Comments on: Report: BJ Penn will only fight Sherk if he is cleared of steroids charge

By: BJ Penn: Sean Sherk should be ‘next in line’ for a title shot (Video) at UFC blog for UFC news, results, videos, rumors, fights, pics and tickets — MMAmania.com

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:44:05 +0000

[...] For recent comments from Penn about not fighting Sherk if he was found guilty of using performance-enhancing steroids (and he was) click here. January 17th, 2008 [...]

By: UFC Quick Quote: Sean Sherk calls BJ Penn a ‘punk’ at UFC blog for UFC news, results, videos, rumors, fights, pics and tickets — MMAmania.com

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:20:22 +0000

[...] – Sean Sherk — who was just stripped of his lightweight title — shares his feelings on BJ Penn via FightHype.com. Penn will now challenge Joe Stevenson for the vacant 155-pound belt at UFC 80: “Rapid Fire.” The winner of the championship match up is supposed to fight Sherk next. Penn has stated that he would only fight Sherk if he was “cleared of the steroid charge.” December 11th, 2007 [...]

By: xocgx

xocgx — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:32:12 +0000

If it hasn’t been stated already, there’s a usatoday article on how over the counter LEGAL supplements will give you positive results on tests….I believe Sherk (and many others) are innocent.

By: DT

DT — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 04:59:36 +0000

I agree with B.J. and honestly BJ would beat the hell out of Sherk like GSP did. I think Sherk is on roids and has been like dude said he just got caught. I dont think he is that great of a fighter so BJ would take it from him anyway so if BJ beats Stevenson which i think he can he would be a better champ for the lightweight division.

By: Ultimate Fighter

Ultimate Fighter — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:36:57 +0000

[quote comment="204349"]bj is scared of sherk,bj is trying to seem unbeatable at 155 and he knows that sherk would beat his ass sinceless,and trust me,sherk did not take roids[/quote]

he tested positive in the before and after tests, trust you, who the hell are you to say trust me. olympic atheletes aren’t allowed even close to the levels that sherk had, yet you think sherk is some sort of f*ckin hero that he can get levels that high naturally. BJ is right in his decision.

By: Gene

Gene — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:19:10 +0000

[quote comment="204585"][quote comment="204435"][quote comment="204388"][quote comment="204375"][quote comment="204354"]BJ got schooled hard by Matt Hughes, who is a great wrestler and abnormally strong for his size. Sean Sherk is a smaller Matt Hughes, but possesses the same strengths and attributes that Hughes had which led to his victory over Penn, one of which being freakish endurance. Maybe I’m wrong, but I just get the feeling that Penn is ducking out of a fight he isn’t confident he would win by taking the “moral high road” on the steroids issue. LOL, even if Sherk was using do you actually think he would pop hot again? Right. Just play the hollier than thou card, dude.[/quote]
I thought BJ separated a rib and that was why he lost his 2nd fight with Hughes. BJ was clearly dominating that fight for 2 rounds and Hughes had no answer for BJ’s stand up. Plus, lets not forget that BJ destroyed Hughes at UFC 46. he subbed him in the 1st round. I don’t think BJ is ducking Sherk. I think BJ just wants a level playing field.[/quote]
rib ……or gassed, penn threw every but the kitchen sink at hughes and he survived, the dude is strong and I thought he was getting out of the choke at the end of the round. One could argue back and forth, hughes was getting a beating until the rib, but the truth is hughes is a cardio freak and I’m postive he would have beaten penn anyway in the later rounds if he didn’t get submitted. Sherk is similar to hughes, very strong, good wrestler, cardio freak and cardio is penn’s biggest weakness I’m pretty sure he’s nervous about sherks cardio and tempo he’s able to maintain the entire fight. Don’t get me wrong I actually think penn is one of, if not the most talented mma fighters out there , its just he isn’t the total package but I think if he got his cardio and strength to match his talent he would be as unbeatable as possible for a fighter.[/quote]

