I figured B.J. Penn's showdown with Sean Sherk was going to be a blowout.

Penn, who just so happens to be my favorite mixed martial artist, has just way too much skill for Sherk.

And "The Prodigy" proved that on Saturday night with a technical knockout victory over the former Ultimate Fighting Championship Lightweight champion.

Penn upped his record to 13-4-1 and no sooner was the belt strapped around the Hawaiian's waist was there talk of a rematch with current UFC Welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre (16-2).

What a fight that would be.

A rematch from a 2006 showdown when St. Pierre defeated Penn by split decision --a horrible decision in my mind, as Penn battered the Canadian.

If the UFC makes this fight happen, I'm certain Penn will hold two belts in two different weight classes.

There was a lot of support for Sherk, a muscular wrestler that has an impressive 32-3-1 record.

But I didn't think he would be able to take Penn down and if he did that he would be taking the Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt right into his comfort zone.

I thought that Penn won the fight in the first 10 seconds, as Sherk had a nice takedown attempt, but Penn was able to get right up and shake free. Just my opinion, but I think right then Sherk was defeated.

Penn went on to land a devastating knee late in the third round and the fight was stopped.

Overall, UFC 84's "Ill Will" went down about as I expected. Wanderlei Silva put a beatdown on Keith Jardine and I assumed Lyoto Machida would win a decision against Tito Ortiz.

I just had to keep the Ortiz speculation to myself, as my wife Priscilla thinks he's some kind of "Greek God."

The fights got me so hyped, I didn't even take a day of rest this weekend in my preparation to compete at Palace Fighting Championship 9 on July 18 at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore.

Not only was I pumped about the UFC fights, but I received an email from PFC President Christian Printup with the expected card for the fights that will be aired on Comcast SportsNet.

Looks like my opponent is penciled in as Bakersfield's Juan Lopez (1-3).

I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw that the PFC World Light Heavyweight title would be on the line, as champ Jorge Oliviera will battle Glover Teixeira -- this is a UFC caliber fight.

And former World Extreme Cagefighting World Light Heavyweight champ Visalia's Doug Marshall is scheduled to take on Mavrick Harvey.

My Team Ochoa teammate Mickey Martinez is on the card, as is good friend Ulysses Gomez, who is probably one of the more underrated fighters in the PFC. Gomez is a 125-pound phenom.

One fight that I'm sure will catch a lot of attention is a 145-pound battle between Fresno's Casey Olson and Sacramento's Tito Jones.

Olson should be the heavy crowd favorite, but please keep an eye on Jones, who became one of my favorite Ultimate Fitness Team Alpha Male fighters after his knockout win over Fernando Arreola at PFC 7.5.

Speaking of Ultimate Fitness, don't forget to tune into Versus on June 1 to watch Urijah Faber take on Jens Pulver.

Faber is my second favorite fighter in the WORLD!

(May 27, 2008)