fiveouncesofpain.com - 1/20/2008
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As if it wasn’t obvious after the UFC handed former lightweight champion Sean Sherk a microphone during Saturday night’s main event between B.J. Penn and Joe Stevenson , UFC president Dana White confirmed in a press conference after the event that Penn’s first defense will be against Sherk during a card in May.
As of now, the card is expected to be UFC 85 on May 24 in Las ...
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Bloody Elbow —
... guys are skilled and have been winning in the UFC, they're just a long long way from contention in the very crowded UFC lightweight class. Jonathan Goulet vs Kuniyoshi Hironaka: UFC 84I'm actually a fan of Hironaka after his tough fight against Jon Fitch, but he had no answer for Thiago Alves' leg kicks. I think this will be a good matchup of well-rounded fighters. No impact on the title picture though, this is strictly a "loser leaves town" match. B.J. Penn vs Sean Sherk: UFC 85This is the big one. There are already rumors that if B.J. ...
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