Penn: Edgar ran, stole the fight, it’s a joke
Former UFC Lightweight Champion BJ Penn has found motivation for his upcoming rematch against the man who took his belt,…
Former UFC Lightweight Champion BJ Penn has found motivation for his upcoming rematch against the man who took his belt, Frankie Edgar, in the fact that he doesn’t believe Edgar deserved to take his belt. In a recent UFC-released promo for their impending UFC 118 scrap, Penn says that Edgar did more moving than fighting and that in their second meeting he will not allow the fight to go to the judges so that Edgar and his team can persuade themselves into a victory.
“He’s running around. Just step up and fight. And then I see his whole team run and pick him up. All your boys put you on their shoulders and dance you around in front of the judges and try to steal the victory. I’m not gonna be a part of that. Whatever, man. That’s the man you are. You’re the Ultimate Fighting Champion? Okay. I got you. It’s a joke.”
“I’m not afraid to exchange with him in any way. don’t think he wants to exchange with me. He’s going to be running around. He’s just going to try to jazz up what he did last time. A little quicker, a little better, maybe throw in a little kick. His corner, they don’t have much to work with. They’ve just got little Frankie Edgar. They don’t have the knockout king or the submission king. They’ve just got Frankie Edgar.”