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Career Discs on one of the top mixed martial artists going today:
Sean Sherk vs. Karo Parisyan
Sean Sherk vs. Marty Armendarez
Sean Sherk vs. Jason Purcell
Sean Sherk vs. Curtis Brigham
Sean Sherk vs. Kiuma Kunioku
Sean Sherk vs. Claudionor Fontinelle
Sean Sherk vs. Jutaro Nakao
Sean Sherk vs. Benji Radach
Sean Sherk vs. Matt Hughes
Sean Sherk vs. Ryuki Ueyama
Sean Sherk vs. Georges St.Pierre
Sean Sherk vs. Nick Diaz
Sean Sherk vs. Kenny Florian
Sean Sherk vs. Hermes Franca
Sean Sherk vs. BJ Penn
Sean Sherk vs. Tyson Griffin
Sean Sherk vs. Frankie Edgar
Sean Sherk vs. Evan Dunham
Sean Sherk vs. Karo Parisyan
Sean Sherk vs. Marty Armendarez
Sean Sherk vs. Jason Purcell
Sean Sherk vs. Curtis Brigham
Sean Sherk vs. Kiuma Kunioku
Sean Sherk vs. Claudionor Fontinelle
Sean Sherk vs. Jutaro Nakao
Sean Sherk vs. Benji Radach
Sean Sherk vs. Matt Hughes
Sean Sherk vs. Ryuki Ueyama
Sean Sherk vs. Georges St.Pierre
Sean Sherk vs. Nick Diaz
Sean Sherk vs. Kenny Florian
Sean Sherk vs. Hermes Franca
Sean Sherk vs. BJ Penn
Sean Sherk vs. Tyson Griffin
Sean Sherk vs. Frankie Edgar
Sean Sherk vs. Evan Dunham
Sean Keith Sherk (born August 5, 1973) is an American mixed martial arts fighter currently fighting for the UFC. He
currently holds a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) record of thirty-three wins, four losses and one draw. Sherk has
fought in both the UFC and Pride FC, and is a former UFC Lightweight Champion. He holds notable wins over Tyson
Griffin, Hermes Franca, Karo Parisyan, Manvel Gamburyan, Kenny Florian, Nick Diaz and Evan Dunham.
Sherk began fighting MMA in June 1999, where he originally fought at the welterweight weight-class. During his time as a
welterweight, Sherk suffered two losses; one to Matt Hughes and one to Georges St. Pierre. In 2006, Sherk decided to
drop down to the lightweight class of 155 lb. In his first fight as a lightweight, Sherk defeated Kenny Florian to become the
first UFC Lightweight Champion in over four years. After his first successful defense with the title, Sherk was stripped of
the title after testing positive for steroids, an accusation he unsuccessfully fought against in a series of controversial hearings.
Upon his return in May 2008, Sherk failed to win back the title from the champion, B.J. Penn.
Contents
Martial arts background
Sherk was born on August 5, 1973, in St. Francis, Minnesota.[1] Sherk began wrestling at age seven.[1] He continued to
wrestle for eleven years, and in that time he wrestled over 400 matches.[2] After finding Greg Nelson's Minnesota Martial
Arts Academy in 1994,[3] Sherk began to practice boxing, shoot wrestling, and Muay Thai.[1] In 1999, Sherk defeated
Roscoe Ostyn by decision in his first MMA fight.[4]
[edit] Mixed martial arts career
Sherk began his mixed martial arts career in 1999, where he went on an eight-fight win streak before signing with the
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in 2001.[4] Sherk fought only two fights before leaving the UFC. He eventually
came back and fought Matt Hughes for the UFC Welterweight Championship. He lost the match and went on to sign with
Pride Fighting Championships (Pride).[4] In 2005, Sherk re-signed with the UFC and lost to Georges St. Pierre.[5]
UFC (2001–2003)
Sherk made his UFC debut at UFC 30, where he defeated Tiki Ghosn.[4] After going 5–0–1 outside the UFC, he was
brought back to fight Jutaro Nakao at UFC 36, a fight which Sherk won via unanimous decision.[4] On September 27,
2002, at UFC 39, Sherk defeated Benji Radach when the fight was stopped due to a cut Radach had received.[4]
Sherk was then chosen to fight Matt Hughes for the UFC Welterweight Championship on April 25, 2003. Sherk lost the
fight via unanimous decision after going five five-minute rounds.[4] Sherk won two of the overall five rounds, becoming the
first fighter to ever fight a full five round fight with then-champion Matt Hughes.[6]
Pride (2004)
Following his loss to Hughes, Sherk fought three more times in 2003, winning all three bouts.[4] In 2004, he signed with
Pride and made his debut with the Japanese-based organization at Pride Bushido 2. Sherk defeated Ryuki Ueyama via
unanimous decision, in what was his only outing in the company.[4]
According to Sherk's website, the Japanese fans are the ones responsible for giving him the nickname "The Muscle Shark."
