Sherk vs. Griffin, Franca vs. Tibau, and Fisher vs. Guillard Added To UFC 90
A trio of lightweight bouts have been added to the rumored UFC 90 fight card, according to MMA Weekly. Former UFC lightweight champion Sean Sherk (32-3-1) will take on Tyson Griffin (12-1), former title challenger Hermes Franca (18-7) will meet Gleison Tibau (15-6), and Spencer Fisher (21-4) will fight Melvin Guillard (21-7-2) at the fall pay-per-view event.
UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote” takes place on October 25th at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois and features a main event middleweight championship clash between current title-holder Anderson Silva and challenger Patrick Cote. Welterweight contenders Diego Sanchez and Thiago Alves are slated to meet in the UFC 90 co-main event.
Sean Sherk successfully defended the 155-pound championship last July with a win over Hermes Franca but was stripped of the title after testing positive for steroids. After serving a suspension, Sherk returned to the octagon in May and immediately challenged lightweight champion BJ Penn but lost the bout via third-round TKO. Tyson Griffin has won five of his six bouts inside the octagon and is currently riding a four-fight win streak with victories over Clay Guida, Thiago Tavares, Gleison Tibau, and Marcus Aurelio.
Following his loss to Sherk, Hermes Franca also tested positive for steroids and served a year-long suspension. He returned in July, losing to Frank Edgar via unanimous decision in the “Fight of the Night” at UFC Fight Night 14. Prior to the back-to-back losses, Franca had won eight-straight contests. After winning three-straight UFC fights over Jason Dent, Jeff Cox, and Terry Etim, Gleison Tibau dropped back-to-back fights to Tyson Griffin and Joe Stevenson.
Spencer Fisher bounced back from a late-2007 loss to Frank Edgar with a unanimous decision victory over Jeremy Stephens in his latest bout at The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale in June. Fisher has won six of his nine bouts in the octagon. Melvin Guillard opened his UFC career with wins in three of his first four bouts but next suffered a first-round submission loss to Joe Stevenson in the main event of UFC Fight Night 9 and was subsequently suspended 8 months after testing positive for cocaine following the bout. He returned in December to take on rival Rich Clementi, but lost the bout via first-round submission. After winning a single bout outside of the promotion Guillard knocked out Dennis Siver in 36-seconds at UFC 86 in July.
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Tags: Gleison Tibau, Hermes Franca, Melvin Guillard, Sean Sherk, Spencer Fisher, Tyson Griffin
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I dont really care for Melvin “cokehead” Guillard. I am gonna love Spencer knocking his azz out!
HELL YEAH THESE ARE SOME GOOD FIGHTS… SHREK AND GRIFFIN…
i am a huge fan of roger huerta but he should have to face the winner of the sherk vs griffin bout (after beating florian) before getting a shot at bj. but there’s the dilemma, how many fights does a fighter have to win to EARN a title shot?
I DONO ABOUT THAT. I MEAN SHERK JUST LOST. HE NEEDS TO WORK IS WAY BACK UP. CUZ THAT MEANS BJ WOULD HAVE TO WAIT ATLEAST 6 TO 7 MONTHS… AND I DOUBT THAT…
so do you think huerta should get an immediate shot after beating kenflo’s arse (that’s english for ass)
HA HA THANKS FOR THE TRANSLATION… BUT I HONESTLY THINK YEAH… BUT MAYBE IF KEN HAPPENS TO WIN WE’LL SEE A KENNY/SHERK II FOR THE TITLE SINCE THEY BOTH HAVE HAD TITLE SHOTS. BUT I THINK IF ROGER WINS HE DESERVES IT…
From my understanding after talking to BJ he’s already slated to fight in December against an unamed opponent. from what I’ve read as long as Fitch doesn’t KO GSP, all signs point to that being the main/co main event for that card. Which is huge!
It also means the florian/Huerta, Sherk/ Griffin winners could fight for the #1 contender spot.
No way. If Roger doesn’t get a shot if he beats Florian im gonna go crazy.
IM WITH YOU HENRY THATS BS… I WOULD LIKE TO SEE NATE DIAZ FIGH WINNER SHERK/GRIFFIN… FOR #1 CONTENDER “AFTER” HUERTA BEATS BJ…
I would like to see Nate Diaz move to another country and not come back. But I dont think I will get my wish. Darn. O yea, he can take that other clown Nick with him too.
CRAZY FIGHTS!!! here’s how it goes…
sherk beats griffin, fisher knocks outs guillard, and tibau beats franca.
my answer to your question daveb is that it pretty much depends on the figther’s fight history. i think it depends on how many wins you’ve got (it helps if they’re in a row), how dominant were you in those wins, and who they were against! the winner of huerta and kenflo definitely deserves a shot.
look at it this way, if they have to beat EVERYONE before they get to the title, then who are they gonna defend it against when they finally get it?
