B.J. Penn sågade nyligen dietisten Mike Dolce under UFC Tonigh, då han konstaterade att han är trött på allt snack runt honom och utmanade sedan Nik Lentz som är en före detta elev till honom.
Penn lovade sedan att han skulle ge Dolce stryk backstage, för att bli kvitt om någonting som de blivit oeniga om under tiden de jobbade tillsammans. Bland annat för att Penn betalade honom 1000 dollar per dag för Dolces hjälp.
Dolce blev chockad över detta uttalandet och har nu svarat, via ”The MMA Hour”:
Completely shocked and completely entertained. I thought it was awesome and kind of a brilliant move on B.J.’s part, who’s a genius marketer as you can tell by the shirt he was wearing and getting great headlines. And he’s exciting, anytime B.J. talks, anytime B.J. does anything it’s exciting and it’s newsworthy. So it’s kind of an honor for me to be involved in a B.J. headline, though they are not always the nicest. But, I have nothing bad to say about B.J., he’s certainly a legend in our sport. I think what he’s done in the sport will never be seen again. He is certainly a once-in-a-lifetime athlete. So, I have nothing but great things to say about the man.
Dolce hävdar att de redan löst det hela:
We have mutual friends and contacts in between. I do believe it’s completely cleared up on both sides. That’s all the indications I’ve had. I tried to get to his Hall of Fame induction and cheer for him, but we had a three-day seminar at The Mandalay Bay and I couldn’t leave. But, I did want to go there and support because he’s truly a Hall of Fame athlete. I was hoping to see him and just get five or 10 seconds with him and shake his hand and give him a pat on the back and tell him what I think about him in such a positive light, I didn’t get that chance but I am hoping that the first time we do, I’ll be able to express that.
Det här hade Dolce att säga om det som orsakade bråket:
The one thing that I’ll say is that fight camps and fighting itself is so high-stressed and so high-pressure. There’s so many things happening all at once. A lot of times there is a need for a release of that and I believe I was the release, which is fine. I think that’s where I’ll leave it. Again, nothing bad to say about the guy and I wish him the best in his career for sure. And if he ever did come back to fight, I will be the first to buy the pay-per-view because he is exciting.