While he was popular in Japan, Sherk found it difficult to travel and support his family and found he could make a better
living fighting as a main event on local shows. He also cited his lack of health insurance for making this decision.
Return to the UFC and Controversial Accusations (2005–present)
Sherk as the UFC Lightweight Champion
Sherk was invited back to the UFC in 2005 for a fight with Georges St. Pierre. Sherk lost by TKO,[5] but was given
another fight in the UFC at UFC 59, where he defeated Nick Diaz via unanimous decision.[7] During the post-fight
interview, Sherk stated his intention to drop down in weight to the lightweight division.[7] In October 2006, at UFC 64,
Sherk defeated Kenny Florian via unanimous decision to win the UFC Lightweight Championship.[8] With this win, Sherk
became the first UFC Lightweight Champion since Jens Pulver vacated the title in 2002.[8] Sherk fought the bout with a
torn rotator cuff and was forced to rehabilitate afterwards.[9]
In July 2007, Sherk successfully defended his title against Hermes Franca at UFC 73.[10] After the fight, the California
State Athletic Commission (CSAC) announced that Sherk had tested positive for Nandrolone, a banned steroid, in a urine
test the day prior to the fight. After testing positive for 12 ng/ml of Nandrolone, Sherk was fined $2,500 and suspended
from competing in California for one year.[11] Sherk's suspension was reduced to six months after appealing his allegations
on December 4, 2007, making him eligible to fight in early January 2008.[12] Sherk claimed errors were made in lab
testing procedures. He claimed that failure of the lab to properly test the vials used in the earlier, positive tests for any
remaining steroid content may have resulted in his sample becoming contaminated.[13] However, Quest Diagnostics and
the CSAC denied any errors were made.[13] Following the CSAC's decision to uphold the results of the positive steroid
test, the UFC officially stripped Sherk of his Lightweight Championship.[14] At UFC 80, B.J. Penn defeated Joe
Stevenson to win the vacant title.[15] After the fight, UFC president Dana White announced that Penn's first title defense
would be against Sherk, who was reinstated by UFC in April 2008, and has tested clean ever since.[16] Sherk and Penn
fought at UFC 84 on May 24, 2008. Sherk lost by TKO after being caught by a flying knee and multiple clean shots to the
face. Sherk was unable to continue at the end of the third round.[17]
Sherk fought Tyson Griffin at UFC 90: Silva vs Cote, in a fight with title contention implications. In a three-round war,
Sherk won by unanimous decision, earning him Fight of the Night. In the first round Sherk was putting the pressure on
Griffin from the very beginning scoring take-downs and taking Griffins back. Throughout the second and third rounds Sherk
took Griffin down once more and the rest remained an exciting striking battle between the two. Sherk demonstrated very
crisp and technical striking that night.
Sherk next fought Frank Edgar at UFC 98 losing via unanimous decision. Sherk again found himself in trouble with an
athletic commission post fight, after he ran from the arena before supplying a post fight urinalysis. He was contacted by
commission officer Keith Kizer and told to return to the arena immediately or face his license being revoked. Sherk
returned within the hour and provided a urinalysis and tested clean, but was still suspended 45 days for the actions.[18]
Sherk was scheduled to face Gleison Tibau at UFC 104, but was forced off the card with an injury. He was replaced by
Josh Neer.[19]
Sherk was scheduled to face Rafaello Oliveira on January 2, 2010 at UFC 108.[20] However, due to an injury to Tyson
Griffin, Sherk was promoted to the main card to fight Jim Miller.[21] Sherk did not compete at UFC 108, pulling out due
to injury. Sherk suffered a cut above his right eye requiring several stitches.
