According to different reports by MMAJunkie.com, both Mauricio "Shogun" Rua and Sean Sherk have been added to a Montreal event in April. This same event is expected to host the title unification match between Georges St. Pierre and Matt Serra.
Shogun will be returning from his disappointing submission loss to Forrest Griffin and attempting to gain his first win inside the Octagon. Had Shogun won his fight at UFC 76, he would have been afforded an immediate title shot against Champion Quinton Jackson. Now, Shogun finds himself near the middle of a strong light heavyweight division and badly needing a win.
Even more urgent is the plight of Sean Sherk, who was stripped of his belt after testing positive for Nandrolone following his UFC 73 win against Hermes Franca. He has been told that his first fight back will be for the title, so this UFC 84 match up should be against either BJ Penn or Joe Stevenson. Sherk needs to win to gain back both his title and his credibility.
Georges St. Pierre and Matt Serra round out the card with their UFC 69 rematch.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Shogun, Sherk Make UFC 84 Card Great
Posted by Benjamin Zeidler at 2:27 PM
Tags: BJ Penn, Forrest Griffin, Georges St. Pierre, Hermes Franca, Joe Stevenson, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, Quinton Jackson, Sean Sherk, UFC, UFC 84
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GSP is fighting Serra not Sherk
My mistake. All those S names get me.
Shortly after this was posted, it was announced that Sherk is now expected to fight on what will be the UFC 85 card.
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