The Submission Defense of Sean Sherk
by Luke Thomas on Jul 2, 2007 12:52 PM EDT
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PrintSean Sherk, who will be defending his UFC Lightweight title on Saturday against Hermes Franca at UFC 73, recently noted how hard it is for others to submit him. Notable quote:
Florian, a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) black belt, did lock in a couple of submission attempts, but Sherk says he was never in danger of tapping.
Nick Thompson - BodogFight Welterweight Champion and teammate of Sherk - has been adamant for years about Sherk's submission defense and ground game. Two years ago Thompson said Sherk was a high-level brown belt or low-level black belt. If that assessment is at all true (and I'm inclined to think it is), then he's got to be a black belt level no-gi grappler at this point. This, my friends, is the reason why he won't be submitted by Hermes, despite the Brazilian's first-rate jiu-jitsu.
"He went for a couple of guillotine chokes," says Sherk. "But I had my arm in. When that happens, really it's just a matter of staying calm and letting the other guy burn his arms out. I got a 23 inch neck, so it's going to be really hard to finish me with a guillotine.
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Re: The Submission Defense of Sean Sherk
Nobody's talking about the cut factor in their write-ups for this match-up. I think that's the best shot Franca has to beat Sherk, throw the big overhand right and doctor stoppage via cut. I'm not a fan of cut stoppages, but I would like to see Sherk lose, so I'll root for it this time. I met Sherk a few months ago and said he was really scared the Florian fight was going to get stopped. If he does win and I'm sure he will, I'd like to see Joe Stevenson get the next title shot. I think he deserves it.
Re: The Submission Defense of Sean Sherk
I think Stevenson should fight Huerta and the winner gets a shot.
BJ Penn should get the next shot. He'll win by whatver he feels like doing to Sherk.
BJ Penn should get the next shot. He'll win by whatver he feels like doing to Sherk.
Re: The Submission Defense of Sean Sherk
Stevenson is set to take on Kurt Pellegrino. The winner doesn't deserve a title shot per se, but if Stevenson wins, then he does.
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