Sean Sherk

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sean Sherk
Occupation	Mma Fighter
Date Of Birth	Aug 5, 1973(1973-08-05)
Age	51
Birthplace	St. Francis
Country	United States
Birth City	Minnesota
Horoscope	Leo

Sean Sherk Biography

Sean Sherk is one of the most popular and richest MMA Fighter who was born on August 5, 1973 in St. Francis, Minnesota, United States. Former UFC fighters won in the Lightweight Championship on October 14 on the 14th of October, 2006.

His defeat was ruled by He was defeated by Frankie Edgar by unanimous decision on May 23, 2009. by unanimous vote on the 23rd of May, 2009.

Sean Keith Sherk (born August 5, 1973) is a retired American mixed martial artist and former UFC Lightweight Champion. Sherk competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and was one of the first combatants to have been a championship competitor in multiple weight divisions (having also competed for the UFC Welterweight Championship). He was the second UFC Lightweight Champion in the organization’s history after Jens Pulver vacated his title 5 years earlier. Sherk also spent time competing in the Japan-based organizations, PRIDE Fighting Championships and Pancrase; going undefeated in both promotions. He holds one of the longest undefeated streaks in mixed martial arts history, with only four career losses, all to fellow-UFC Champions. Sherk announced his official retirement from mixed martial arts competition in September 2013 having last fought three years prior.

Sherk began his mixed martial arts career in 1999, where he went on an eight- fight win streak before signing with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in 2001. Sherk fought only once before leaving the UFC. He returned in 2002 and fought Matt Hughes for the UFC Welterweight Championship in 2003. He lost the match and went on to sign with Pride Fighting Championships (Pride).

He was the father of two sons, Kyler as well as Tegan.

Sean Sherk Net Worth

Sean Sherk is one of the richest Mma Fighter from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sean Sherk 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The welterweight made his debut, in 1999.

He was awarded UFC Fight of the Night distinction three times.

Sherk was born on August 5, 1973, in St. Francis, Minnesota. Sherk began wrestling and weight training at age seven. He continued to wrestle for eleven years, and in that time he wrestled over 400 matches. After finding Greg Nelson’s Minnesota Martial Arts Academy in 1994, Sherk began to practice boxing, shoot wrestling, and Muay Thai. In 1999, Sherk defeated Roscoe Ostyn by decision in his first MMA fight.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Sean Sherk height 5 ft 6 in Sean weight 70 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Sean Sherk Dating?

According to our records, Sean Sherk married to Heather Sherk. As of December 1, 2023, Sean Sherk’s is not dating anyone.

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In October 2006, at UFC 64, Sherk won all five rounds using his superior wrestling and ground and pound and defeated Kenny Florian via unanimous decision to win the UFC Lightweight Championship. With this win, Sherk became the first UFC Lightweight Champion since Jens Pulver vacated the title in

2002. Sherk fought the bout with a torn rotator cuff and was forced to rehabilitate afterwards.

Facts & Trivia

Sean Ranked on the list of most popular MMA Fighter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Sean Sherk celebrates birthday on August 5 of every year.

In July 2007, Sherk successfully defended his title against Hermes França at UFC 73. After the fight, the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) announced that Sherk had tested positive for Nandrolone, a banned steroid, in a urine test the day prior to the fight. After testing positive for 12 ng/ml of Nandrolone, Sherk was fined $2,500 and suspended from competing in California for one year. Sherk’s suspension was reduced to six months after appealing his allegations on December 4, 2007, making him eligible to fight in early January 2008. Sherk argued that errors were made in lab testing procedures. He asserted that the lab had failed to properly test the vials used in earlier, positive tests for any remaining steroid content, which may have resulted in his sample becoming contaminated. Quest Diagnostics and the CSAC denied any errors were made. Following the CSAC’s decision to uphold the results of the positive steroid test, the UFC officially stripped Sherk of his UFC Lightweight Championship. At UFC 80, B.J. Penn defeated Joe Stevenson to win the vacant title. After the fight, UFC president Dana White announced that Penn’s first title defense would be against Sherk, who was reinstated by UFC in April 2008, and has tested clean ever since. Sherk and Penn fought at UFC 84 on May 24, 2008. Sherk lost by TKO in the third round after failing to answer the fourth round bell.

Where is Sean Sherk now?

Since retiring from MMA, the former champion has found a new focus – being a father to his two sons, who he coaches in wrestling. Sherk has also turned his drive to win to his business endeavors.

Why did Sean Sherk retire?

Sean Sherk was an old-school fighter that kept the same mentality through nearly 14 years of competing in the cage and the ring, but a mounting list of injuries hampered his ability to compete. As a result, he announced his retirement from mixed martial arts Monday.

Did Sean Sherk take steroids?

In July 2007, Sherk successfully defended his title against Hermes França at UFC 73. After the fight, the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) announced that Sherk had tested positive for Nandrolone, a banned steroid , in a urine test the day prior to the fight.