BJ Penn calls out Nick Diaz for "coward fence-holding strategy" at UFC 137 (UPDATED)

I love Bj Penn hes my top 3 fav MMA fighters of all time n I hope he comes back to 155 but Nick beat him up fair n square, nobody can cry about that fight

what was his problem before the fight all the BS like he was scared to

offend Daiz or something went way out of his way to make sure he was clear

on what he meant and none was to offend but praise how great he was...

and now he is a coward and he cheated think he was hoping at the end of the fight Daiz would talk about how great he was but instead made him look out dated and talked about how he didnt do chit.... and when Daiz loses to codit hope he gets rematch cause the way he sounds now is how he sounded when he fought Sanchez and Hughes,... on a mission take

no prisoner like he use to So good luck BJ and hope you never kiss ass again

BJ is my favorite fighter of all time, but Nick Diaz pounded him out fair and square. Jon Fitch would've finished him in the 4th round (if it were a 5 rounder).



I've grown tired of the same old "that wasn't the real BJ" excuses we're all accustomed to.



Please BJ............... as we say in Hawaii.........NO MAKE EXCUSES, JUS SCRAP MY BADA!!!!!!

I agree and he's in my top 3 or 5 aswell. He used to fight like an animal like against Sanchez and Stevenson but theres a reason Sanchez and Stevenson aren't top of the division anymore.



The game has evolved. Frankie Edgar showed the beginning of that and I believe BJ has the tools to adapt I just don't know if he's done it yet.



We heard the same from BJ's manager after the second Frankie fight. "The old animal B.J is back and he's angry" etc. He did come back and knock out Matt Hughes (Who has since been proved to be overcooked with the KO to Kos) but then he draws and gets beat up badly by Diaz. Plus he looked like his heart wasn't in it against Diaz.



I think BJ can make one last run for a title but it's surely his last realistic chance of putting a run together.

BJ is a leg love to see him drop back to 155 loads of new fighters for him to take on. How bout BJ v Nate Diaz, Anthony Pettis, Clay Guida

they would be sick fights

Whatever man. I used to defend bj alot, i actually do believe GSP was greasing(but dont believe he uses steroids)



But nick beat him str8..and it had nothign to do with size, he was just better, and that's very rare in bjs case. Good game.

BJ what a pussy all talk no bite

Says the guy on the internet who hasnt gotten in a fight since his last argument with his little sister

DUDE He shoudlve let his fists do the talking at 137 but lost terribly to diaz I want to see BJ say it in diazs face if hes a real man not some shitty tweet!!!

he did, but he got some serious cardio issues

Yup BJ was able to outstrike Diaz but then started to gas.....From what I remember at least

calling BJ a pussy is like the most retarted comment I've ever seen on this site. go win the BJJ world championships, UFC lw title and welterweight title THEN MAYBE you can call bj penn a pussy. until then i suggest you watch a MMA fight and get some knowledge before you make silly comments.





WITH THAT BEING SAID... Bj really needs to cut this shit out, he got his ass whooped lol he's one of my favorite fighters but he belongs at lightweight and shouldn't whine about diaz beating him up.

yo lights_out11 u r seriously a ****ing retard.people like u n da 24 other retards that sharped ur comment really showed me how uneducated and ignorant alot of mma fans are.

lol to a guy who has fought top fighter in every weight class some piont in his life and most likely won ......lol..... and I want to see him say it to his face

and yet you are calling him a pussy ....think we all know who the **** is you dumbass

how?? got a point ??? He just couldnt handle diaz they couldve stayed away from corner but BJ was backing up thats why he was on the fence he cant handle diaz and just deal with it!!!!

Dont think BJ actually wrote that hacked!

yeh this is what I was thinking when I read the article

Wow, wonder if its real also

No way he said that. Bullsh*t.



I predict lots of egg on the faces of those printing this garbage.

There's a link to BJ's tweet. Open your eyes.

Eyes open- I can't believe it but if it's true, and based on the update I guess it is, I will wear the egg proudly.



As for "toughguy", pretty funny coming from an anonymous 'net jockey calling himself/herself "MMAMachine".

BJ should have greased the fence 8P

Same old stuff from this "MereDictum" guy.



Looks like his camp has confirmed. Here's a rag, now wipe that egg off your face tough guy.

It's sounds like BJ was just joking around

I hope it is, penns a warrior. Its out of character but maybe hes got some fire back? Maybe thats the most fighting hell do though ahah ; ) who knows

as far as i know its real...and as far as im concerned its in character...all i know is i hope it is real C'MON BJ!!!

I can't see BJ saying this unless he was shitfaced drunk and was just needed to get something out.

if he was drunk there would have been plenty of typos. I think BJ is just really amped up to fight again....until he gets bored of training again

I'm a big fan of BJ but this is unnecessary, if he doesn't want to fight bigger guys than he can just return to lightweight. But I guess he's to lazy to cut weight. Diaz beat him fair and square with punches in the face in my opinion.

https://twitter.com/#!/bjpenndotcom/status/154994627609509888

fenceholding strategy? he grabbed the fence once.

i was very surprised when i first read this. no way BJ wrote that

Holy shit tits! I'm not sure that I believe BJ Penn actually wrote that, he and Nick seemed cool with each other after the fight. Something must of happened. BJ would be better at 155 unless he wants to muscle up like Alves to compete at 170.

If he can come back and beat Fitch it would be amazing for him and devastating for Fitch that would be awesome.

