“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!!
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.
I can’t stand Sherk, but come on… BJ, GSP, Hughes, Nick Diaz are not A level fighters?
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.
But it is still more than most and definatly more than Tyson. Wait a minute, I hate Sherk, why am I defending him…
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!
kenny florian anyone? sherk takes this fight easily, go sean!
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!
This is going to be like watching two turtles on Discovery Channel trying to flip each other onto their backs.
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.
Sherk beat Karo when Karo was still a teenager.
hahahaha good point. Nix Karo from the list.
When Karo was a teenager, He was throwing a bunch of grown men around.
You must be a Joe Rogan fan too Ive heard hm say that about 10 times now if not more .
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
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!
Sherk via man hump.
didnt u guys see edgar/griffin? two wrestlers that put on an awesome fight, this one wont be any different!
didnt u guys see edgar/griffin? two wrestlers that put on an awesome fight, this one wont be any different!
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.
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!!!
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!
Thank you Kevin. I’ll be taking a bathroom break, getting another beer and reloading on the snacks during this fight.
What are you going to do for the remaining 13 minutes?
Lol PW! I guess I could get a quickie while I’m at it.
lol, i could get 2 quickies in. seriously!!
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!
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.
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.
I wanted to see Griffin vs Stevenson.
That would be a good one too. I’d give it to Griffin.
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!
Sherk will probably control on the ground, defend against weak subs and grind out a boring LNP/GNP win.
tyson beat faber when he was young now hes a much improved fighter much improved
and ballam sherk fought hughes
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.
i really like griffin, but think sherks too much for him right now. i’m going with sherk by tko.
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.
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.
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.
I don’t care who wins and I hope it’s a good fight. Whoever wins, will win it by decision.
6 years of dry humping (i.e. wrestling).
Like I said yesterday. EVERY story involving a wrestler….
lol seriously
I couldn’t care less about these two decision black belts, may the best man lose.
Tyson Griffin is going to win this fight! I don’t see Sherk beating him at all
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.
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?
Sherk is a bad ass!!
Sherk will take this. I’m predicting a massive body slam early in the 2nd round blaaam!