UFC President Dana White appeared on ESPN’s “The Hot List” this afternnon and announced that BJ Penn would be fighting the winner of the Sean Sherk vs Hermes Franca fight which will take place July 7 at UFC 73.
Seems kind of surprising to me considering that BJ seemed like he wanted to return to the welterweight division and fight Matt Hughes again after his loss at UFC 63. But then again, BJ has stated before that he would like to make a run at collecting as many UFC title belts as he can, so why not start with the Lightweight division and work his way up.
Personally, I don’t like the fact that BJ Penn gets all these title shots instantly in each weight division. Granted, I do agree that BJ is probably at the top of the UFC lightweight and welterweight divisions, but I don’t think he should get granted that title shot just because he returned to the division and beat Jens Pulver. If you remember, I was pretty upset that BJ Penn was the replacement to fight Matt Hughes at UFC 63 after Georges St. Pierre had to pull out with an injury. If BJ had won at UFC 63, he would have been the welterweight title holder after losing his previous fight at welterweight to GSP. Now he drops down to 155 for what he said was just one fight against Jens, and he is going to fight for the title.
What happens if BJ wins the belt from Sherk or Franca. BJ has already said he doesn’t think he wants to stay at lightweight so is he just going to vacate the belt and the UFC will have to crown an interim champ when BJ moves up to 170?
After saying all that, I still would love to see a Penn vs Sherk matchup.
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ive actually seen yves fighting in bodog i dont think hes doing so good but joe daddy vs sherk im looking forward to
Oh HELL ya! Joe Daddy vs Sherk man! Thats prob the best matchup at 155. Id probably give the edge to Sherk in strength and conditioning, Joes biggest test by far. If its a 5 rounder, Joe needs to put the Hurt on Sherk fast! i dont think he would have the endurance to wrestle Sherk for 25 min. Sherk would be the favorite, but id LOVE to see Joe Daddy get on top of Sherk and pound him out!
joe has had two very very short fights since he dropped to 155 hes fighting real soon cant wait to see him
You guys got this all wrong. Penn’s only losses are with fighters in welterweight division. St Pierre and Hughes with the exception of Jens who he recently beat the crap out of, his losses was from former champions. Remember everyone said that the St Pierre decision lost should have gone BJ’s way. Just watch the fight St Pierre got his *** beat and his face showed it. Matt Hughes was lucky to survive the second fight with BJ’s injury. The bottom-line is if BJ continues to fight in the lightweight division he will dominate because he fights much bigger for that weight class, he has heavier hands and he can also easily submit you. So does he deserve the title shot of course look at the people he lost too…only former world champions.
what about ryoto machida bj penn lost that one to
the one thing i really dont like about Penn is that he is just lazy he has the tools to be the best but he lets his training stop him. i really hope he fights Sherk and comes in the best shape he can because i dont wanna see “man love” Sherk dry hump BJ for five rounds. Sherk is a great fighter and showed in his last fight that deserves to wear that belt, i just dont like his style the way i see it is he never really “beat” Franca he won the fight but he never “beat” him. imo a champ should be able to “beat” his opponent instead of hold on for the win (Tim Sylvia) most of the time title holders are main event fighters and i dont really wanna see a main event full of man love or jabs from 20 feet away. the point is these fighters need to finish the fight you are there to “beat” your foe so “beat” him, dont hold him down so he cant “beat” you. it just doesnt seem like laying on top of a man for 25min. is not the best way to win a fight.
rj
i cant agree with u more but i just cant see sherk losing hes to strong and trains to much