This afternoon George St. Pierre’s camp filed a response with the NSAC regarding BJ Penn’s allegations stemming from his fight with St. Pierre at UFC 94. The complete response including detailed statements from Greg Jackson, Phil Nurse, Steven L. Friend, and John Danaher can be found here.
In a joint statement Jackson and Nurse issued the following summary:
We take our involvement in the sport of mixed martial arts serious. We hold the sport in high esteem and are honored to be two of the chosen few who are able to participate in this noble profession. We would not, nor would Georges or any of his handlers, advisors or his manager, do anything to jeopardize either Georges’ reputation or the integrity of the sport. Therefore, we believe strongly, that we have done nothing to violate Nevada State Athletic Commission rules or to otherwise impugn the outcome of UFC 94, the integrity of the UFC or the sport and that the Letter constitutes nothing more than Mr. Penn’s desperate attempt to protect his reputation and commercial value after being totally dominated by a superior athlete.
The filing also contains a proposed rule change to “avoid any possible appearance of impropriety” as it relates to greasing. The most significant feature of the proposal is the suggested use of alcohol or another solvent in a pre-fight wipe down.
Complete details of the proposed rule changes as well as the camps detailed explanation of the incident can be found here.
