B.J. Penn radio interview: Kizer and Florian are snakes
B.J. Penn released a question and answer vlog on Monday and made the statement that he never wants to fight in the state of Nevada again because of the way his case with "Greasegate" was handled. He reiterated some of those points and expanded on others during an interview with Xtreme Radio in Las Vegas:
"For me Keith Kizer can't be trusted, the head of the Athletic Commission can't be trusted. I never want to fight under the Nevada State Athletic Commission again."
Penn thought the NSAC's stumbling and bumbling started that night against Georges St. Pierre in the cage:
"If I go up there and make a warning, the guy is going to put hot pepper on his gloves, and then you catch him doing it and you don't walk across and let me know, it leaves a bad taste in your mouth."
Penn told Dave and Mahoney that the hearing process resembled Keystone Cops:
"They looked real professional when they were going to take Karo's money away from him for taking a percocet," Penn said about Karo Parisyan's $32,000 fine for testing positive for three pain killers after UFC 94. "As soon as we come to do our case, they start flip-flopping, like it wasn't even the same commission. They were real weird."
Penn puts much of the blame on Kizer:
"Keith Kizer doesn't want to look anyone in the eye. That Pat Lundvall, she wants to ask all these, just the weirdest questions. I thought the Athletic Commission was there for your health and safety, not to dick you around."
Penn also repeated that Kenny Florian was the source who first alerted the Penn Camp to the possibility that GSP greases. Florian has denied that he sent a text saying so. Penn says the Florian text was sent to David Weintraub, who with the Penn camp in Hilo.
When asked about GSP using steroids or HGH, Penn still feels not everyone is playing under the same rules. He points out that it took 20 years to catch Ken Shamrock using steroids. Just because a guy passes tests doesn't mean that he's clean.
Penn is in Las Vegas this weekend for an appearance at a local Walmart along with Mark Coleman, Kevin Randleman and Quinton Jackson on Saturday from Noon-1:30 p.m. PT. Let's see what happens if he crosses paths with Kizer at some point later in the evening at UFC 98.
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