UFC Quick Quote: BJ Penn says Rory MacDonald pulled out of his Sept. 22 fight because 'he knew he was gonna lose'

"I know the reason why Rory [MacDonald] pulled out on September 22nd. The cut is a detail but I know the reason why he pulled out is because he knew he wasn't gonna win. If he let that cut heal, tried to train, whatever it was, whether he should have been in shape already... I've never heard of a guy pulling out of a fight 10 weeks early from a cut. Never in my life have I heard of a guy, 10 weeks before a fight, he got cut, he pulled out. You know what I mean? He feels he has to to what's best for him, for his team, they're gonna do that, but it's 100 percent fact that the reason why they pulled out is because they knew they were gonna lose on September 22nd. If not, you wouldn't pull out, you would go. Like I said, I had a cut on my eye, 13 stitches inside and out five weeks before the Diaz fight. Didn't care. Opened up from eight weeks every week all the way up to the fifth week before the Diaz fight but did I ever think about pulling out? Not even once. "

-- Harsh words from former UFC Lightweight and Welterweight champion B.J. Penn, during a recent conversation with Sherdog. Never one to hold back an opinion, Penn believes that Rory MacDonald pulled out of his fight not because of the cut, but because he didn't think he'd be ready by September 22nd. Both men are now slated to battle at UFC on Fox 5 this upcoming December. Will MacDonald get the last laugh? What's your take on Penn's theory?