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Greg Jackson: St. Pierre rubdown was witchcraft, not cheating Posted: 02 Feb 2009 12:56 AM CST Props: MMAWeekly "So in between rounds, (Team St. Pierre’s Steven Friend) had this little drill that you do – and Phil Nurse is the one who knows how to do it … he rubbed your back and tapped your chest; I don't know exactly how it works. But anyways, what that's supposed to do is get your energy in line, or motivated or whatever. So in between rounds, we had Phil Nurse do that. The controversy came because Phil Nurse also was putting Vasoline on Georges' eyebrows … So Phil Nurse put all the Vasoline on his face, so his hands might have had a miniscule amount left over from that, when he went around the side and rubbed a little point on his back, and tapped on his chest … If we were trying to grease the back we'd be greasing up and down, we would make it count. We wouldn't do a little tiny spot in the back … The whole greasing thing is pretty ridiculous … They check your body before you get into the cage, there's an inspector right there. In order for us to grease him up, it would be insane. There are cameras everywhere. We don't cheat. We don't need to cheat to win." -Head trainer Greg Jackson defends the coaching strategies implemented during the welterweight title fight between star pupil Georges St. Pierre and bitter rival BJ Penn at UFC 94 last Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Team St. Pierre’s Steven Friend, whom Jackson describes as a "Witch Doctor," implemented the procedure to help "Rush" get his energy in order. Probably a lot cheaper than a Red Bull, but an unusual tactic nonetheless. Then again this comes from a camp who must give themselves titty-twisters prior to each fight. Hard to argue with anything at Jackson’s camp considering what GSP and fellow UFC title holder Rashad Evans have been able to do under his tutelage.

UFC 94 fighter salaries and paydays for ‘St. Pierre vs. Penn 2′ Posted: 01 Feb 2009 04:03 PM CST The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) released fighter purses early for UFC 94: "St. Pierre vs.Penn 2," which was held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, just last night (Jan. 31) Georges St. Pierre was the big winner this Super Bowl weekend in more ways than one, scoring a dominating technical knockout win over lightweight champion BJ Penn and bringing home an event-leading $400,000. Here is the complete list of UFC 94 payouts (via MMAWeekly.com): Georges St. Pierre — $400,000 ($200,000 to show, $200,000 to win) BJ Penn — $125,000 St. Pierre defeated Penn via technical knockout (doctor stoppage) at the end of round four Lyoto Machida — $120,000 ($60,000 to show, $60,000 to win) Thiago Silva — $29,000 Machida defeated Silva via knockout (punch) in round one Jon Jones — $14,000 ($7,000 to show, $7,000 to win) Stephan Bonnar — $22,000 Jones defeated Bonnar via unanimous decision Clay Guida — $40,000 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 to win) Nate Diaz— $20,000 Guida defeated Diaz via split decision Karo Parisyan — $80,000 ($40,000 to show, $40,000 to win) Dong Hyun "Stun Gun" Kim — $26,000 Parisyan defeated Kim via split decision Jon Fitch — $68,000 ($34,000 to show, $34,000 to win) Akihiro Gono — $28,000 Fitch defeated Gono via unanimous decision Thiago Tavares — $26,000 ($13,000 to show, $13,000 to win) Manny Gamburyan — $14,000 Tavares defeated Gamburyan via unanimous decision John Howard — $6,000 ($3,000 to show, $3,000 to win) Chris Wilson — $15,000 Howard defeated Wilson via split decision Jake O’Brien— $N/A ($N/A to show, $N/A to win) Christian Wellish — N/A O'Brien defeated Wellisch via split decision Daniel Cramer — $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win) Matt "No Regard" Arroyo — $8,000 Daniel Cramer defeats Matt "No Regard" Arroyo via split decision Keep in mind the salaries listed above do not include fight bonuses, sponsorships, percentages and other unofficial payments. It also does not include deductions for expenses such as insurance, taxes, etc. For example, the UFC often hands out extra cash for "Fight of the Night," "Knockout of the Night" and "Submission of the Night." To check out these figures for UFC 94 go here. The total base fighter payroll for the blockbuster pay-per-view (PPV) event, which attracted an unofficial near sellout crowd of 14,885 attendees and a monster gate of $4.3 million, was a hefty $1,057,000. For complete results and coverage of "St. Pierre vs Penn 2" here and here.

UFC 94 post-fight video: Clay Guida introduces Nate Diaz to his ‘painful world’ Posted: 01 Feb 2009 02:48 PM CST

UFC 97 tickets on sale soon for April 18 show in Montreal Posted: 01 Feb 2009 02:34 PM CST Tickets for UFC 97 — the sophomore effort for the promotion north of the United States border — will go on sale to the general public on Feb. 14. However, UFC Fight Club members and UFC Newsletter subscribers will more than likely be able to scoop up tickets prior to them being available for public consumption. That’s important to consider because UFC 83: “St. Pierre vs. Serra” back in 2008 was the fastest sellout ever for the organization. In fact, only a handful of tickets made it out to the public — the majority of them were gobbled up in the presales. So be sure to get ‘em as soon as you can. UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva will defend his 185-pound strap against Thales Leites in the main event of the evening. The promotion made the official announcement last night at UFC 94. In addition, former light heavyweight champion Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua will duke it out in the co-featured fight of the night. The UFC 97 pay-per-view (PPV) event is scheduled to take place from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on April 18. To check out the latest UFC 97 fight card and rumors click here.

Jelly Belly: Georges St. Pierre overdoses on Vaseline at UFC 94 Posted: 01 Feb 2009 12:51 PM CST Between the second and third rounds of his fight against BJ Penn at UFC 94: “St. Pierre vs. Penn 2,” Georges St. Pierre had an excessive amount of Vaseline applied to his back by his cornermen. Officials ringside noticed the generous — and illegal — helping of petroleum jelly on the backside of the Canadian and sprung into action, having it removed before he could come out for the round. St. Pierre had no excuses for the incident, saying it was just a minor mistake caused by the between-round frenzy. BJ Penn and his team, however, do not see it the same. “The Prodigy” indicated that he is set to file a complaint with the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC). When contacted for comment, the government entity that regulates the sport in “Sin City” did not have an immediate statement on the incident. St. Pierre throttled Penn for four full rounds to retain his 170-pound title. He relied on his strong wrestling skills to take the lightweight champion to the mat and pound on him for most of the fight. St. Pierre also demonstrated crisp stand up, landing some nice shots and even a few head-snapping Superman jabs. The Hawaiian had no answers … literally. Penn did not answer the bell for the fifth and final round. The fight was a lopsided drubbing. And it’s hard to imagine that Vaseline was the reason behind it. Nonetheless, if the application of the slippery substance was premeditated to give St. Pierre an advantage — and not a minor mistake as St. Pierre claims — then there could be repercussions. Rest assured that the NSAC, if a complaint was indeed filed, will do its best to get to the bottom of the situation. Stay tuned to MMAmania.com for more on this developing story.

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