While Sean Sherk no longer owns the UFC lightweight championship due to his positive steroid test in UFC 73, he is still the linear UFC champion. In B.J Penn vs Sean Sherk 5-round title fight May 24th in Las Vegas, Sherk will have a chance to reclaim his title back from it’s new inherited owner B.J Penn. B.J Penn is a -210 UFC betting favorite at SBGglobal.com.
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The Hawaiian Penn is widely considered to be the most talented fighter in the UFC and rightfully owns the #5 Pound-4-pound MMA distinction in the world. The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu master Penn will be up 
against the brute strength and wrestling of Sherk. Sherk at a squat man with power in wrestling and strikes. Sherk is a gym rat that has great conditioning and mental resolve. Penn is a more cerebral fighter that has all the MMA tools to win any fight.
Penn can use his takedown defense as offense and explode with striking assaults or aggressive submission attempts. Penn’s one suspect area is resiliency. Penn usually gets winded around the 3rd round and has a tendency to cut and get injured. If Sherk can avoid getting KO’d or submitted early he could win this fight on pure stamina. Sherk is predictable and slower however, and it is unlikely that he will penetrate Penn’s remarkable defense. In this fight Penn’s superior MMA skills will outweigh the stamina of Sherk.
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Tale of the Tape For UFC 84:
Sean Sherk
Ht. 5'6"
Wt. 155-170
Age: 34
MMA Record: 31-2-1
UFC Record: 6-2
B.J Penn
Ht. 5'9"
Wt. 155
Age: 29
Record: 12-4-1
UFC Record: 8-3-1
