UFC Quick Quote: Sean Sherk should be back by early fall, wants to keep fighting contenders

http://www.mmamania.com/2011/7/24/2291493/ufc-quick-quote-sean-sherk-should-be-back-by-early-fall-wants-to-keep

"I should be back in early fall. I want another contender. Just want to keep fighting contenders and keep fighting guys that I feel like they have something to offer me, because anytime I fight somebody and I've been in the industry for so long, I've accomplished so much, anybody that I fight it's going to be a big fight for them. It's going to be a big win if they beat me. So I got to put my butt on the line and I want to fight another top contender. Someone whose got some momentum going so if I beat them it furthers my career as well. So it's kind of a win-win for both of us you know."

-- Hey, look who it is. It's former Lightweight Champion Sean Sherk. If you're having trouble recognizing him, it's because the Earth has nearly orbited the Sun since the last time he was on your television. Actually, he's fought just once each of the past two years; a unanimous decision loss to Frankie Edgar (who now holds the 155-pound title) at UFC 98 and a split decision win (in which his victory was considered a robbery and he was driving the getaway car) over Evan Dunham at UFC 119. Once one of the most active fighters in MMA -- Sherk fought eight times in 2004 alone and just nine times since -- steroid suspensions, injuries and bad luck have kept him from reaching the level he once performed at. But that doesn't mean he's ready to hang 'em up just yet. In fact, he tells MMA Fight Corner (via FiveKnuckles) that he wants to return in the fall and he wants to fight another contender when he does finally get back inside the Octagon. Considering how absolutely loaded the lightweight division is, he may end up fighting one by default. Got anyone in mind for him?

sherk looked terrible in his last fight and had so much ring rust. not only that he hasnt been fighting smart as of late wich caused him his last lost. he tries to entertain by standing there and trading with better strikers and ends up paying for it. i wish him the best on his comeback but i doubt we will ever see him as a title contender again, dudes getting old and injuries/long lay offs dont help

How did he look terrible in that fight

Sherk's body is falling apart, I'd retire If I was him.

bobbitt15 wrote:

How did he look terrible in that fight

dude was gassing by the second. sherk in the past was known for having a gass tank even when getting a beating and like ali said, his body is falling apart, his best days are behind him

He still had enough in the tank to get out of those guillotines all night.

Ludo wrote:

He still had enough in the tank to get out of those guillotines all night.

yeah, thats the heart and skill of a former champ. im not knocking him, im actually a fan but as a fan i can say his better days are behind him.a healthy, primed sherk would of made rds 2 and 3 from the evan fight look exactly like rd 1

ive lost all interest in Sherk... dont care until he comes back to the cage at least twice a year

killerofchicken wrote:

ive lost all interest in Sherk... dont care until he comes back to the cage at least twice a year

It's hard to focus on two sports. But he got his NBA ring last season so I expect his head to be back in MMA.