Sean Sherk Status

Sometimes I get the feeling that every MMA site on the net just reports the exact same news, so I end up not reporting stuff which I should. The status of Sean Sherk and the fallout of the steroid sentence is one of these stories.

The bottom line is that the CSAC (California State Athletic Commision) reduced Sherk's suspension to 6 months from one year. This means that Sherk would be eligable to fight again in January of 2008 (next month). Of course we know that BJ Penn and Joe Stevenson are scheduled to have a UFC lightweight interm title bout in January.

Now, I've heard that Sherk got stripped of his title (can't remember where I heard this), but that the bout between BJ Penn and Joe Stevenson hasn't been upgraded to a full title bout. I have to believe that if the UFC has indeed stripped Sherk that they would make BJ Penn vs Joe Stevenson a title match, then give Sherk an immediate bout against the winner.

The BJ Penn vs Joe Stevenson bout will be held at UFC 80 across the pond.

I'll let you know if anything changes.