A source close to BJ Penn recently commented on BJ’s preparation for Sean Sherk. BJ is currently training with WEC 140 lbs champ Urijah Faber out in Hawaii.
It’s well known that BJ Penn and cardio aren’t exactly fond of one another and many insiders see him being at a disadvantage in this fight because of his lack of conditioning. This is especially true as Sherk is famous for grinding fights out into the later rounds and not necessarily aiming to finish his opponents but APPARENTLY, BJ’s cardio is tip-top right now.
BJ’s BJJ coach (wait a minute… what the hell did I just say?) Charuto, even went so far as to say that BJ would take Sherk down. And I quote:
“BJ will take Sherk down.”
See….. I told you he said that!
Come May 24th we will find out just whom will be taking down whom and whether BJ really has been training or just suckin’ back them cheeseburgers!
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Due to Chuck Liddell’s grotesquely torn quad muscle, the UFC brass have been forced to come up with a new main event for UFC 85 in London.
Knowing that Chuck’s opponent, Rashad Evans isn’t a huge main event draw (see UFC 78) they have asked former Welterweight kingpin Matt Hughes to step in against up and comer Thiago Alves.
I don’t know about you, but I’m not all that excited about this main event, particularly since Hughes has been known to put on snoozer performances against anyone not named BJ Penn or GSP in recent years.
On the brightside however, the undercard is shaping up pretty good with a few potential barn burners in Werdum vs Vera and Davis vs Swick. See 2 posts below for full card details……
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07/05/2008, 10pm ET, live on Pay Per View from the Mandalay Bay Events Center, Nevada
Light Heavyweight title match between title holder Quinton Jackson and Forrest Griffin after the Ultimate Fighter series has concluded and there has been enough beef built up between the two fighters. There will be more fights to be announced.
- Quinton Jackson Vs. Forrest Griffin
- Joe Stevenson Vs. Gleison Tibau
- Frank Mir Vs. Justin McCully
- Melvin Guillard Vs. Dennis Siver
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06/07/2008, 3pm ET, recorded, should be free from the O2 Arena, London
After defeating the Axe Murderer, Wanderlei Silva at UFC79 Chuck Liddell is back this time to face Rashad Evans.
- Chuck Liddell Vs. Rashad Evans
- Fabricio Werdum Vs. Brandon Vera
- Jorge Rivera Vs. Martin Kampmann
- Marcus Davis Vs. Mike Swick
- Nate Marquardt Vs. Thales Leites
- Matt Wiman Vs. Thiago Tavares
- Jason Lambert Vs. Luiz Cane
- Roan Carneiro Vs. TBD
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05/24/2008 - 10PM EST, live on Pay Per View from the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Nevada
Lightweight title match between BJ Penn and Sean Sherk
- BJ Penn Vs. Sean Sherk
- Wanderlei Silva Vs. Keith Jardine
- Wilson Gouveia Vs. Goran Reljic
- Tito Ortiz Vs. Lyoto Machida
- Thiago Silva Vs. Antonio Mendes
- Ivan Salaverry Vs. Rousimar Palhares
- Rameau Sokoudjou Vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura
- Terry Etim Vs. Rob Emerson
- Jon Koppenhaver Vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida
- Jason Tan Vs. Dong Hyun Kim
- Christian Wellisch Vs. Shane Carwin
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