Penn has better stand-up, so if the fight stays standing Penn will have the advantage. Penn has great takedown defense, but Sherk is very good at taking people down so it will be interesting to see if Sherk will be able to get Penn down. Even if Sherk does get Penn to the ground, Penn has great BJJ and can easily pull off a submission from his back. Sherk's main advantage other then his brute strength is his cardio. If the fight goes past the third round, Sherk will have the advantage. I'm leaning more towards Penn in this fight, but I could easily see it going in Sherk's favor as well. However it ends, it should be a great fight.
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