The UFC on Wednesday officially announced that lightweight contenders Sean Sherk and Tyson Griffin will meet at UFC 90 on October 25th in Chicago. Sherk (32-3-1), a former UFC lightweight champion, was stripped of his title following a July 2007 victory over Hermes Franca after testing positive for steroids. The positive test, which was appealed, was [...]

Plenty of UFC action to be had starting this Monday as there’s lots of quality bouts for the week; below is the programming schedule for the week of August 25-31: UFC Unleashed Wednesday, August 27 (9:00 – 10:00 PM, ET/PT) Frank Edgar vs. Tyson Griffin Spencer Fisher vs. Thiago Alves Michael Bisping vs. Eric Schafer UFC Unleashed Wednesday, August 27 (11:00 PM – ...

-275 The betting line on Sean Sherk vs Tyson Griffin going to a decision - or 4/11 odds. If you were to bet 100 bucks on this going all the way, you’d earn an extra 30 bucks back. Well, this is a surprisingly reasonable line, but that’s why they don’t put me in charge of the [...]

Sean Sherk. Photo property of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Former UFC lightweight champion Sean Sherk will make his return to action when he takes on standout wrestler and Xtreme Couture member Tyson Griffin at UFC 90: Silva vs. Cote, which will emanate from the Allstate Arena near Chicago on October 25th. The UFC officially announced the bout earlier today. Sherk’s ...

As the UFC rolls into Chicago on October 25th for UFC 90, it will bring with it two of the best lightweights in the world to do battle in a feature attraction. The much anticipated match up between former UFC lightweight champion Sean Sherk and rising star Tyson Griffin was made official today at UFC.com . Griffin will seek his fifth straight win in a row as he battles the ...

The UFC announced early this morning that former UFC lightweight champion, Sean Sherk, will be taking on up and coming Tyson Griffin at UFC 90 . The event is scheduled to take place at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois on October 25th. This will be the promotion’s debut event in the Windy City. (Read More…)

The UFC today officially announced a lightweight bout between former UFC title-holder Sean Sherk (32-3-1 MMA, 6-3 UFC) and contender Tyson Griffin (12-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) for its UFC 90 card on Oct. 25. The fight is slated for the pay-per-view event's televised main card, which features a main event of UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silv vs. Patrick Cote. The UFC also confirmed bouts ...

Former UFC lightweight champion Sean Sherk will fight Tyson Griffin at UFC 90 this October in Chicago, IL. Griffin is coming off a strong performance against Marcus Aurelio at UFC 86 where he won by unanimous decision, raising his record to 5-1 in the UFC. Sean Sherk is coming off a TKO loss to current UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn at UFC 84 after sitting out nearly a full year due ...

Props: Sherdog.com “I think my wrestling ability will match up very well with his. I wrestle with Division I wrestlers all the time, like Gray Maynard and Johny Hendricks. I came a long way since I started training MMA. My wrestling may be even better than his. I …

October 25th in Chicago. Pick the description that best fits your initial reaction to hearing this news: a) This will be a really good, exciting, competitive fight. b) This could be a real snoozefest and lose the audience in a hurry. c) Tepid reaction… don’t really care either way. Share This

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Rising 155-pound star Tyson Griffin will put his four fight winning streak on the line at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois on October 25th when he squares off against his most accomplished foe to date, former UFC lightweight champion Sean Sherk, in a key matchup on the UFC 90 main card.

Props: Sherdog.com “I think my wrestling ability will match up very well with his. I wrestle with Division I wrestlers all the time, like Gray Maynard and Johny Hendricks. I came a long way since I started training MMA. My wrestling may be even better than his. I …

Props: Sherdog.com “I think my wrestling ability will match up very well with his. I wrestle with Division I wrestlers all the time, like Gray Maynard and Johny Hendricks. I came a long way since I started training MMA. My wrestling may be even better than his. I don’t know for sure — we’ll find out. He’s got good hands, too. I think I have better standup, though. He (tends) to ...

From Strikeforce’s “Revenge” event in June 2006, here’s Tyson Griffin taking on Duane Ludwig .