UFC Quick Quote: Sean Sherk looking in the mirror against Tyson Griffin at UFC 90

by MMAmania.com on Oct 22, 2008 11:03 AM EDT Comment 50 comments

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"Stylistically, I think we're a lot the same. Obviously, physically, we look a lot the same. I see a lot of same attributes in myself that he has as well. To be honest with you, I just don't think he's seasoned enough yet. We're talking about a guy with 13 fights who hasn't fought an A-level fighter yet, versus a guy who's got 40 fights who's been fighting A-level fighters for six years. So there's a lot of experience coming into this that I have."

-- Former lightweight champion Sean Sherk talks to ESPN.com about his upcoming clash with Tyson Griffin at UFC 90: "Silva vs. Cote" at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill., on October 25. He feels that with a win over the X-Treme Couture standout -- who has won five of six fights inside the Octagon and four straight -- will position him near the top of 155-pound title contenders once again. Sherk and Griffin do have strong wrestling backgrounds and very similar styles. Both have also experienced droughts in terms of finishing their opponents despite winning performances (Sherk 2005 and Griffin 2006), meaning we could very well see another decision on Saturday night if current trends continue.

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Guess Sean forgot about Tyson’s win over Faber…. which is Faber’s only loss….

Tyson by decapitation Rd 1!!

by dumbdancing on Oct 22, 2008 11:08 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

It must be the roids talkin again, so i will disregard his opinion of what he considers a level A fighter since he hasnt fought many himself.

by blah. anything can/and will happen in MMA on Oct 22, 2008 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I can’t stand Sherk, but come on… BJ, GSP, Hughes, Nick Diaz are not A level fighters?

by BNF on Oct 22, 2008 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yup, you just mentioned possibly ALL of them, and thats the point. out of 40 plus fights, thats not such a great percentage is it? lets not forget he fought a bunch of nobodys for over a year! so when he says 6 years of level A fighters, things arent always as they appear.

by blah. anything can/and will happen in MMA on Oct 22, 2008 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

But it is still more than most and definatly more than Tyson. Wait a minute, I hate Sherk, why am I defending him…

by BNF on Oct 22, 2008 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

BNF. sherk also beat benji radach, who alot of people are pretty impressed with at the moment……..wait a minute, now im taking up for sherk! go tyson!

by b.w. on Oct 22, 2008 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

kenny florian anyone? sherk takes this fight easily, go sean!

by brendan(moderated) on Oct 22, 2008 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Neither fighter has any chance of finishing each other which makes this fight BORING! I dont mean that a fighter has to finish all his opponents but cOME ON, this fight has NO CHANCE of being stopped early so we can all forget the possabilitty of under card fights being aired!

by john on Oct 22, 2008 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

This is going to be like watching two turtles on Discovery Channel trying to flip each other onto their backs.

by PW on Oct 22, 2008 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah. Sherk has only fought GSP, BJ Penn, and Matt Hughes in his prime. Sure he didn’t win these fights, but this is about experience. Sherk has experience against the best. This even includes the best in a weight class higher than his. He also has noteable wins over Karo Parisan (twice), Nick Diaz, and Kenny Florian. Tyson beat Urijah, (which was a weightclass below him) and has certainly went up against some contenders but he hasn’t faced as stiff of competition as Sherk.

by RyanHobbs on Oct 22, 2008 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sherk beat Karo when Karo was still a teenager.

by Pat on Oct 22, 2008 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

hahahaha good point. Nix Karo from the list.

by RyanHobbs on Oct 22, 2008 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

When Karo was a teenager, He was throwing a bunch of grown men around.

by belfort_fan on Oct 22, 2008 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You must be a Joe Rogan fan too Ive heard hm say that about 10 times now if not more .

by Dayzah on Oct 22, 2008 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

tyson aint decapitating anyone at anytime soon!

this is probably goin to be an exciting fight i think more than likely an exciting ground war but if were lucky we might get to see these 2 go toe to toe for 3 rounds none stop

either way its going to be a good fight

sherk by split decision

by ufcaddict on Oct 22, 2008 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

this should be one of the most boring fights in mma history.
way off topic, had to share, I was just brining groceries in, my dog (which weighs no more than 4 pounds) just chased this indian lady. She dropped everything in her hands and went running. You would have though it was a pack of wolves chasing her. I’m literally still laughing!

by kevin (most moderated guy on mmamania) on Oct 22, 2008 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sherk via man hump.

by The_Cannibal on Oct 22, 2008 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

didnt u guys see edgar/griffin? two wrestlers that put on an awesome fight, this one wont be any different!

by brendan(moderated) on Oct 22, 2008 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

didnt u guys see edgar/griffin? two wrestlers that put on an awesome fight, this one wont be any different!

