Dana White: BJ Penn vs. Rory MacDonald is off
Posted on August 5, 2012, 04:45 AM by Anton GurevichBad news.
UFC President Dana White has officially announced post-fight at UFC on FOX 4 that the long-anticipated welterweight encounter between BJ Penn and Rory MacDonald is now off. White revealed MacDonald required "38-48" stitches after getting cut in training, which forced out of training for no less than one month. Penn is still expected to compete on the card against a yet to be determined opponent.
The fight between BJ Penn and Rory MacDonald was expected to co-headline UFC 152 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on September 22nd. The event is headlined by the inaugural UFC Flyweight title bout (Johnson vs. Benavidez), while Brian Stann takes on Michael Bisping in another high-profile main card action.
Here's what Dana White had to say during UFC on FOX 4 post-fight media scrum:
"(VADA testing) - We don't have to worry about that anyway. It won't happen. Rory is out. He got cut open today, wide open. Thirty-eight, forty-eight stiches... something like that. No contact for month. (BJ Penn's new opponent) - we'll find out tonight after we doing the show."
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Hmm, interesting timing for the cut.
What are you trying to say? That Rory got scared? If that's the case you should change your profile name into bull***Greateness.
idk why this got weaked so many times lol nothing against Rory or his character but he got pretty big since hes joined the UFC and the kids back is covered in acne... so its not TO farfetched.
Although i really doubt that he got cut that bad on purpose just to avoid the drug test
blunts and beers - He was growing into 170 right before he came to the UFC. I asked him if he planned on sticking at 155 when he got signed, and he told me there was no way he'd ever hit 155 again. The guy was still growing for his first couple years in the UFC, and it's not out of the question that he still is.
However, him being on PED's would not be the biggest surprise in the world if it were to come out.
I was sitting beside him at UFC 140. Seemed like a big goofy kid to me, not sure what changed.
I think , UnderdogGreatness is trying to say that Rory is on juice ,and was scared ,not to fight BJ ,but to do the drug test.
I have no opinion about Rory using Roids, I was just rooting for BJ
Idiot!
I am the maddest person on earth right now.
Maybe if you stop sparring with heavyweights you'll stop getting beat up so badly in training, Rory.
I'm obviously a little disappointed but honestly not that bothered - I made a comment for this card saying 'I wonder who will get injured first', It was MacDonald.
I don't really get up for fights until fight week now. Too much chance of disappointment.
Exactly!
well u probably didnt pay hundreds of dallors for tickets then.... im pissed. rory pulled out of the last toronto card as well. please keep rory out of toronto!
BJ has much better odds of not losing now... :)
Too bad, I was looking forward to that fight. Rory being trained by GSP knows the secret of how to beat B.J. & most B.J.J. practitioners.
It's really not a secret on how to beat a BJJ based opponent.
I still dont get your point dude....whats the secret??? And Choel Sonnen would like to know as well Im guessing.
Chael Sonnen probably would like to know, but he should just ask Jon Fitch, Matt Hughes, Chris Weidman, Fedor, Frankie Edgar, Dominick Cruz, Urijah Faber, GSP, Michael Bisping, . Other than, you know, GSP, Couture, Lindland, Kerr, Barnett, Antonio McKee, Ben Askren, Rockhold, etc..
Or you can just go way back and say Masahiko Kimura.
Why is Bisping on that list?
He's beaten Dan Miller, Jason Miller, and Dennis Kang.
Oh yeah slick....tell us this secret....is it the same as how to beat wrestling based and stricking based opponents! Shut your stupit hole.
Two thumbs up for your grammar, punctuation, and spelling!!!
There is no secret on how to stifle a BJJ opponents strengths, hence my statement "It's really not a secret on how to beat a BJJ based opponent."
You know, a fight that would actually make a lot of sense to set up is the rematch of Penn vs. Fitch that got canned awhile back. They had a draw against each other, before the rematch got cancelled, and they're both coming off a long layoff after having their momentum stopped in a devastating loss. (In my opinion, the retirement beatdown that Penn received at the hands of Nick Diaz is just as bad as the 12 second KO Fitch received from Johnny Hendricks). The fight makes sense from a standings point of view, and because they fought to a draw. Think Dana will set it up?
No way.It doesnt make sense for either of these 2 guys to fight each other again. It was kind of a boring fight and neither one of them advance in the rankings with a victory. I personally would love to see Penn/Koscheck.
Penn should not wait.... he **** Rory up some other time... NEXT!
It pisses me off because it was such a great card but anyways... The card is still incomplete
maybe Penn can fight StunGun he is coming off a lose that would be a great fight
loss not lose(@hunter watch my spelling) now i have to go practice my stricking based attacks
I'll only troll someone if they are referencing me and being a complete and utter retard while doing so.