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Originally Posted by Thorgrim
i pick sherk to win, he proved his bjj defense againts florian and franca, penn has a better ground game, but not light years ahead of francas.
penn was too tired in the stevenson fight (to fight sherk).
sherk looked like he just got out of the shower after he fought franca
plus penn is too emotional, if plan A doesnt work, he goes downhill. i think sherk will work and work and make bj eats shots during his submission attempts, and he'll gas.
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You're assuming Sherk can put Penn on his back and keep him there the entire fight?
I think Penn's going to suprise/frustrate Sherk with how well he stuffs his takedowns and then punish him with his hands for the effort. Penn's takedown defense is much better than Florian and Franca's and he's also a much better striker technically than Franca. This is going to help keep Sherk on the outside. Sherk has to jump into his strikes because of his little arms and THEN shoot. For that reason Penn's boxing is going to create a lot of problems for him, not to mention Penn will be practicing his sprawl like never before. And trust this, Penn's takedown defense is better at 155 than it is at 170 - he's quicker, more flexible and he has better balance and control. People need to stop assuming that Sherk is going to put Penn on his back easily. It's going to be very difficult, especially in the earlier rounds.