Sean Sherk

Wicombatsports.com was the first to report the matchup on Thursday and Sherk confirmed the news to Sherdog.com. Sherk, a former UFC lightweight champion, withdrew from his bout against Gleison Tibau at UFC 104 on Oct. 24 in Los Angeles with a “Grade II AC separation” shoulder injury.

Every fan of the Kenny Florian that lost to Sean Sherk in 2006 doesn't have a favorite fighter anymore. Even fans of the Kenny Florian that dominated Joe Stevenson just a short nine months ago are out of luck. Sorry guys. Those Florians no longer exist.

A lightweight bout between Sean Sherk (33-4-1 MMA, 7-4 UFC) and Gleison Tibau (12-7 MMA, 5-4 UFC), first...

There are a lot of guys who fight MMA but there are few true mixed martial artists like BJ" Unlike in the fight with Sherk, there are no questions about whether Florian deserves to be in the Octagon with Penn. Now he just has to win. Kenny Florian is ...

In addition to this week's release of Series 3, Round 5 has issued two Series of four athletes each: Randy Couture, Matt Hughes, Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson and Tito Ortiz comprised Series 1 while Rich Franklin, Sean Sherk, Anderson Silva and Wanderlei ...

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 CA He utterly dominated foes in the IFL, his only loss a result of showboating. Could he perform as well against other top MMA stars in his weight class? Could he fight BJ Penn? Sherk? Urijah? Brown? Its possible that fans will never know. ...

 UK by View from the Floor , 03 June 2009 What a career Matt Hughes has had. Nine-times welterweight champion, joint most wins in The UFC (with Chuck Liddell), victories over Royce Gracie, Georges St-Pierre, BJ Penn, Sean Sherk, Carlos Newton, ...

And it shows a clip from UFC 84 with a cornerman doing the same thing to Sean Sherk in between rounds against BJ Penn. In his letter, Friend describes the rubbing technique - "placing the left hand on the front of the chest while the right hand moves ...

By Section 233 Despite his embarrassing defeat, BJ Penn is one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time, Kenny Florian is not.  BJ Penn doesn’t relish the opportunity to fight lightweights, or ordinary fighters.  He was motivated for Pulver to settle a grudge, motivated for Stevenson strictly to win the...

By Darren Michael W His last fight was billed as the biggest fight in mixed martial arts history, but it is this upcoming bout with Thiago Alves that will end up saying more about the legacy of Georges St. Pierre. Thiago Alves is not like any of St. Pierre's previous opponents.  While he has recently developed incr...

By MMAmania MMA mania provides the most up-to-the-minute Ultimate Fighting Championship® news, event details and fight analysis. The blog also lets UFC fans discuss your thoughts and insights on the best MMA organization in the world. ... I apologize to any Florian fans, but Kenflo will lose to BJ Penn..A...

By Dave Sholler In one of the most dominating performances of his career, welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre retained his title at UFC 94 last Saturday by soundly defeating lightweight champion BJ Penn. GSP IS A BAD MAN… GUIDA IS IN THE LIGHTWEIGHT MIX…

By Ivan Trembow(noreply@blogger.com) In the GSP-Penn fight, Penn showed up to fight and looked to be in good shape, but GSP was simply too good. White was also quoted as saying that the Nevada State Athletic Commission was "flipping out" about it and was "screaming" at St. Pierre's cornermen about it.

By Dave Sholler BJ Penn has all of the talent to be considered the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. If he sticks to these keys at UFC 94, he may just prove it. In a rematch of their highly controversial 2006 clash, lightweight champion BJ Penn moves up to 170 pounds to challenge welterweight titleho...

By Pat Georges St. Pierre vs. BJ Penn The main event of the evening is a superfight of epic proportions, as current welterweight champion Georges “Rush” St. Pierre and current Lightweight champion BJ “The Prodigy” Penn will do battle for the second time. Penn by TKO, round 3

By Press Release E. BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – UFC lightweight sensation Joe “J-Lau” Lauzon fights once again in the main event February 7, headlining “UFC Fight Night” on Spike TV against fellow Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist Hermes Franca, live from the Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida.

By "Mr. NC-17" UFC 80: Stevenson vs. BJ Penn for the lightweight championship. The first event of the New Year, and the last time we actually got to see a UFC PPV at $40.00, BJ Penn makes his historic comeback run to capture the vacant lightweight title via submission (rear naked choke) in round 2 over an alway...