Sherk was expected to face Clay Guida on March 21, 2010 at UFC on Versus: Vera vs. Jones,[22] but Sherk was forced
off the card with yet another injury.[23]
Sherk defeated Evan Dunham via controversial split decision in a Fight of the Night bout on September 25, 2010 at UFC
119. This was Sherk’s first fight back after 16 months due to injuries.[24] Many major MMA news outlets had Dunham
winning the fight 29-28. However, two of the three judges disagreed and awarded Sherk the decision. [25]
Personal life
Sherk and his wife have two sons, Kyler and Tegan.[1] He currently coaches a team of fighters at the Minnesota Martial
Arts Academy.[26]
Championships and accomplishments
* Ultimate Fighting Championship
o UFC Lightweight Championship (one time)[1]
o Fight Of The Night (twice)
currently holds a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) record of thirty-three wins, four losses and one draw. Sherk has
fought in both the UFC and Pride FC, and is a former UFC Lightweight Champion. He holds notable wins over Tyson
Griffin, Hermes Franca, Karo Parisyan, Manvel Gamburyan, Kenny Florian, Nick Diaz and Evan Dunham.
Sherk began fighting MMA in June 1999, where he originally fought at the welterweight weight-class. During his time as a
welterweight, Sherk suffered two losses; one to Matt Hughes and one to Georges St. Pierre. In 2006, Sherk decided to
drop down to the lightweight class of 155 lb. In his first fight as a lightweight, Sherk defeated Kenny Florian to become the
first UFC Lightweight Champion in over four years. After his first successful defense with the title, Sherk was stripped of
the title after testing positive for steroids, an accusation he unsuccessfully fought against in a series of controversial hearings.
Upon his return in May 2008, Sherk failed to win back the title from the champion, B.J. Penn.
Contents
Martial arts background
Sherk was born on August 5, 1973, in St. Francis, Minnesota.[1] Sherk began wrestling at age seven.[1] He continued to
wrestle for eleven years, and in that time he wrestled over 400 matches.[2] After finding Greg Nelson's Minnesota Martial
Arts Academy in 1994,[3] Sherk began to practice boxing, shoot wrestling, and Muay Thai.[1] In 1999, Sherk defeated
Roscoe Ostyn by decision in his first MMA fight.[4]
[edit] Mixed martial arts career
Sherk began his mixed martial arts career in 1999, where he went on an eight-fight win streak before signing with the
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in 2001.[4] Sherk fought only two fights before leaving the UFC. He eventually
came back and fought Matt Hughes for the UFC Welterweight Championship. He lost the match and went on to sign with
Pride Fighting Championships (Pride).[4] In 2005, Sherk re-signed with the UFC and lost to Georges St. Pierre.[5]
UFC (2001–2003)
Sherk made his UFC debut at UFC 30, where he defeated Tiki Ghosn.[4] After going 5–0–1 outside the UFC, he was
brought back to fight Jutaro Nakao at UFC 36, a fight which Sherk won via unanimous decision.[4] On September 27,
2002, at UFC 39, Sherk defeated Benji Radach when the fight was stopped due to a cut Radach had received.[4]
Sherk was then chosen to fight Matt Hughes for the UFC Welterweight Championship on April 25, 2003. Sherk lost the
fight via unanimous decision after going five five-minute rounds.[4] Sherk won two of the overall five rounds, becoming the
first fighter to ever fight a full five round fight with then-champion Matt Hughes.[6]
Pride (2004)
Following his loss to Hughes, Sherk fought three more times in 2003, winning all three bouts.[4] In 2004, he signed with
Pride and made his debut with the Japanese-based organization at Pride Bushido 2. Sherk defeated Ryuki Ueyama via
unanimous decision, in what was his only outing in the company.[4]
According to Sherk's website, the Japanese fans are the ones responsible for giving him the nickname "The Muscle Shark."
While he was popular in Japan, Sherk found it difficult to travel and support his family and found he could make a better
living fighting as a main event on local shows. He also cited his lack of health insurance for making this decision.
