UFC 119 Preview: Sean Sherk Talks Evan Dunham and Aims for the UFC Lightweight Title

by Nick Thomas on Sep 1, 2010 11:30 AM EDT in UFC Video

"I want to make a real legitimate run for another lightweight title and I have to be healthy to do that. I feel better now than I have in a real long time."

"I think Evan (Dunham) is tough, he's three dimensional. He's got some striking, some good wrestling and a black belt in jiu-jitsu. He's three dimensional. I think he's going to be a tough opponent; he's not going to lay down for me. He wants the win just as bad as I do."

"Stylistically, it depends on how he wants to fight me. He can press the pace and come at me or he can try to avoid me. ... I have several game plans. You have to have a plan A, plan B and plan C and change it up during the fight."

"I think this fight has the potential to be a good fight, hopefully we'll get some fireworks."

-- Sean Sherk video interview after the jump.

Sean "The Muscle Shark" Sherk (32-4-1) +190
Loss Frankie Edgar - Decision (Unanimous) UFC 98
Win Tyson Griffin - Decision (Unanimous) UFC 90
Loss B.J. Penn - TKO (Knee and Punches) UFC 84
Win Hermes Franca - Decision (Unanimous) UFC 73

Evan Dunham (11-0) -240
Win Tyson Griffin - Decision (Split) UFC 115
Win Efrain Escudero - Submission (Armbar) UFC FN 20
Win Marcus Aurelio - Decision (Split) UFC 102
Win Per Eklund - TKO (Punches) UFC 95

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He's three dimensional

Agreed, much better than fighting a cartoon.

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by Worldisart on Sep 1, 2010 11:35 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

how many times have we seen this matchup

a fading legend against a hungry aggressive up and comer whos been destroying people

the up and comer just about always wins this, dunham by decision

We have a saying back home that if your coming on, COME ON!!!!

by milk72 on Sep 1, 2010 11:46 AM EDT reply actions

~~destroying people~~

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by James Brady on Sep 2, 2010 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions

Have fun being stuck on the end of a jab for a while then getting strangled

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by eastcoastatlas on Sep 1, 2010 11:47 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs

Wait a minute...

Sherk’s legs aren’t nearlly that long, is this a photoshop?!

by menckenstein on Sep 1, 2010 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs

You can tell his belly has been air brushed

by DayGeaux on Sep 1, 2010 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs

Stop it guys

It’s obviously a real picture, stop fighter bashing before you get banned

by Polyhedron on Sep 1, 2010 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions

More fighters need a Plan A, B, and C. It seems a lot of guys go in there and then look completely confused in the second round.

by DayGeaux on Sep 1, 2010 11:53 AM EDT reply actions

His wrestling

equals his bread and butter. If he can focus on that and not fall for standing and banging, he would have a better chance in winning.

by MMA42 on Sep 1, 2010 12:07 PM EDT reply actions

That’s probably one of the four gameplans. Atleast I hope so.

by DayGeaux on Sep 1, 2010 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions

It doesn’t help that Sherk has had such a long layoff. Dunham just beat a very tough Tyson Griffin very recently. Especially with Dunham’s reach and size, I have to go with Dunham to win this.

by chrisbboy82 on Sep 1, 2010 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions

Sherk is an amazing athlete, but unfortunately his knees are shot and is coming off multiple injuries and a huge layoff. Dunham’s reach is going to give Sherk nightmares, especially if his wrestling is neutralized from the well versed Evan and his screwed up knees.

by Chase316 on Sep 1, 2010 12:36 PM EDT reply actions

"I want to make a real legitimate run for another lightweight title"

Then you should have found a way to avoid facing Evan Dunham, bud.

by SmokinJoe86 on Sep 1, 2010 12:36 PM EDT reply actions

Another match in the ongoing MMA Changing of the Guard

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by Damon O. on Sep 1, 2010 12:42 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs

I like Sherk but I want Dunham to win because I don’t want to see Sherk in the title mix again, because he has been a perpetual contender for 3 years or so now.

by DirtyML on Sep 1, 2010 1:57 PM EDT reply actions

Dunham should win this — it’s practically a gimme-fight for him.

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by Keren on Sep 1, 2010 2:07 PM EDT reply actions

Sherk has become incredibly frustrating to watch, ever since he stopped wrestling and started to become a deluded boxer it’s all been downhill for him. I hope that if he really wants to make another real run at the title that he finds the guy who used to be the Muscle Shark and not the shell of a fighter he’s become. Because of he does that he can bullly and imposse himself of Dunham but if he wants to box it out he’s going to lose.

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by Nightwhistler on Sep 1, 2010 4:49 PM EDT reply actions