By Jared Leatzow The lightweight division is still dominated by Japanese fight promotions that have under contract guys like JZ Calvan, Joachim Hansen, Eddie Alvarez, and Shinya Aoki. UFC can only stake claim to B.J. Penn, Sean Sherk, and Kenny Florian.

By Jessy Morris So let's get started. I decided to start the interactive tournament with the lightweight division this week. The top eight fighters are: Nate Diaz, Tyson Griffin, Roger Huerta, Kenny Florian, Clay Guida, Frankie Edgar, Sean Sherk and Joe Stevenson.

By Darren Wong 1. Many people believe that BJ Penn doesn't deserve the fight.  After all, beating Jens Pulver and Joe Stevenson, and Sean Sherk isn't really that impressive.  Leonard Garcia just destroyed Jens Pulver, and Uriah Faber beat him soundly.

By Patrick McCauley Both Florian and Sherk have expressed interest in a second bout between them to determine the number one contender at 155 during Penn’s hiatus, but this match has little upside for the UFC.  If Sherk were victorious, then he’d have to face Penn again and I don’t think there is much interest f...

By Larry Vollmer I recently had the opportunity to speak with “The Muscle Shark” Sean Sherk, who is coming off of an impressive and dominating victory over Tyson Griffin at UFC 90. Sherk has stated that he wants the winner of the Stevenson/Florian match up that takes place at UFC 91. Sherk also believes that t...

By bfowlkes One man who won’t be sorry to see California State Athletic Commissioner Armando Garcia go is Sean Sherk, who still feels like he got a raw deal on his steroid case thanks to Garcia and his bungling of the appeals process. Sherk told MMA Rated that he “knew the guy had some issues” that would le...

By Phil Adams Tonight's guests are Randy Couture, Mike Swick, and Mask. First is a review of UFC 90. Notably, highlights from the show were shown, although the decisive moments of the fights are shown only in still photos. Bas had no idea of what Silva was doing in his fight. Mike trains with Josh...

By mma_dude I really don't understand all the criticism of either Cote or Silva. And I was actually impressed with Cote. Does he have any chance of beating Silva -- No! But he did frustrate Silva and he has one hell of a chin. It was the chin that was most frustrating for Silva, in my opinion.  I mean, we have alw...

By BJJDenver Maynard. Many people think he is the next great LW. I think he almost bored me to death last night. Griffin. See Sherk. High points...Rachelle Leah, Chicago, Sherk and Griffin and Kos and Alves, oh my. Low points...main event, Maynard and Clementi, lackluster card to an extent.

By Steve Cofield White also broke down the Sean Sherk win over Tyson Griffin and Junior Dos Santos' shocking upset against Fabricio Verdum. He also had a good theory about how his pre-fight video blogs had a major effect in Las Vegas. Part 1 (Cofield w/Adam Hill, Las Vegas Review-Journal):

By Pat For an underdog pick go with Marcus Aurelio and Thiago Alves, in my opinion they have the biggest chances of pulling it off. Aurelio will be facing his former student, Hermes Franca, which has grown into bad blood and Franca being kicked out of American Top Team. Both fighters match up prett...

By Jesse Holland UFC 90: “Silva vs. Cote” is set go off LIVE from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill., on pay-per-view (PPV) at 10 p.m. ET on October 25. Silva: Show up. Prediction: Koscheck by unanimous decision Prediction: Sherk by unanimous decision Prediction: Maynard by unanimous decision

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By Michael Comeau Right down the list is Kenny Florian, who will do battle with Stevenson at UFC 91 in November. BJ's other recent victim, Sean Sherk, will fight Tyson Griffin at UFC 90 on Oct. 25. It is unlikely that Sherk or Griffin will be offered title shots any time soon, as UFC President Dana White likes to se...

By MMAEruption Right down the list is Kenny Florian, who will do battle with Stevenson at UFC 91 in November. BJ's other recent victim, Sean Sherk, will do battle with Tyson Griffin at UFC 90 on October 25th. It it unlikely that Sherk or Griffin will be offered title shots any time soon, as UFC President Dana W...

By Kid Nate Of course they've both got tough fights coming up -- #7 Sean Sherk and #12 Joe Stevenson -- respectively so nothing is guaranteed. But honestly I'd rather see Sherk and Stevenson face-off to determine which of the guys to recently get smoked by B.J. can return to contention. I mean what happens...

