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UFC 101 likley has its main event, and it’s a good one.

Kenny Florian finally gets his shot at 155lb Champion, BJ Penn, after Penn’s failed attempt at simultaneously holding the Lightweight and Welterweight titles. We all know how that debacle turned out after his loss to George St. Pierre.

However, it’s time for Penn to move on and focus on the increasingly dangerous Florian. Florian has been on an unbelievable tear, taking down top contenders Roger Huerta and Joe Stevenson in his most recent fights. He is much, much more equipped for a title shot at this point in his career. As an added bonus, Georges St. Pierre is helping to prepare Florian for this bout, as one last jab at Penn.

Penn has been completely consumed by the apparent greasing during his last bout, and can’t seem to let it go. He has convinced himself it would have been a vastly different fight had the vaseline not been applied to St. Pierre. He had better refocus, and fast. Florian has cardio until next Tuesday, and is head and shoulders above the rest of the 155lb class.

After asking the NSAC to investigate the alleged greasing by the St. Pierre camp, Penn has filed an official complaint. He asks for quite a few things…but the highlights are listed below:

• Accuses that George ingested a substance that would cause his body to become highly and unnaturally slippery
• Phil Nurse, Greg Jackson, and the unknown parties are named as co-conspirators to St. Pierre’s alleged use of vaseline
• Penn is asking the commission to fine St. Pierre, Jackson, Nurse, and the unnamed parties up to $250,000.00
• To suspend Georges St. Pierre’s fighter license as well as the licenses of Jackson, Nurse, and the unnamed parties
• To change the result of the UFC 94 fight to a “no contest”
• Asks that St. Pierre take a pre-bout shower to make sure no substances exist on his body

Wow.

It was an unfortunate incident, and I believe there was an unintentional transfer of vaseline to St. Pierre, albeit a miniscule amount. However, that that point after the first round, the fighters were already drenched in sweat, and I do not believe the vaseline affected the outcome of the fight whatsoever. Not sure what Penn is trying to do here… Perhaps he had convinced himself so thorougly he could beat St. Pierre that he cannot accept a loss.