Return to the UFC and Controversial Accusations (2005–present)
Sherk as the UFC Lightweight Champion
Sherk was invited back to the UFC in 2005 for a fight with Georges St. Pierre. Sherk lost by TKO,[5] but was given
another fight in the UFC at UFC 59, where he defeated Nick Diaz via unanimous decision.[7] During the post-fight
interview, Sherk stated his intention to drop down in weight to the lightweight division.[7] In October 2006, at UFC 64,
Sherk defeated Kenny Florian via unanimous decision to win the UFC Lightweight Championship.[8] With this win, Sherk
became the first UFC Lightweight Champion since Jens Pulver vacated the title in 2002.[8] Sherk fought the bout with a
torn rotator cuff and was forced to rehabilitate afterwards.[9]
In July 2007, Sherk successfully defended his title against Hermes Franca at UFC 73.[10] After the fight, the California
State Athletic Commission (CSAC) announced that Sherk had tested positive for Nandrolone, a banned steroid, in a urine
test the day prior to the fight. After testing positive for 12 ng/ml of Nandrolone, Sherk was fined $2,500 and suspended
from competing in California for one year.[11] Sherk's suspension was reduced to six months after appealing his allegations
on December 4, 2007, making him eligible to fight in early January 2008.[12] Sherk claimed errors were made in lab
testing procedures. He claimed that failure of the lab to properly test the vials used in the earlier, positive tests for any
remaining steroid content may have resulted in his sample becoming contaminated.[13] However, Quest Diagnostics and
the CSAC denied any errors were made.[13] Following the CSAC's decision to uphold the results of the positive steroid
test, the UFC officially stripped Sherk of his Lightweight Championship.[14] At UFC 80, B.J. Penn defeated Joe
Stevenson to win the vacant title.[15] After the fight, UFC president Dana White announced that Penn's first title defense
would be against Sherk, who was reinstated by UFC in April 2008, and has tested clean ever since.[16] Sherk and Penn
fought at UFC 84 on May 24, 2008. Sherk lost by TKO after being caught by a flying knee and multiple clean shots to the
face. Sherk was unable to continue at the end of the third round.[17]
Sherk fought Tyson Griffin at UFC 90: Silva vs Cote, in a fight with title contention implications. In a three-round war,
Sherk won by unanimous decision, earning him Fight of the Night. In the first round Sherk was putting the pressure on
Griffin from the very beginning scoring take-downs and taking Griffins back. Throughout the second and third rounds Sherk
took Griffin down once more and the rest remained an exciting striking battle between the two. Sherk demonstrated very
crisp and technical striking that night.
Sherk next fought Frank Edgar at UFC 98 losing via unanimous decision. Sherk again found himself in trouble with an
athletic commission post fight, after he ran from the arena before supplying a post fight urinalysis. He was contacted by
commission officer Keith Kizer and told to return to the arena immediately or face his license being revoked. Sherk
returned within the hour and provided a urinalysis and tested clean, but was still suspended 45 days for the actions.[18]
Sherk was scheduled to face Gleison Tibau at UFC 104, but was forced off the card with an injury. He was replaced by
Josh Neer.[19]
Sherk was scheduled to face Rafaello Oliveira on January 2, 2010 at UFC 108.[20] However, due to an injury to Tyson
Griffin, Sherk was promoted to the main card to fight Jim Miller.[21] Sherk did not compete at UFC 108, pulling out due
to injury. Sherk suffered a cut above his right eye requiring several stitches.
Sherk was expected to face Clay Guida on March 21, 2010 at UFC on Versus: Vera vs. Jones,[22] but Sherk was forced
off the card with yet another injury.[23]
Sherk defeated Evan Dunham via controversial split decision in a Fight of the Night bout on September 25, 2010 at UFC
119. This was Sherk’s first fight back after 16 months due to injuries.[24] Many major MMA news outlets had Dunham
winning the fight 29-28. However, two of the three judges disagreed and awarded Sherk the decision. [25]
Personal life
Sherk and his wife have two sons, Kyler and Tegan.[1] He currently coaches a team of fighters at the Minnesota Martial
Arts Academy.[26]
Championships and accomplishments
* Ultimate Fighting Championship
o UFC Lightweight Championship (one time)[1]
o Fight Of The Night (twice)