The Speed Bag: Nik Lentz, what are you trying to accomplish with these B.J. Penn tweets?

To watch B.J. Penn, who used to be so good, go out and look so normal in a majority-decision loss to Dennis Siever at UFC Fight Night 112, was sad. Even sadder, though, might’ve been Nik Lentz afterward.

The UFC lightweight, in a a continued effort to start beefing with Penn, took to Twitter to gloat – gloat! – about the 38-year-old UFC legend losing his fifth fight in a row.

Not only is kicking Penn while he’s down just downright mean; it’s a bad idea for two reasons. All it does is make Lentz look desperate for attention, No. 1. And, No. 2, even if he succeeds in getting a fight with Penn, who is obviously on the decline in the twilight of his career, what good comes out of winning a fight against a guy who is no better than a shell of himself?

Check out the video above for my complete thoughts on this.

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