Sherk wants to fight Penn

Former champions Sean Sherk is set to fight Frankie Edgar at UFC 98 “Evans vs Machida” this Saturday.

But the 35-year-old has admitted he is keen on a new fight against B.J. Penn, following his loss a year ago.

Sherk is confident the MMA community wants to see Penn v Sherk in another fight.

He told Sherdog.com: “I would hope so. My last fight with Tyson [Griffin] was real exciting. We got “Fight of the Night.” I think my fight with Frankie is going to be real exciting. I think — assuming I do pull the win off in two fast-paced, exciting fights — that the fans would be excited for Penn and Sherk 2.”

He continued on Frankie Edgar: “I think he’s pretty well-rounded. He has a great wrestling background, [and] his striking looks good. Every time I’ve seen him fight, he looks comfortable on his feet. I think he’s a purple belt in jiu-jitsu. I think he’s pretty well-versed. I don’t know how this fight is going to turn out.

“It could turn into a wrestling match or a boxing match. That has yet to be seen. I think you’ll see a lot of everything in this one. That’s the way it is with everybody in this industry now, especially at the high level. Everyone is three-dimensional now. You never know how it’s going to go until you get in there and start mixing it up.”

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