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Almost two years on, I (awkwardly) thanked Joe Stevenson - Bloody Elbow

An awesome anecdote by Martin McNeil regarding his most infamous work:

It’s been something I harboured mixed feelings about for quite some time; the MMA picture that I’m most well known for is one of a fighter’s utter defeat - yet in many ways it ‘put me on the map’, so to speak, and opened quite a few doors for me. I’d always wanted to thank Joe Stevenson…

I asked him what was going through his mind at the time

“Well I was obviously cut quite bad and I was wondering to myself just how long I was gonna last in there. When [Penn] got that choke locked in I knew there’d be no shame in tapping, but it still hurt”

I thanked Joe and Tracy Lee stepped in to take a shot of me with him using my own camera gear.

15 December 2009 • Joe Daddy Stevenson Martin McNeil

The Many Faces of B.J. Penn's Lightweight Competition - Bloody Elbow

An excellent photo compilation by Eugene Schelfaut at Bloody Elbow.

BJ Penn has turned a Murderer’s Row into a sobbing pulp of blood, tears, and remnants of men.  God help any 155 (or 145) pounder who stands before him.

And oh yeah, Shinya Aoki my ass.  The only way that fight gets to the ground is with Aoki’s lights out.

15 December 2009 • BJ Penn Joe Daddy Stevenson Sean Sherk Kenny Florian Diego Sanchez