LOL I ASSUME YOU DON’T LIKE THE DIAZ BROTHERS UH…
I DON’T KNOW I LIKE THEM AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE DIAZ FIGHT A WELL KNOWN FIGHTER…
wow YZ, you really sound confident about huerta beating bj. i like huerta, but i don’t know if i see that happening. and all you nate diaz haters are crazy. yeah, he’s kinda rough around the edges, but watching him submit one fighter after another is insane. don’t really like his bro so i can agree with you there.
HA HA… I WOULD JUST LOVE TO SEE HUERTA FIGHT BJ. IT WOULD BE SICK… BUT I LIKE NATE HES BAD A$$ DONT YOU AGREE HE NEEDS TO FIGHER A WELL KNOWN FIGHTER
why do they keep giving franca chances, edgar just beat him. he should get a fight sooner than franca,unless there just trying to run his contract up quick haha. i think diaz will defenitely be fighting sherk, i dont see josh neer beating nate diaz and i dont see griffin beating sherk. sherk beat nick before so nates gonna want that fight for his brother and he only wants to fight the best
SHERK BEAT NICK? WOW DID NOT KNOW THAT… IM GONNA HAVE TO YOU TUBE IT… WAS IT A GOOD FIGHT?
if bj vs gsp does happen, assuming its at 170lbs, that means bj will have walked straight into a title shot! even anderson silva didn’t get this kind of special treatment in LHW. if bj is serious about being a 2 weight champ he should have to at least fight a top contender first. alternatively if it’s just GSP that he wants to beat why not fight at a catchweight of 162.5 lbs.
THAT MAKES THE MOST SENSE…
i think the only reason they would allow bj to go straight for a title shot is b/c they have a history. it can be argued that bj might have won that fight if he hadn’t gassed and he’s proven that’s not a problem anymore. i wouldn’t mind…besides, from what i heard anderson isn’t interested in the 205 belt b/c he wants his boy machida to win it. that sucks!
dan henderson came over, lost one belt, then went straight to the other division and lost the other belt, so it wouldn’t be a first!
Kelvin is right on both points. Not to mention after fitch, who is a draw for a fight? Thiago Alves? We aren’t even sure fatty can make the weight, lord knows we don’t want another Travis Lutter situation. GSP Penn would be what Ortiz Liddell 2 was (as far as drawing potential). Its 2 great fighters at there best going for a belt. If you co main event it with Mir Nog and Forrest Wandi, you have what could be thee highest drawing event ever. You throw in the winner of Florian/Huerta and Griffin/sherk for the LW #1 contender spot. And Shogun/Chuck for the #1 LHW contender spot. And you got the most stacked card ever.
I DON’T AGREE WITH THE MATCH UPS BUT I WOULD BE A NICE CARD. I THINK CHUCK/FORREST MIR/NOG. I DON’T EVEN THINK SHOGAN DESERVES CHANCES YET. HE LOST AND HASN’T FOUGHT FOR A LONG TIME NO WAY… HUERTA GETS A SHOT RIGHT AWAY.
Yea looking back I chuck beat wandi and beating evans should put him right there. So switch Chuck and Wandi.
Forrest Vs Chuck for the belt
Wandi/Shogun for who has the coolest nickname.
Still don’t feel Huerta deserves a shot right now, 1 more fight to help clear out the log jam at 155. Lets not forget Marcus Davis won 11 straight and wasn’t in title contention.
YEAH BUT ROGER IS ONE OF THE BEST WELL KNOWN LW FIGHTERS. THAT WILL BE THE REASON IN GETTING IT THE SHOT. I MEAN LOOK KENNY BEFORE YOU GOT HIS SHOT WITH SHERK. HE PRETTY MUCH GOT IT RIGHT AWAY…
chuck will defenitely be in tha ti believe against forrest, hes going to run right over evans, chucks still in prime condition and hungry for that belt, i dunno if rampage will even be able to fight wandi in december, i hope so though if not the winner of silva machida
IM ALWAYS HEARING EVERYONE SAYING CHUCK IS DONE WHEN I THINK HES STILL AT THE TOP OF HIS GAME. HE WILL BE CHAMP AGAIN. BUT CAN YOU IMAGINE IF RAMPAGE DOES FIGHT WANDY. WHAT IS GONNA HAPPEN IF RAMPAGE LOSES TWICE IN A ROW 3RD TIME AT THAT AGIANST WANDY. HE CAN’T LOSE I DON’T SEE UFC DOING THAT FIGHT. THEY’LL GIVE RAMPAGE AN EASIER FIGHT SO HE DOESN’T GO ON A RAMPAGE WHEN HE LOSES…
Griffin/Sherk should be a great match. Huerta, at this point in his MMA career, stands no chance against BJ. However, if he continues to train in the right camps and gets a few more wins under his belt then perhaps he can be a good matchup for BJ. I just don’t think it’s in his bets interest to try and get the LW belt anytime soon.
