Sean Sherk claims BJ Penn is a quitter
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- April
- 30
When BJ Penn ruthlessly submitted Joe Stevenson at UFC 80, I knew the BJ Penn I grew to become an uber fan of had returned to form, and the whole lightweight division was put on notice.
In his post fight interview, he made a statement that still echoes in my head to this day:
“Sean Sherk… you’re deadâ€
Immediately after this statement, he bolted out of the cage.
Classic BJ.
Sean Sherk has been pretty vocal about his feelings towards BJ since Penn claimed the vacant UFC lightweight title from Joe Stevenson at UFC 80. Sherk was stripped of that title when he tested positive for the steroid Nandrolone
“His comment that he made, I didn’t like that either. And the funny thing is that I’m the one that got boo’d.
BJ has a lot of natural ability, but so do I. I’ve got just as much natural talent as he does, the only difference is I got the mental ability and the heart. Come fight night, you’ll see that. I’m going to make him quit. I’m going to come at him hard and after that first round he is going to realize that after that first round, I’m not going anywhere. I’ll get right up in his face and I’m going to fight. Mentally, I think he’s got some quit in him. I’ve seen it. I’ve seen it in the past. If you push him, he’ll quit.
For me, winning the belt again, getting it back, is redemption. It’s about getting everything behind me, getting all that stuff behind me, beating BJ, getting that belt back. It’s all about redemption.
This fight with BJ, it’s personal. He said a lot of things about me that aren’t true and he’s talked a lot of smack. BJ is the kind of guy that he has to hate you to fight you. This will be the first time that I’ve actually fought someone that I have a problem with. So I am looking forward to it.”
I cannot wait for this fight. Sean Sherk has a strong wrestling background, but BJ Penn has serious take down defense, better striking, and jiu-jitsu for days. If Sherk does put Penn on his back, he is going to have to deal with the world class submission skills of “The Prodigy”.
UFC 84 cannot come soon enough.
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on Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 at 3:39 pm by Larry Vollmer.
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