Did BJ Penn Lose, Fair and Square, to GSP?

"Fair and square," is an idiom that means when someone wins something they follow the rules and win conclusively. GSP did not win his match with BJ Penn in a "fair and square" fashion. It doesn't matter whose fault it was, something very unfair happened. A fighter had someone in his corner apply lubricant to his body, in a fight where wrestling is a factor, in a match for the championship of the world. BJ Penn, in all likelihood, took a number shots to the head that he might otherwise have avoided, if GSP had not been oiled up –making him harder to hold onto.

Will a number of headshots turn a fight in a different direction? They certainly can. For the Championship of the World, for the coveted title, for the pinnacle of all achievements in the fight game, a match must be as "fair and square" as possible. Not to mention that BJ Penn's camp warned the officials BEFORE than match that GSP might be oiled up –and sure enough, look what they were caught doing DURING the match. This is not OK. This is, in my opinion conditions for the harshest of sanctions. Not just on behalf BJ Penn, but for the sport and the fans. GSP might have won under any circumstances, but we'll never know (until the rematch), as in this particular case, someone in GSP's camp did something that is absolutely and undeniably illegal.

Mr. White, you cannot tolerate ANY kind of cheating in your Octagon. No drugs, no sharp instruments, nothing to obstruct vision, no weighted gloves, and no oil. Please, for the sport, vacate the welterweight title, ban GSP's corner-man from the sport, call the fight a "no contest," and implement a strict testing policy, before and during fights, to keep competitors from cheating with oil.

Tom Callos