B.J. Penn's Camp Reveals Why He's Lost Respect for Nick Diaz

[No More Sorrow]

Penn's camp has come out to explain where the bad blood stems from and why Penn no longer respects Diaz.

In a post on BJPenn.com, Penn's Web site and social media manager Scott Hernandez explained that after their fight, Penn's relationship with Diaz had deteriorated and that they were no longer friends.

"The media may have painted a picture following the fight that things where (sic) cool," Hernandez said. "But they were not."

Hernandez points to their photo together in the locker room after the bout as an example of the public and the media receiving a false sense of the fighters' relationship.

"The one photo of the two together post-fight was taken by Cesar and B.J. and Nick did no socializing amongst each other after the fight," Hernandez said. "This was just a picture painted by the media, but it was never all flowers and butterflies."

Hernandez goes on to explain that Diaz's actions prior to and after the bout sparked Penn to lose respect for his former friend, listing four key moments that changed the former UFC champion's mind.

The break down began at the weigh-ins the day before they headlined UFC 137. After such a respectful tone was set in previous interviews and events, Penn was shocked when Diaz got in his face and attempted to strike him as they butted heads.


Despite the photo, Penn and Diaz were not all smiles after UFC 137.
During the fight, Penn did not take kindly to a shoulder bump by the former Strikeforce champion in between rounds.

"The shoulder check was disrespectful, unwarranted and unnecessary," Hernandez said.

The third straw was when Diaz yelled at Jason Parillo, Penn's boxing coach, after the fight had ended and the two fighters were waiting for the decision to be read.

What finally put Penn over the edge was when Diaz apparently insulted him on HDNet, saying that he was "bitter" and had more to say on Penn and their fight.

"These actions are not of friends; these are actions of people who do not like each other," Hernandez said. "Nick crossed the line with B.J. on more than one occasion and that was all she wrote."

This is annoying now, BJ are you gonna go into training and actually fight him or just have your yes men complain all the time on your websites? If you're going to fight him, then do it if you're not get over the fight you last had with Diaz and stop posting rants on twitter.

 

[The Cork]

Well, he has form in being a bitter loser.

I remember how much he complained about GSP greasing. He had a point, no doubt, but it wasnt as bad as he made it out to be. Sort of like the Amir Khan/Lamont Peterson "scandal" in boxing at the moment.

Theres no real point in BJ coming back. Hes too small to be competitive at welterweight and the lightweight division is too stacked, not to mention Frankie Edgar has his number.

 

[No More Sorrow]

Yeah and I'm a Penn fan that's what's so irritating about this whole thing.

 

[Slim]

Penn doing that and having his men do that is just making him look worse and worse. He needs real training to get better. His camp doesn't help him in the least bit at all cause he is still relying too heavily on his natural talents. He has the ability but he doesn't want to put in the real time and real challenge in doing real training to get himself better. Then again with all the pussy acting he's been doing what real training camp would accept him? Specially after this stunt. Penn is just shooting himself in the foot.