In a candid interview on The Casuals MMA podcast, UFC veteran and former Bully Beatdown host Jason “Mayhem” Miller opened up about his controversial accusation that Georges St-Pierre used Vaseline during their bout, and how it impacted both the bout and his reputation in MMA.
Miller recalled the 2005 UFC encounter with St-Pierre, describing his frustration during the fight: “I was trying my damnest to get his Vaseline soaked leg in. The whole strategy was to Triangle this guy, but it didn’t work that way.”
According to Miller, he vocalized his concerns during the match, telling referee “Big” John McCarthy that GSP was “greased up,” but his complaints were dismissed. “I yelled that at him and he said to me, ‘Oh, he’s fine,’ and then right when he said he’s fine, he [GSP] elbowed me in the face again,” Miller recounted.
The accusation gained traction years later when Miller mentioned the incident in an article for Fight Magazine. What began as a passing reference unexpectedly became part of the official record when BJ Penn’s camp cited Miller’s article in a formal greasing complaint against St-Pierre.
“I wrote an article and just mentioned that in Fight Magazine, just mentioned ‘yeah, there’s some guy was greased up that I fought, sounds like Kermit the Frog, you know, might be French, I don’t know,'” Miller explained. “They used that in the lawsuit. BJ Penn used that and said that they quoted my article that said, ‘Oh, this guy was greased up.'”
Despite the controversy, Miller has made peace with the situation over time. “Later on, I was like, ‘All right, that’s the business. If you ain’t cheating, you ain’t trying,'” he reflected.
The “Greasegate” accusations became a significant storyline in GSP’s career, with Miller’s comments contributing to the narrative. However, Miller doesn’t appear to harbor resentment, focusing instead on what he learned from the experience and the many fights that followed in his storied career.
Miller’s interview showcases how seemingly small comments can become part of MMA folklore, affecting fighters’ reputations for years to come – even when the original accuser has long since moved on.
