Cesar Gracie makes formal offer to unify his team with B.J. Penn's
Posted on November 6, 2011, 04:46 PM by Joey SantosusCesar Gracie, head coach and trainer for top Welterweight contender Nick Diaz, reaches out to B.J. Penn's camp following "The Prodigy's" recently loss to Diaz at UFC 137. Gracie, who also trains such fighters as Gilbert Melendez, Jake Shields, and Nate Diaz, formally offers to untie his camp with Penn's Hawaiian based team.
Cesar Gracie
"I’ve had a relationship with B.J. since he was 16 years old, so I've obviously always like the kid, always knew of his talent. There were things coming up, he fought my cousin and everything, so he went one path and I wish he hadn’t gone that path. It would have been better if he was with us instead of against us through some of that, but let’s turn the page; let’s look at it for what it is. He’s a genuine person; he’s a guy that fights with his heart. He’s not a steroid user like a lot of these guys, he’s not a cheater and you know there’s respect for a man like that. I think the joining of our camps, of our teams together, I think a coalition type thing would benefit him incredibly and it would benefit us too. Guys like B.J. Penn, Reagan Penn, Nick and Nathan, you know, Gilbert Melendez, all the guys on our team would benefit from having those guys around."
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Cesar, you should join forces with Steven Seagal. Together, you two luminaries can predict every single event in the future of MMA. *rolls eyes*
Cesar has been coaching MMA for decades. Steven Seagal has been taking credit for other people's front kicks for months.
Don't compare them.
Yeah but how many movies has Cesar Gracie done where he beats up hundreds of guys at once?
(im joking, nobody get angry)
Hahaha! I liked it.... somebody say something about the yellow safety glasses.
gracies and penn together again...good shit.
Honestly I think it would be a great move because Penn's one thing he has been lacking is cardio, and his camp is known for cardio and toughness. Seems like a perfect match for him. He would be a monster.
if bj accepts the invitation now he can make some noise at 155 and maybe even reclaim the belt. If BJ had this opportunity 3-4 years ago we would have a new P4P king
Aside from the fact that Cesar actually coaches....Is he the new Ed Soares?
This guy speaks to the media more than any of his fighters.
**** Cesar, Tri-Star are going to be the ones that destroy that house. Rory with Nate, GSP with Jake and then soon Nick.
GSP didn't exactly "destroy" Jake.
True. But defeating Shields after a deliberate pawing open handed gouge to the eye is impressive.
how did gsp destroy jake? lol
wait so he was talking shit and calling out penn before the fight now he wants to kiss ass and join forces with the prodigy? thats bullshit
Man i woudnt be happy with that clown cesar gracie around me a view hours a day
I am certain Ceasar is saying this out of the goodness of his heart--he can't be thinking of any monetary gain for him or his business.
Ceasar probably lost BJ's telephone number, that is why he had to make the offer through the media.