Sean Sherk: 'I'm still a force to be reckoned with'
by James Kimball on Sep 20, 2010 3:31 PM EDT
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"I'm a force to be reckoned with. Anyone who thinks I'm not can step in the Octagon with me. I've got all kinds of stuff left to offer this industry and this sport. I'm not going anywhere for a long time. I haven't lost any athleticism. I haven't lost any of my ability. I've only gotten better, and I've only gotten smarter."
Former UFC Lightweight Champion Sean Sherk recently told The SDS on Sherdog Radio that he's still got a lot left in the tank, and is still one of the top lightweights in the sport. "The Muscle Shark" went as far as to challenge anyone who thinks otherwise to come and prove it in the cage. His fight with Evan Dunham at UFC 119 this coming Saturday will go along way in determining if this notion is fact or fiction. But before we get to fight night, let's get some of your reaction to Sherk's comments. Do you think Sean still has what it takes to compete against the top guys in the 155-pound division? Who do you like in this match up, Sherk or Dunham?
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Go Sherk! Time for Dunham to receive his first loss.
"NOBODY wants to fight Fedor." - Wanderlei Silva, former Pride MW Champion and GP winner
ring rust?
i don’t see sherk winning this fight.his stock is low & i’m cashing in on the new up coming fighters like bone jones.it’s out with the old & in with the new… i mean sherk has been around when 155 wasn’t around
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I think most are going with Evan so we shall see if Sherk’s statement is true.
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by fenderacoustic (formerly wAyNe) on Sep 21, 2010 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions
maybe so...
But your reach will remain the same. People will always be able to pick Sherk apart from the outside
by drudog1715 on Sep 20, 2010 3:38 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Imagine the mule kick or up kick you could hit someone with?
As we always suspected - Jackson's MMA secures another victory under suspicious circumstances. Freenow82 called it and is seldom wrong when pre diagnosing a Lay n Pray / Vaseline victory before it happens. Free 2 - BZ 3... I smell a come back.
no sean you are not a force to be reckoned with. just get your azz beat baby.
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by wolfmanshowlforever on Sep 20, 2010 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Do you think Sean still has what it takes to compete against the top guys in the 155-pound division? Who do you like in this match up, Sherk or Dunham?
Honestly tough to say. Really, his losses have been nothing to be ashamed about. As noted, his reach is still the same, and trying to be a standup guy invites him to being picked apart from the outside. If he reincorporates his wrestling he can give many a guy a rough time.
im taking dunham.
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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 20, 2010 3:46 PM EDT reply actions
Me too.
But only because new Sherk thinks hes a striker.
NOBODY wants to fight Fedor, Except: Brock Lesnar, Shane Carwin, Frank Mir, JDS, Roy Nelson, Cain Velasquez, Matt "Kimbo Killer" Mitrione(by popular demand) and the rest of the UFC heavyweight division.
i would never bet on a 37yr old who hasnt fought in a year and a half. He should have gotten a warm up fight in.
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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 20, 2010 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions
He's food for Dunham
Dunham becomes WAY more marketable as a contender if he has beaten a former Champ
by Man_Made_God on Sep 20, 2010 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions
classic zuffa matchmaking.
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by DetroitDrew1980 on Sep 20, 2010 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Could that picture make him look any smaller?? :D
Sherk is a little oldschool really, the new guys are coming through in all the weight divisions and making the dinosaurs (no offence Sean) look very poor. Think Bones Jones destroying all his opponents, Hathaway making Sanchez look like a schoolboy, GSP wiping out the middleweights and all the new heavyweight contenders… In a few years MMA will have evolved more than ever as the kids who grew up watching it on mainstream TV become contenders.
They need to make the Gomi Fight......
no cares to see the fireball kid KO the caveman. We wanna see him swimming with the muscle shark.
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by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Sep 20, 2010 4:07 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
You're the first person I've seen say this
I like it. That would be a great fight, and you’re right, no one wants to see Guida/ Gomi.
by PetrozellisJab on Sep 20, 2010 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Sherk can compete... he's still explosive
IMO, Sherk has primarily been standing with fighters since his fight with BJ. At this point in age he needs to stop listening to the fans bitch about him being a boring ass wrestler and go back to taking opponents down and GnP or Lay n Pray the hell outta ‘em, whatever the hell works. Sherk may have a few good years left, but not if he’s going to stand and bang with everyone.
are these new rumors?
Or recycled from yesterday, which were already shot down?
"Give a man a match, and he'll be warm for a minute, but set him on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
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oh sorry
reading comprehension fail, I see you wrote “again”
"Give a man a match, and he'll be warm for a minute, but set him on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
Fan of: Cole Miller, Dentist Neer, Alan Belcher, Bones Jones, Frank Mir
Yeah, it's all over the UG forums
if you hit my name, go look at my fanpost from last week about the initial rumors. It has the updated info.
What this could very well be
is a case of the UFC locking up a backup fight in case Cro Cop doesn’t pass the pre-fight test for his eye. MMAJunkie reported that he was going to have to be cleared before the fight. As far as it being removed from the betting sites, it might just be because the fight may not happen? I really don’t know.
I could see them replacing him
with either:
GG
Gilbert Yvel
Mitrione
They don’t have a whole ton of options.
We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.
Someone was saying Courture was an option.
Drink to remember, drink to forget.
by doonerthesooner on Sep 20, 2010 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Definitely an option
He took zero damage in his last fight. He won’t need to cut weight, and he doesn’t really get out of shape. I’m sure he’s already been called and asked to be on standby.
How could he not be an option? If he wins, I am sure they will want to give granddaddy Couture another title run in LHW or HW
by AngryTwinkie on Sep 20, 2010 5:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm sure they will and a fight against Mir actually could be pretty good.
Drink to remember, drink to forget.
by doonerthesooner on Sep 20, 2010 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions
as somebody who will be there i hope cro cop is out and they put in either dos santos or big country,,either one of them would have better shot at beating mir then an old cro cop
by phatmacjuggalo10 on Sep 20, 2010 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I was going to say something constructive
But I can’t get over his teeny-tiny arms.
Anderson Silva will fall via brutal Republican dry-humping.
by Johnny WF on Sep 20, 2010 4:12 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
comeback
Ring rust could be a factor. But sherk is just so dominate imo. knowing his work ethic, he hasn’t stopped working out and his takedowns only could have gotten better. His reach can be the only thing that makes him lose but man he would be champ again if he had longer arms. his boxing is fast as hell
Sorry 'Muscle Shark'
you can’t juice anymore, you’ve lost your teeth!
I like the fact that he sounds a little angry. (At least it reads that way.)
It seems he feels he is being forgotten about and not liking that fact. I think we will get back to his old self and approach to the fight and use his wrestling advantages. The fact that he is not ranked in the top ten at LW is ridiculous considering the only people he has lost against are champions and #1 ranked fighters.
by Mayhem chimpanzee on Sep 20, 2010 6:55 PM EDT reply actions
his only losses are matt hughes, gsp, bj penn, and frank edgar
all current or former champions
by xquisitewretch on Sep 20, 2010 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions
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