BetFlix Clinches BJ Penn Preparing For UFC 123 Betting

By Tim Furious

This interview, for me at least, reflects not the BJ Penn that we’re ready to side with or against in UFC 123 betting. Instead, it’s the real BJ Penn. A lot of the time we really don’t know who fighters are, and all we get is those edited hype videos where fighters all they do is trash talk and talk about ripping off someone’s head. Just like the close contact we see in the octagon, what makes the UFC so great is how intimate fans and fighters can get.

Get up close and personal by watching the video below:

http://video.betus.com/ufcmma/ufc-123-bj-penn.html

We know a lot about these guys, perhaps more than we know about other major sports stars these days. We’re flooded with interviews, gossip and hyperbole about guys like Randy Moss, Kobe Bryant and Manny Ramirez, leaving us to just make up our own informed assumptions.

The stage for UFC betting is so much smaller, and not from a scale point of view because this is a massive action generator in that regard. We simply get to see fighters in more humble settings. Rarely are they in front of a press room giving post-game interviews where they’re just playing up to certain personas.

I’ve questioned Penn’s mindset leading up to this fight. I’ll admit that. He’s come off a... [More]