Diaz camp responds to Penn callout tweet
Posted January 6, 2012 4:10 pm.
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It didn’t take long for UFC welterweight Nick Diaz to respond to the trash talking of B.J. Penn.
Or Diaz’s camp, anyway.
A day after Penn called out his last opponent on Twitter on Thursday and seemingly came out of retirement from the UFC in the process, a message was posted on the website of Diaz coach Cesar Gracie (graciefighter.com).
Here’s what it read:
“BJ Penn has apparently not come to terms with the beating he received at the hands of Nick Diaz. Below is his latest posting on his Twitter account:
‘@nickdiaz209 Look how much bigger you are in this pic..I thought you were gonna scrap from the beginning homie? What was that coward fence holding strategy to tire out the smaller man? Street fighter my ass! I made you fight like glass jaw @jonfitchdotnet poser! I’ll be ready for that weak bs next time we fight!’
At some point it is up to those around you to protect you from yourself. To take you aside and let you know you are wrong and help save you from your folly. Unfortunately for Penn he is surrounded by ‘Yes Men’ that are unwilling to do that. The outcome will be predictable, resulting in a fighter that will never push himself to the fullest and will always have excuses for his losses.”
Penn fell by unanimous decision to Diaz in a three-round slugfest at UFC 137 in Las Vegas on Oct. 29. Afterward, Penn, the former lightweight and welterweight title-holder, said he was done fighting because he didn’t want his family to have to see him looking the way he did. His face was visibly damaged from the large amount of strikes he absorbed in the fight.
Diaz had not posted any message on Twitter as of Friday afternoon, and there was no response tweet from Penn.
Diaz is scheduled to face Carlos Condit for the interim welterweight title at UFC 143 on Feb. 4 in Las Vegas, while current champion Georges St-Pierre recovers from knee surgery.
