Penn started his career at 155, and the majority of his fights were fought at 155. He's had several title fights at 155 & 170. He certainly is suited for another 155 title fight.
Rogan sometimes gets over dramatic when talking about MMA. Rogan does know his stuff, but he can go overboard with his analysis. Sherk definitely is top shelf at 155, but saying he's on another level is way overboard. Sometimes I think Rogan sometimes says stuff like this to create a little more hype or drama or whatever, I mean part of his job is to promote the UFC and he does a good job.
The fight that sticks in my mind for BJ Penn is his title fight against Hughes at 170 in UFC 46. I just watched the fight again last night, and Hughes looks huge in that fight. But Penn has such crisp BJJ and Judo technique that the size factor was negligible. I see the Sherk-Penn fight the same way. Sherk certainly has size, but not as much as Hughes. When it comes to technique, Penn is on another level than Sherk, and I'm not exaggerating.
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