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Today’s news focuses on Sean Sherk’s comments about his positive steroid test, the announce d DREAM 4 Middleweight Grand Prix lineup, and Strikeforce’s big ratings.
Sean Sherk comments on his positive steroid test
Sean Sherk has received much criticism from UFC fans and his upcoming opponent BJ Penn since he tested positive for the steroid nandrolone last year. Since the positive testing Sherk has remained adamant that he is innocent and went so far as to file an appeal with the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) and underwent a lie detector test which he passed.
In a recent UFC.com interview Sherk had this to say about his whole ordeal:
“The toughest part of this was the fact that I didn’t do it,” said Sherk. “I tried to plead my case and I was pleading my case to deaf ears. That was the hardest part about the whole thing, not being able to plead my case properly and not being able to get this thing overturned for something I didn’t do. I think with the evidence that I supplied the commission, it kinda speaks for itself. I felt like I did have a lot of evidence supporting my innocence and we did point out a lot of mistakes that they made on top of that. But it’s out of our hands.”
“This is definitely something that’s gonna be with me for a long time and people aren’t gonna forget about it, and it probably brings up some questions about me and my training,” he said. “It’s something I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about and dealing with and at some point in time you’ve just got to shrug your shoulders and say ‘well, it is what it is, and there’s nothing I can do about it.’”
Sherk is set to face BJ Penn in today’s main event at UFC 84 Ill Will.
The DREAM 4 Grand Prix Lineup has been announced
DREAM announced the following match-ups for the next round of their Middleweight (185lbs) Grand Prix bout. So far the lineup is as follows.
Melvin Manhoef (21-4-1) vs. Kazushi Sakuraba (24-10-1)
Gegard Mousasi (21-2-1) vs. Dong Sik Yoon (4-4)
Ronaldo "Jacare" de Souza (8-1) vs. Jason "Mayhem" Miller (21-5)
Zelg Galesic (8-3) vs. Taiei Kin (3-2)
Shinya Aoki will also face Katsuhiko Nagata in the lightweight tournament’s final second round bout.
Strikeforce on NBC Slams The Competition
Taken with permission from a Strikeforce press release:
“Strikeforce on NBC” Slams The Competition
Revolutionary Mixed Martial Arts Program A Smash Hit With 18-34 Year Old Audience
San Jose, CA. – The fifth episode of “Strikeforce on NBC”, the first-ever weekly mixed martial arts cage fight program on one of the four major national television networks in the U.S, topped the average ratings of both ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and CBS’s “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,” both of which air several hours earlier during weeknights, in the 18-34 year old male category of viewers during the week of May 5, 2008.
The .5 rating drawn by “Strikeforce on NBC” in the 18-34 year old male category beat the ratings of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on four of the five weeknights that the ABC show airs, and tied Kimmel’s ratings on the fifth night. The Strikeforce program bested the ratings of “The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson” on all five weeknights and tied the Thursday and Friday night ratings of CBS’s “The Late Show With David Letterman” that week, in the same demographic group.
The overall viewership of “Strikeforce on NBC,” which airs immediately following “Poker After Dark” every Saturday night (check your local listings for show time), has increased by an astronomical 197%, from 319,000 to 949,000, including a 58% jump between the two most recently reported weeks (949,000 from 602,000).
“We’re pleased to see our product gaining momentum on network TV,” said Strikeforce CEO, Scott Coker. “The series has proven to be a highly effective way of creating new Strikeforce fans throughout the country and we’re looking forward to delivering more action-packed programming to NBC viewers throughout the year.”
Co-hosted by mixed martial arts legend, Ken Shamrock, and award-winning ESPN announcer, Lon McEachern, “Strikeforce on NBC” is a 52 week series. Each episode runs 30 minutes and is comprised of fighter profiles as well as Strikeforce MMA fights and highlights.
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