Fight Analysis: Evan Dunham is an up and comer with excellent skills in nearly every facet of MMA. He is a good Brazillian jiu-jitsu fighter with good submissions, has a good stand up game, and is a decent wrestler. Sean Sherk is a high-speed machine with excellent standup and awesome ground and pound. This fight will be fast-paced from the start. Sherk will come with everything he’s got and overwhelm Dunham from the start. Sherk’s wrestling ability will see Dunham on his back and unable to shake him off. Evan had trouble with lesser wrestlers than Sherk, so I do not see him able to counter what Sherk has. While Sherk will not finish him, he will outfight him and take the decision easily.

Prediction: Sherk by decision.

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Our second pick for UFC 84 is the BJ Penn, Sean Sherk matchup. BJ Penn, the jui-jitsu master with flexibility that defies logic is a tough fighter with a very methodical approach, is set up to face Sean Sherk, a fighter with amazing cardio and better ground and pound than any other fighter in the division (IMO).

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BJ Penn is the gold standard of what jui-jitsu represents in the UFC. He is masterful from his back and has the ability to contort his body (especially legs) into unique positions for a quick submission. But that is not where it ends for Penn, who has amazing hands and knock-out power.

Sean Sherk is a bulldog with an aggressive style and unbelievable stamina/cardio. He has a wrestling background and loves to ground and pound. In fact, some say he may be the best ground and pounder in UFC history in the lightweight division. He has a lot of strength, excellent takedowns, and has never been submitted in his lengthy career.

FIGHT ANALYSIS: BJ Penn and Sean Sherk have had LOTS of smack talk and much bad blood as of late. In Penn’s last fight (at the very end) he shouted ‘Sean Sherk, you’re dead!’. Sean, of course, did not take those words lightly and has been training with ferocity ever since. The fight – BJ is going to look to keep the fight standing where his superior boxing skills and reach advantage give him a serious edge. While BJ has some amazing takedown defense, Sherk is just way to dominant in that respect and WILL get him to the ground. When that happens, look for BJ to attempt several submissions from the bottom and Sherk to find a way into the guard for some brutal ground and pound action. Who wins this battle? I think that this round will go several rounds with BJ on his back, but possibly winning out the round with punches prior to takedown. However, I think that eventually Sherk will muscle through when BJ tires and…. In the end… SHERK BY TKO.

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