I think all of you are forgetting one major thing. KENFLO is going to beat down the completely overrated Huerta. DO you all really think he’s gonna walk through Kenflo? Kenflo is a monster. Huerta is decent.
I’ve been informed that Wandi and shogun have never fought before cause they are too close as friends. So Wandi will remian open.
As for the reason I’ve been writing Florian/ Huerta Vs. Griffin/Sherk, is cause I agree with you. I like Roger, but don’t see him winning. Style wise it isn’t a good fight for him. Florian can nutralize his hand speed with his clinches and ground game. And I agree Huerta is overrated. I do understand why he is so liked he’s a good lookin well spoken kid, he’s had some wars, and he appeals to the large hispanic popluation in america. With that said I see him losing a desicion to Florian this saturday
Sherk over Griffin in a kind of exciting fight that goes to the judges, since neither of them finish fights. Meh, Franca over Tibau cuz Tibau hasnt been impressive at all in his fights and he should be able to man handle opponents with his huge frame but hasnt yet. Depends on how many lines Guillard blows before his fight, Fisher should go straight for the nose and he’ll be fine
The Sherk vs.Franca fight last year was the best 5 rounds I have ever seen. When I found out they both were on steroids, that explained a lot. Even though they both deny they were on it and Dana defended Sherk, I know they were. The California State Athletic Commission wasn’t out to get them. It is what it is. Not surprising, neither one has one their fights, since serving their suspensions.
If the winner of Huerta and Kenflo doesn’t get a title shot, that’s BS.
The UFC 90 card still needs some bigger guys to entice me to PPV. And I have PPV every UFC fight since UFC 70, except the ones in England. I go to Hooters for those.
Guillard will probably end up in some rehab clinic with Irvin before it’s all said and done. I think Fisher has a lot of UFC experience and will win rather easily. Tibau will win a tough decision, as will Sherk, both will be exciting though. I’m looking forward to all these fights.
yeah some class fights here, cant wait to see melvin i love the guy hes a guy who puts everything on the line, hope griffen beats sherk too be a good fight tho,
WAR ufc like KOuch im a ufc natzi
I’m pretty sure it’s been Stated the winner of the Florian/Huerta fight gets a title shot. I’d bet the house Florian vs Penn would be in the future for the LW title. When is the question since it’s been hinted at a rematch between GSP vs. Penn.
I DON’T SEE THE GSP/PENN FIGHT HAPPENING UNLESS ONE OF THEM LOSE THE TITLE.
I see that Griffin will knock out Sherk
Griffin will NOT knock out Sherk. I do believe he’ll beat him though, in a decision. Huerta’s not overrated, he’ll beat Florian all over the cage. And despite how good all these NYE matches you guys have said, none of them sound as enticing as ‘Fedor-Couture’.
Yeah, I dislike Sherk, think he’s a cheater and a punk, but the dude doesn’t get knocked out, so gotta go with, not very likely there daddy lupo.
sounds like a great card
when will they give silva a good fighter? cote is a ****in joke, silva is yet again going to get a first round knock out. WTF IS THE UFC WAITING ON? hes good enough to beat forrest griffin, chuck liddell, quinton jackson, wanderlei, list goes on this is ****in bull**** **** u dana white
I like how its Dana and the UFC’s fault Anderson doesn’t want to fight at 205 (as stated in a past artical on this very site). And I wouldn’t just say he would roll over all the guys name. Forrest is exceptionally tall and has more reach which could lead to problems.Chuck and Rampage will always have a puncher’s chance. So lets not go over board here.
well come on look at the middleweight division, the only person i think who stands a real chance is dan henderson because he did have anderson in a bad position when they fought. and if anyone thinks bisping can take anderson. im sick of hearing it, if people think anderson can beat anyone but then out of every fight michael bisping is supposed to be the one to do it? get out of here because he beat jason day charles mcarthy, josh haynes, eric schafer, elvis sinosic..nobodies. lost to evans and won a stupid decision to hammil. i hope bisping gets a title shot so i can see him get laid out
RIGHT ON TSPENCE, BISPING SUCKS!
Silva doesn’t fight with excellent fighter because Dana White don’t wannna to see all of is moneymaker lose. Silva will beat great fighters on a long period of time.
Tyson and Sherk is a great fight and Sherk will get humbled further….
Tyson hasn’t been finishing very many fights lately from what I can remember. I want him to stomp Sherk, make him bleed and finish him!
