The Ultimate Fighter 9 winner Ross Pearson says when he told Fighters Only magazine that he feels he’s a “far better striker” than BJ Penn, he wasn’t trying to run his mouth for the free press nor was he necessarily saying he was better than the UFC lightweight great.
“I wasn’t calling BJ Penn out,” Pearson said during a studio appearance on Monday’s The MMA Hour. “I don’t think I deserve a shot with BJ. I don’t think I’m ready for a shot at BJ Penn. I wasn’t trying to get publicity or anything like that. I think I’m a fighter at the end of the day and if I was going to fight someone, I look a the fight where I think I would win the fight. And I feel when my times comes I will be able to prove that I am the best striker in the lightweight division.”