL this make me think, sick, puked, felt better, decided to fight, went out, started feeling it again as the minutes passed, at BJ Penn . com there are posts much like these, on them, on several of them, its alleged that Penn was sick/had the flu/had food poisening/and all say he had a temp of 103, he was also told not to fight by his corner men and still did. I think his corner knowing he was trying to fight sick led them to stop the fight knowing he isnt himself, he can get really hur here. Ill keep looking.

by ( (AdamG ) ) on Feb 2, 2009 11:22 PM EST up reply actions

hey its me roy fish, lol

by roy on Feb 3, 2009 2:45 PM EST up reply actions

right, describe what kind of car you drive bro?

by ( (Adam G) ) on Feb 5, 2009 1:32 AM EST up reply actions

Were you really surprised though that he was seriously considering retiring? BJ for lack of a better word has always been dramatic and it would not have shocked me in the slightest bit. I am still not sure about penn not being 100%. I mean for example with Nog – he did everything wrong in that fight and got killed(i hate you mir). In this fight, BJ wasnt allowed to mount any offensive. I didn’t see it as him making mistakes as much as GSP didn’t give him space or time to do anything. After the second round it was too late. But that’s just me i guess.

by NameNotRequired on Feb 2, 2009 11:22 PM EST up reply actions

but even on his back bj not really pulling guard or anything is definitely not him, rogan even said a few times that isnt bj penn, he threw no punches,hardly resisted the takedown, gsp did outclass him take nothing away from that but bj didnt show up either

by randy murders on Feb 2, 2009 11:27 PM EST up reply actions

—How come with NOG, it’s that NOG didn’t do anything right, and with Penn, it’s that GSP didn’t let him mount any offense? Penn had plenty of chances like in fight 1, to try and stand up, and to try and throw combo’s, and he didn’t. Is it becuase for the most part Mir doesnt have NEARLY the fan base GSP has?
—What I don’t get is why people are SOOO extremly open to the idea that there is NO way NOG could have been 100%, yet there is NOOO WAY Penn couldnt have been. Don’t tell me there is not a flip flop there.
—I think in the same way a Penn fan can hold on to much, and be biased, the GSP fans also have extremly strong feelings, and will be blinded to any kind of explanation as to why just MAYBE penn might not have 100%. I’m not saying that GSP would not have won, but that shit shouldn’t have gone down like that.
—Everybody was sooo open to the losers excuse with NOG, why close the door on it now?

by The Anomaly on Feb 3, 2009 12:16 AM EST up reply actions

Well Nog was walking forward. He was throwing jabs even when he was getting bombed. The first time they went to the ground, he pulled guard and was doing wrist control – mir decided to get up. He was doing things but they didn’t amount to anything coz he was taking damage. BJ was only given space to try to hold GSP for a standup. So i guess the way i worded it above wasn’t the best but i hope you see my point. With Nog – he was doing things but it didn’t mean much. With BJ – he just couldn’t do anything.

by NameNotRequired on Feb 3, 2009 5:57 PM EST up reply actions

That doesnt really prove your point to me NNR. BJ wasnt doing anything, and NOG was doing things that wasnt working, implies to me that NOG was the one who was trying and BJ was the one who wasnt even trying, implying that NOG was ready, and Penn wasnt. I dunno man, i’m not saying anything officially, I haven’t made my mind up about it yet, but I think most know Penn is better than that. So if, and I say IF, he wasnt 100%, I wanna know why.

by The Anomaly on Feb 4, 2009 12:54 AM EST up reply actions

It’s not just you. I guess it’s just too much to think a guy can’t be everything in every weight class he ever dreamed of. Imagine that. Like it was said on another site- BJ didn’t have good record in the WW division before this fight. I don’t know why that was overlooked by his fans, but it was. He is now 1-3 in the WW division. BJ asked for this. He insisted on it avenging this loss. He wanted revenge and to go out in a blaze of glory. I feel bad for him because of how bad he wanted it, but it’s not going to happen the way he wants. He will not be able to beat GSP period. That being said he is still a legend and has a lot of work to do cleaning out his own division. After he gets himself together, he needs to stay focused on owning his division. That’s it. No love lost.

by DSmith on Feb 3, 2009 12:28 AM EST up reply actions

why, oh why, when everyones favorite gets whooped big time it all comes down to “he wasnt 100%”. boo effin hoo hoo. it couldnt possibly be that GSP is better. no, because BJ could obviously beat fedor right. get over it. he was beaten by someone who got better. BJ was spectacular in a little bit of the older days, GSP is the new modern fighter. he was bigger, faster, stronger and much prettier and had a game plan. one that involved not only countering BJ’s skill sets but physique as well. BJ probably thought he could relive the first round of the previous fight and punch through GSP like serra did but ran into a thinking aggressive fighter. one day GSP will be beaten and i too will admit he was bettered. perhaps BJ is going the way of other greats like De la hoya and Roy jones in boxing. im not saying BJ is washed up by any means, but not as capable at the heavier weights now. GSP is just simply better, get over it.

by Egads on Feb 2, 2009 11:37 PM EST up reply actions

Yes, or maybe thinking about it, MAYBE BJ was 100% problem is that GSP was 500%, deal with it, the fat little chubby trash talking disrespectful brat of a troll was humiliated. Talking “to the death”, that would at least require going to the 5th, which he did not. BJ Penn is garbage.

by Lycan on Feb 2, 2009 11:48 PM EST up reply actions

Anomaly, come on man. I spent months explaining the freakish nature of GSP’s wrestling and I can’t believe I have to say it again after the clinic he put on. I am a BJJ guy and I know what a phenominal BJJ practitioner BJ is, but you completely missed the subtle details of GSP’s wrestling if you think BJ wasn’t using every tool possible to keep guard. GSP’s heavy hips and posturing combined with freakish athleticism make re-obtaining guard impossible. Pushing off the hips and shrimping isn’t possible when someones hips and ass are that tight against you. Rubber guard isn’t possible when someone maintains perfect posture while pounding you in the face. 10 times out of 10 GSP would pass BJ’s guard and there’s nothing he could do about it.

As for BJ’s boxing and emotional state, I don’t know.

by Punch You in the Ovaries on Feb 3, 2009 12:32 AM EST up reply actions

All I know is that GSP didn’t use bacon grease, or you would have seen BJ run over to his corner and lick his back.

by introvert on Feb 3, 2009 12:33 AM EST reply actions

LOL!

by Jeremyjackson on Feb 3, 2009 3:30 PM EST up reply actions

why is everyone trying to justify the reason of penn losing so bad? GSP was the better fighter and bj was the lil bitch that quit. sto looking and assuming excuses for penns horrible performance.
WAR GSP bitches!!!!!!!!

by MR. LONGJOHN on Feb 3, 2009 12:56 AM EST reply actions

BJ has been and WILL ALWAYS be one of my top 3 favorites of all time!

BUT, i didn’t like how he handled himself in the Sherk fight and was slightly urked when he insinuated GSP was on steroids, then add in ALL the insane trash talk and coach bashing, and now the vaseline saga plus how BJ looked when he weighed-in… all in all i’m dissapointed.

BJ needs to return (not retire) to LW and continue his DOMINANCE. I don’t see ANY 155er beating him right now, and a majority of WW either.