by brendan(moderated) on Oct 22, 2008 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Edgar is way more game and a more exciting fighter than Sherk. That being said, Sherk will do a better job dry humping Griffin in this fight. Sherk wins a unanimous decision via dry hump.

by DSmith on Oct 22, 2008 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don’t know why you think this fight will be so boring. Two really good wrestlers usually makes for a very entertaining fight. There are usually a ton of scrambles. And when their wrestling is nuetralized by each other they have to stand and trade. Nono of this Machida/Bisping/Evans stick and move BS. Mark my word, this will be a good fight!!!

by DDT on Oct 22, 2008 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

when has sherk been in an exciting fight? I got one, when BJ was knocking him out and picking him apart. this was because roid boy knew he couldn’t take bj down!

by kevin (most moderated guy on mmamania) on Oct 22, 2008 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thank you Kevin. I’ll be taking a bathroom break, getting another beer and reloading on the snacks during this fight.

by DSmith on Oct 22, 2008 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

What are you going to do for the remaining 13 minutes?

by PW on Oct 22, 2008 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Lol PW! I guess I could get a quickie while I’m at it.

by DSmith on Oct 22, 2008 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

lol, i could get 2 quickies in. seriously!!

by kevin (most moderated guy on mmamania) on Oct 22, 2008 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I like Tyson, and i hope he takes this one. Though he needs to work on finishing guys. Something tells me this one is going to a decision!

by UKMMA on Oct 22, 2008 11:08 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Well..at least one primo wrestler bites the dust.

I think Joe vs Griffin

Kenny vs Sherk2.. could of been the best fight match ups.

by PhilQNY on Oct 22, 2008 11:09 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I actually would have preferred to see Joe vs Sherk and Kenny vs Griffin hahaha. But I am starting to like the idea of these matchups instead.

by RyanHobbs on Oct 22, 2008 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wanted to see Griffin vs Stevenson.

by belfort_fan on Oct 22, 2008 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That would be a good one too. I’d give it to Griffin.

by RyanHobbs on Oct 22, 2008 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sherk fighting A-level fighters for 6 years? What about the 2+ year span before he fought GSP? He fought nothing but no names during that stretch!

by Ballam on Oct 22, 2008 11:16 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Sherk will probably control on the ground, defend against weak subs and grind out a boring LNP/GNP win.

by SaVaGe on Oct 22, 2008 11:17 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

tyson beat faber when he was young now hes a much improved fighter much improved

and ballam sherk fought hughes

by liamd on Oct 22, 2008 11:20 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I guess we can only hope Sherk decides to keep this fight standing. It could be exciting (I’m trying to be optimistic). People give Tyson a hard time, but he has been involved in some very exciting fights. I will just pray it doesn’t turn out like I think it’s going to.

by BNF on Oct 22, 2008 11:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

i really like griffin, but think sherks too much for him right now. i’m going with sherk by tko.

by allamerican on Oct 22, 2008 11:25 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

LOL @ fighting A-level fighters. Sherk has lost (badly) to every A-level he’s fought: Penn, Hughes, GSP.

That being said, he still beats Griffin.

by Eric on Oct 22, 2008 11:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Well he did say fighting not beating lol. There is alot of experience that you get though when you fight higher level guys, even when you lose.

I really just hope their wrestling will cancel each other out and this thing stays standing. Sherk would be really excited to watch if he stay up and banged with people.

by mike on Oct 22, 2008 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

If Sherks stands and bangs for every fight he will just get picked apart. His T-Rex arms don’t allow him to close the distance.

by SaVaGe on Oct 22, 2008 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don’t care who wins and I hope it’s a good fight. Whoever wins, will win it by decision.

by Ian on Oct 22, 2008 11:49 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

6 years of dry humping (i.e. wrestling). ;)

by tripleainto on Oct 22, 2008 11:57 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Like I said yesterday. EVERY story involving a wrestler….

by RyanHobbs on Oct 22, 2008 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

lol seriously

by brendan(moderated) on Oct 22, 2008 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I couldn’t care less about these two decision black belts, may the best man lose.

by tripleainto on Oct 22, 2008 11:58 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Tyson Griffin is going to win this fight! I don’t see Sherk beating him at all

by RoB on Oct 22, 2008 12:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

tyson has much better technical striking, and an amazing ground game. sherk’s gonna have a hard time taking him down and holding him down. i predict a griffin decision win by messing up sherk’s face.

by jack on Oct 22, 2008 12:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Is there anyone on this thread that is a Sherk fan? Do they exist, or is everyone only interested in seeing him fight so they can see someone F him up?

by waterboy on Oct 22, 2008 2:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs