Two words, Hawaiian domination.
BJ Penn is a fighter. Sean Sherk is an athlete. This is a physical sport, but at the end of the day it is a fight and the fighter will win this fight. Penn isn’t worried about hanging with Sherk for five rounds, he wont need more than two, maybe three.
My UFC 85 prediction for BJ Penn and Sean Sherk’s main event showdown: In typical BJ Penn fashion he’ll show a slow jab that finds its target 90% of the time and will have sherks face bleeding by the end of round 1. Also in round 1 Penn will show his inability to be taken down. Sherk’s frustration with Penn will resemble Matt Hughes frustration after two rounds. If Penn can stay injury free for this fight he should be able to submit Sherk by the end of round two or early into round three. If it goes past three Sherk will be lucky to leave the cage with both arms still attached.
As the equally exciting undercard: Wlanderlei Silva will KTFO Keith Jardine. Silva has had a slow comeback in the UFC but will make the most of this fight. Silva will have knockout power when he’s an 80 year old saggy man.
Tito Ortiz better bring it cuz Machida will. Lloyoto Machida is a machine, a karate machine, but non-the-less a machine. Machida is in great shape but doesn’t seem to have the ‘it’ something that a champion has. My prediction for this fight is a Round 1 sumbission by Machida or a three round descion for Tito. I love Tito, he is in a three way tie for my favorite fighter ever, but I just don’t know if he has the same fire he used to have.
