My tenth thought on the TUF 10 Finale: Somebody Taser BJ Penn

Next Saturday, December 12, is UFC 107, featuring a lightweight title bout between champ BJ Penn and Diego Sanchez. It’s the first title fight since UFC 104 and the last one until at least UFC 111 (the rumoured card for the Georges St. Pierre/Dan Hardy welterweight showdown). Yet the UFC did next to nothing to promote UFC 107 during Saturday’s Ultimate Fighter Finale.

They ran a standard-issue promo video during the commercials and hooked up Sanchez and Penn for a boilerplate live interview that had all the sizzle of a day-old tuna sandwich. Sanchez was amiable and engaging, even though his Gladiator slaveboy haircut left a little to be desired (if he doesn’t want people to think he’s crazy he probably should avoid looking like he belongs in a straightjacket with electrodes taped to his forehead). Speaking of shock therapy, somebody should’ve Tasered Penn’s ass. I mean, he was dead in that interview, completely flat. I know he’s toned down his tough talk since the GSP smackdown but come on, show some showmanship.