If sherk is cleared Sherk vs BJ would be almost a mirror image to sherk vs Franca. Youre right BJ’s biggest weakness is his cardio. If they do fight BJ better knock him out or submit him in the first two rounds if not sherk by majority desicion. Francas BJJ is comparable to penns and look how sherk powered his way out of those. And that is a scary scary thought for a fighter knowing if you dont finish the guy quick he wont get tired and keeps coming[/quote]
haha, Franca’s grappling is not even comparable to BJ’s, especially while applied during an MMA bout. Get real, Sherk will never pass his guard, if Hughes couldn’t, what makes you think SHerk can? Unless BJ’s rib breaks.[/quote]

LOL, what did I start? All right, let’s end this massive quote on quote fight with this: For all you guys who said Penn was winning the fight untill he lost, guess what? HE FREAKIN LOST AND IN MISERABLE FASHION. I would much rather see this fight than Penn vs. Stevenson. Snoozefest.

By: KTOWN

KTOWN — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:52:14 +0000

[quote comment="204277"]BJ is right. IF they uphold the suspension and Dana lets him keep the belt the UFC becomes a sad joke, a league where cheaters can hold belts and not get stripped because they are buddies with the guy who runs the organization.[/quote]

Sherk looks like he’s been saucin’ since highschool. He is a lifer.
Bj is right not to fight him if he’s caught.

Maybe Dana can make a new division for SHERK & LESNER. HAHA

By: Da Monkey

Da Monkey — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:26:30 +0000

[quote comment="204338"]Well let me be the first person to disagree with everyone… I guess I just hate BJ Penn. So what is his plan for the lightweight division then. Cuase the way I see it. Sherk will be champ for awhile. Is BJ just going to wait in silence until the champ is dethroned and expect a tittle shot then? Or is he going to continue to fight all these nobodys. . . Well more power to BJ, he and his shit talking mouth can do what ever he wants. No skin off my back, I just think its silly is all. The whole thing is silly.[/quote]

Integrity is silly? Whether you like him or not he is taking a stance for all of the UFC. How many of these guys train year round, hard, some working a job, then driving to gyms far away, to teach and train mma, to drive home in the middle of the night and start all over again, so they can have their honest and legitimate effort thwarted by a Scientificly Enhanced Freak of Nature. That is insane? There is no balance in that. Rampage has made the same accusation about the Pride fighters, where he was getting owned. Now Rampage comes to UFC owns everyone, while the rest of the big Pride guys tumble like a stack of cards. There is just to much coincidence in that. I am Glad BJ has made and taken a stance while Dana and others just turn a blind eye. Hate all you want but to hate someone because they have integrity in what they do is ridiculous.

I also love all these people saying how Sherk did not do steroids, trust me, I know or I would know. Like they are hanging out with him working out. How do you people know this? The whole point in doing cycles and properly doing them at that is to not get caught. He has gotten away with it for some time know but he effed up and got caught.

By: Da Monkey

Da Monkey — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:03:20 +0000

[quote comment="204280"][quote post="3782"]Here’s a snip from “The Prodigy:”
“If he did win the belt by cheating, that’s ridiculous. But he’s the one who has to live with it. Just like bodybuilding…. If guys are cheating, maybe there should be two divisions.”[/quote]
Ummmmm, Sherk didn’t win the belt from Hermes. But I guess I know what he’s saying. Also, Ruskie, nobody cares that you were 1st.[/quote]

I think is insinuating that Sherk has been on roids for a while by making that statement.

By: Aaron_W

Aaron_W — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:59:36 +0000

[quote comment="204557"]Its because BJ knows Sherk will beat him, Sherk would win a unanimous decision. Franca and Florian are both bjj blackbelts, and granted, Penn is better than them both on the ground, neither of those two were even close to submitting Sherk. Penn would just lose a closer decision. Probably 4 rounds to 1 for sherk. Or 3-2[/quote]

Win a unanimous decision…that is the only way a Lay and Pray master like Sherk could win. Hold position and throw some ineffective elbows and pray for the bell to ring fast.