LAS VEGAS (March 17) - Cornerman Phil Nurse says he didn't intend to
cheat when he rubbed his hands on Georges St. Pierre's upper body
after putting petroleum jelly on the UFC fighter's face.
B.J. Penn takes left from Georges St. Pierre during their UFC welterweight mixed martial art title bout Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009 in Las Vegas. St. Pierre won by TKO. (AP Photo/Eric Jamison)
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B.J. Penn, left, punches Georges St. Pierre during their match at UFC 94 on Jan. 31, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Georges St. Pierre, right, punches B.J. Penn during their match at UFC 94 on Jan. 31, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Georges St. Pierre charges B.J. Penn during their match at UFC 94 on Jan. 31, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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B.J. Penn and Georges St. Pierre battle during their match at UFC 94 on Jan. 31, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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B.J. Penn tries to fend off Georges St. Pierre during their match at UFC 94 on Jan. 31, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Georges St. Pierre, right, tries to punch B.J. Penn during their match at UFC 94 on Jan. 31, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Georges St. Pierre catches the leg of B.J. Penn during their match at UFC 94 on Jan. 31, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Georges St. Pierre battles B.J. Penn during their match at UFC 94 on Jan. 31, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Georges St. Pierre elbows B.J. Penn during their match at UFC 94 on Jan. 31, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Nurse told Nevada regulators at a hearing Tuesday that he was
performing a breathing exercise on St. Pierre during the Jan. 31
Ultimate Fighting Championship in Las Vegas.
St. Pierre beat B.J. Penn for the title.
Executive director Keith Kizer showed the athletic commission a
video in which Nurse is seen running his hands over St. Pierre's
shoulders, chest and back after rubbing petroleum jelly on the
athlete's face.
It is against UFC rules to use petroleum jelly anywhere on a
fighter's body other than his face.
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yeah, Penn got spanked but the rule was still broken, "intention" shouldn't matter. Might as well do it every fight if that excuse will work. Give 'em a rematch!