The Half-Guarded Truth By: Mike CoughlinMichaelCoughlin@f4wonline.com (mailto:MichaelCoughlin@f4wonline.com) For the week of 09/21/08 September Rankings Five Star Radio / The Half-Guarded Truth Mixed Martial Arts Rankings Another month, another round of fights, and another s...

By gorgeousgeorge@taggradio.com (Gorgeous George) May 16, 2007 - Trigg is back and offers a listener some advise about Las Vegas. The TAGG crew also interviews UFC Lightweight Champion Sean "The Muscle Shark" Sherk.

By someonespecial4 Both these guys are good fighters.  Edgar has climbed the ladder at 155, but dropped off a bit following his loss to Gray Maynard.  Many people are forgetting that Hermes Franca was the number one contender and fought for the title against Sean Sherk before his failed drug test.  Franca is str...

By Adam Morgan Adam Morgan: There isn’t an area to me where Joe Lauzon looks better on paper than Kenny Florian outside of maybe fight experience and possibly wrestling. That being said, he is absolutely one of the most promising young lightweights in the division and should not be overlooked. Florian, i...

By Joe Thompson One can not deny the strength of NJ native Frankie "the Answer" Edgar", who has wins over the likes of Spencer Fisher and Tyson Griffin.   In his UFC debut against Griffin, Frank Edgar used his excellent boxing skills and state wrestling champion background to outmuscle Griffin in a close...

By Noah Olinsky In an extremely similar position to Nate Diaz is Joe Lauzon.  Lauzon has enjoyed success in the octagon, starting with his improbable forty eight second knockout of former champ Jens Pulver and following that up with two submission victories.  Lauzon is taking a step up in competition, ho...

By Jon Grilz Of course, Minnesota has had some more success with it's fighters. Former lightweight champ Sean Sherk will be looking to take the belt back from BJ Penn at the next PPV event. Both of which train at the same facility- Minnesota Martial Arts Academy in Brooklyn Park under trainer Greg Nelson.

By Greg Clark ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP® ANNOUNCES BJ Penn is a gifted athlete with great speed, flexibility and fantastic striking, and Sean Sherk is the best wrestler and likely the strongest fighter in the lightweight division,” said Dana White, UFC President. “Both believe they are the rightful 155 pound champion, and they’ve publicly traded insults about it – Penn has called Sherk a cheater and Sherk has stated he owns the belt – this should be a battle for the ages.” “I respect Sean Sherk a lot as a fighter, I think he is great athlete,” said Penn. “But how can he call himself the champion when he cheated…is he for real? I know I am the real lightweight champion, and on May 24th Sean Sherk is going to know it too.”   [read the full post]

By Jon Grilz Lightweights? B.J. Penn is the champ, do I really have to go into this one? After walking through Joe Stevenson Penn will be looking to take on Sherk (who will be ranked as the #1 contender once his year suspension is up) to show the MMA world the fighter that everyone thought he would be. Standin...

By Kevin Iole If Penn gets past Stevenson, which is hardly a given even if he’s on top of his game, he’ll still have to get past guys like former champion Sean Sherk and top contenders such as Kenny Florian, Frankie Edgar, Tyson Griffin and Roger Huerta.

By MMA Junkie Kenny Florian (7-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC), “The Ultimate Fighter 1” middleweight runner-up who parlayed the TV appearance into a top contender’s standing in the UFC’s lightweight division, has confirmed he’ll next fight Joe Lauzon (16-3 MMA, 3-0 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 13 on April 2.

By Kris Karkoski Another who will now be competing somewhere in that division is The Ultimate Fighter 6 Welterweight Champion Mac Danzig. It was clear to see to anyone watching his preliminary fights on the show that he was easily the most talented of the bunch and the likes of Blake Bowman, John Kolosci and...

By Sam Caplan Eric Shapiro: You defeated Hermes Franca, who is supposed to have excellent Jiu-Jitsu, do you think B.J. Penn’s Jiu-Jitsu game is that much better? Sean Sherk: Just tire him out. I don’t care how I do it, just tire him out. Eric Shapiro: So you think cardio is still an issue for B.J. Penn?

By Sam Caplan Now comes recent word that Rodriguez will be fighting in the main event of New Jersey-area fight promotion Battlcage Xtreme’s next card on Oct. 20 at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. According to the promotion’s website, Rodriguez will be fighting Kauai Kupihiea for the USKBA heavywe...

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