Dana White isn’t protecting Anderson Silva. You don’t allow a guy to move up a weight class and fight a KO artist in James Irvin if your trying to protect him. Anderson just doesn’t really have any equal right now. And a little secret for you, Anderson isn’t that big of a cash cow. He doesn’t seem to draw like Penn or GSP. Whenever I see him fight I think of the line from Gladiator about how its not how quickly you win but its about giving the people a show. That’s the same reason Fedor was never as popular in Pride as Wanderlei was, despite being better.
slick kid u dont know what the **** your talking about silva is the 2nd best fighter in the world it aint his fault ufc cant get him fighters
SILVA BY WHATEVER THE F*** HE WANTS
cote looked like **** his last fight silvas ganna line him up for the first 2 min then ko him in the first round
I see slickyboy is being as mature as always.
HE’S AN IDIOT…. HES JUST TRYING TO GET A REACTION OUT OF YOU GUYS… IGNORE IT
Watch out YZF…Slickybaby will get one of his friends to come on here and tell you that you are KO’d. Then you’ll really be in trouble.
I see the vote on Silva vs Cote is at 89% Silva 11% Cote… Yeah… that’s about right…. 11% of the people on this site are tards and the rest know MMA fairly well.
DUDE I HAVEN’T HEARD YOU SAY ONE NOLIGIBLE THING. AND YOUR CLOWNING ON DANNYBOY SAYING HE KNOWS NOTHING… WOW… MAN
The maturity level is astounding, isn’t it?
SILVA VS FEDOR
get off cotes d***
why do u think cote will beat silva he didnt look good his last fight
FOR REAL WHAT THE HELL DO YOU SEE THAT WE DON’T
OKAY NOW A. SILVA’S CHIN HAS NEVER BEEN TESTED. AND ALMOST OR SHOULD HAVE DOESN’T FUC**KING COUNT… RAMPAGE “SHOULD” HAVE BEAT FORREST BUT DIDNT
for one even though he likes to eat lutter is a very good fighter and he had good position for a little bit but he didnt almost knock silva out
I always love “internet message board guy” that just rambles on and on about topics with no facts or any wise insight. Just Cote is gonna destroy him blah blah blah. And when you call him on it he can’t do anything but call you names cause he’s a thousand miles away in his parents basement. Knowing in a million years he would never say get in your face and ever say that. What a joke this topic has become. I can’t wait till Anderson just Pummels Cote and we can move on.
AZNSTAR_INC
AS SOON AS IT HAPPENS IM JUMPIN ON MMAFRENZY. AND GIVE THIS IDIOT A HARD TIME…
nick is a very good fighter i mean he beat gomi nate
needs to fight some better fighters
I THINK NATE DESERVES TO STEP UP TO THE GOOD FIGHTERS FINALLY… AFTER NEER OF COURSE
rematch manny vs nate
I KINDA WANNA SEE NATE/GUIDA OR NATE/GRIFFIN OR NATE/FRANCA
everyone says that he welterweight division is stacked but i dont think so
A NATE/KARO FIGHT WOULD BE TIGHT
HONESTLY I CAN CARE LESS WHAT YOU WENT THROUGH… IM HERE TO TALK MMA…
HA HA HA HA… THIS IS HILARIOUS…
PEACE MAN
i didnt know my opinion ment so much to u
is it that time of the month
Wait a second… NATE DIAZ beat Tyson in a boxing match? BAHAHAHAHA
Haha I can only assume the bruised ego thing is in reference to me and no, some loser rambling on about the **** he’s seen on the internet doesn’t mean much.
YZFOXRACING, Nate (155lbs.) vs. Karo (170lbs.) would be a great UFC Fight Night main event. Would it be a catch weight fight or what? I can’t stand Karo after being such a d*** on Manny’s Ultimate Fighter.
THATS WHY I SAID IT BUT I DOUBT ITLL HAPPEN… I KNOW THER IN TWO DIFFERENT WEIGHT CLASSES BUT. I JUST HATE KARO AND HIS B1TCH ASS COUSIN… LOL BUT THAT WOULD BE AN AWSOME MAIN EVENT HUH?
KAro is one loss away from trying to get the match with Nate even if it is a hard cut…
karo should fight nate next even if he wins. i wanna see that fight so nate can make him look STUPID!
KELVIN:
YOUR DAMN RIGHT… I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT… I CAN’T STAND KARO. BUT I JUST WANNA SEE NATE FIGHT A WELL KNOWN FIGHTER YA KNOW
After the next UFN Nate is going to have a step up with a win. With a loss its MAnny on the TUF finale in Dec.
ok im just puttin this out there for fights that i would love to see even though some of them probably will never happen………… obviously couture Vs. fedor, condit Vs. fitch, florian Vs guida, lawler Vs. filho, A.silva Vs. vera, Kongo Vs. Sylvia, Lesnar Vs. Kongo, Penn Vs. GSP, GSP Vs. A.silva, Liddell Vs. Franklin and W.Silva Vs. Couture. thats some fights i would love to see, how bout you guys?