I don't understand why people find that so hard to believe that BJ wrote that. All his life he has been a guy who never backed down from a scrap, loses poorly and is always ready to go again. This is a guy who didn't tap in the Hughes crucifix long after he should have.



Time and time again in combat sports there are examples where the spirit doesn't die when the body says time to quit. In other words, there is no reason to think that when his body was too mature to fight that his personality would have matured along with it.

I think what you mean to say is that this is the guy that comes into the ring every single time with a giant question mark... Is he prepared? Is he "motivated"? Whatever the hell that means...then once he loses he heads to the internet to sh.it talk the guy that out performed him.



So this feels about right and is far from a stretch.



I was more surprised when BJ didn't have anything negative to say when Diaz "fitched" him a little in the opening rounds.

You've hit the nail on the head sir, BJ has that unwavouring warrior spirit... I'd love to see him back in the octagon if he's for real... go on BJ!

This will be another exciting rematch when it happens a little further down the line. BJ has no quit in him.

And he has nothing to avenge his loss.

Mike, my concern is that even though he said he KNEW what Frankie Edgar was going to do in the rematch (and he was right - dance around and punch) he had no answer for it.



In a rematch he knows what Diaz will do - we all do now. Having an answer for it is another story.

But it is like you said earlier, even though he has no quit in him, his body being worn and weathered, from the wars he's been in just does not respond as well as it used to. " his spirit doesn't die when his body says it's time to quit." Excellant description of Penn.

What about a fight with Nate? Same outcome as Nick or does Nate lose to BJ?

have never been a fan of Penns, always thought he was a huge douche and the fact that his head looks like a bean annoys me even more :/

Google image search "Stay Puft Marshmellow Man" lloks just like him, Ive always thought that.

i wacth mma since 2000, and something that I really give credit for a fighter is his hability during the beggining of the fighty, when conditioning is still not a factor.... and I never saw someone so talent as BJ. He fought bigger and stronger guys at 175, and even so, usually beat this top gus in the first round, when bouth are with full tank....

Was like that with GSP (he hold BJ all first roud......

BJ beat fair and square J Fich in the 1 round,

and beat Dias in the first too.....



he should return to 155 quickly and face guys of his size

And thens we can all learned de englishes

If the fights were only one round, then your persuasion is that Penn would still be undefeated and hold every belt that the UFC has to offer.

To bad we don't live in your perfect world of one rounders.

WW is 170 not 175

Bj Penn is a cry baby... Mr Excuses... Nick Diaz gave that coconut head a beating of a life time... Well here is an excuse for Nick also then.... He wasn't even 100% percent healthy to fight... Nick had a terrible camp, and his mind set was not in the fight... Yet he whooped you're ass... Penn should drop back down to 155, and try to take his anger on Nick little brother...See how it works out for him... Because Nate Diaz is no bodies lunch now a days...

You are dead on. Nate has really started to shine in his last couple of fights. Put a whoopin on that Cowboy; who I'm also a fan of.

If BJ is gonna come back, he needs to stay at lightweight.

So sad. Usual preamble: Diaz, Penn, and Lawler are my all-time favorite fighters. They always will be.



But this is just sad.

I love Penn but Diaz the best on the WW for the last couple of years on the planet.Once again out of ufc fighter more talented.

I think Penn should do some bodybuilding on a getting mass ay.Not doing these football-mma exercises.He should build some muscles.Any wrestling training won't give you that torch you need without muscles BJ...

I'm surprised that BJ would write something like this in his twitter. It have been a long time after that fight I'm sure BJ would have reviewed that a long time ago so if he needed to say something he could have done so.

He thinks Diaz doesnt use twitter and hes right, but anything loud BJ says will get back to others. Hes lucky Nick wasnt pissed off at him when they fought.

Yes. I remember Diaz saying in an interview a day before the fight that he hoped the fans were not disappointed in his performance; because he was going into the fight looking at it as more of a competition than a fight.

I took that to mean that he would turn it into a BJJ type of deal. And to me that is how it started out by the way the first round looked.

Don't be scared homie

BJ should have retired several fights back. After that tweet, doing it with dignity doesn't look like an option any more.

I was really impressed with the Gracie camps response to Penn's tweet....



'BJ Penn has apparently not come to terms with the beating he received at the hands of Nick Diaz. At some point it is up to those around you to protect you from yourself. To take you aside and let you know you are wrong and help save you from your folly. Unfortunately for Penn he is surrounded by 'Yes Men' that are unwilling to do that. The outcome will be predictable, resulting in a fighter that will never push himself to the fullest and will always have excuses for his losses.'



They hit the nail on the head with that, BJ needs to grow up, accept he was outclassed in areas by Diaz and work harder to improve. Not every fight is going to be a stand-up brawl like the Sanchez fight and calling Fitch and Diaz pussies for not just brawling sounds so immature. I'll be very impressed if it was Diaz who wrote this response ;)

the Gracie camp might have been diplomatic in their response, but i doubt Nick will. BJ is a great fighter ,but has always been a poor loser.

Who cares what he said hes top 5 in 155 or 170 and he puts everything into his fights win lose or draw BJ Penn is one of the most entertaining fighters in the sport,he dont try to decision were talking about a guy who tries to finish everytime,hes been out classed a few times but thats life.

I really don't give a shit about any of this other then that hell yes bj penn is coming back. Just love to watch him fight.

Cry Baby Jay.



If Nick takes the bait, it'll be a war of irrational insults and slandering.

In the cage, though, I think it'd be another one-sided beating.

I like the first part....thats now his new name in my book.

Dude, just stop. You lost fair and square.