Gymbo Knows

For all you gamblers out there I just wanna give away one free parlay for this weekends fight.  Its almost a sure fire money maker but as we all know anything can happen in MMA.

Upset Pick #1

Charlie Brenneman takes on undefeated Johny Hendricks.  Johny is a huge favorite and I just don’t understand why.  Charlie is a tough kid and pure gamer.  Brenneman will come ready to fight and its not going to be as easy as most people think.  Charlie is a tough kid and I just got a feeling he will pull of the upset.  I don’t have any logical reasoning behind this but its a gut feeling and I’m stickin with it.

Winner- Brenneman

Upset Pick #2

Matt Hughes vs Richardo Almeida. Here is a no brainer I’m going with the UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes aka the Gracie killer.  I’m not sure if you call this an upset but according to the betting line it is. Matt Hughes has already beaten Matt Serra, Royce Gracie, Renzo Gracie and whats to say he’s not going to be Ricardo Alemeida.  If you ask me Almeida is probably the best match up for Hughes out of all the Gracie guys Hughes ran through but I still don’t see him beating the all time great.

Winner – Hughes

Favorite Pick #1

Junior Dos Santos takes on Roy “Big Country” Nelson.  This is fight is just a no brainer, Junior Dos Santos’s boxing is just too good.  The only thing to debate here is whether Nelson’s large body falling to the canvas will be louder then the roar of the crowd.

Winner – Junior Dos Santos aka “Dos Dos”

Favorite Pick #2

Anderson Silva vs Chael Sonnen.  After all the shit Sonnen has been talking for months its about time Anderson Silva gets the chance to shut him up.  Silva has remained pretty quiet leading up to the fight and that isn’t good for Sonnen.  That means the Spider is focused and is not playing into Sonnen’s hands by responding to those insane comments.  Good Luck to Sonnen. Hes gonna need it.

Winner – Anderson Silva

There you guys go!

• Silva
• Dos Santos
• Hughes
• Brenneman

UPDATE: Sorry guys.. Result one wrong.  Charlie Brenneman couldn’t pull off the upset.

After watching Machida dismantle Rashad Evans Saturday Night I was trying to figure out who has the tools to beat this guy.  Rampage Jackson.. eh maybe… Forrest Griffin… eh I don’t think so…Shogun… eh maybe… Rashad Evans in a rematch… ha ha I doubt it…

Out of the top contenders I just named I’d say Rampage Jackson has the best chance to beat him.  Not because Rampage is the most skilled fighter but purely because of his strength and athleticism. Rampage is very strong and poses a problem for any fighter. If Rampage fights like the old Rampage and uses his wrestling ability mixed in with his fierce striking he could give Machida some problems.  If Rampage fights like he did when he fought Forrest Griffin then he’s just gonna get smacked like Rashad Evans did.

The only two people who I see that has a real shot at beating Machida would be George St. Pierre and Fedor and they aren’t even in Machida’s weight class. GSP isn’t going to bump all the way up to 205 and Fedor isn’t going to come to the UFC to fight at 205.  Other then those two I don’t give much of the stacked 205 lb division a chance.

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Wow!! Another big name baseball player and performance enhancing drugs.

Surprised??? Not at all.

LA Dodgers Outfielder Manny Ramirez was busted yesterday for testing positive for a performance enhancing drug called gonadotropin. Gonadotropin is on the Major League Baseball’s ban substance list and the drug is most commonly used by women as fertility drugs.

Ramirez supposedly acquired the substance through a prescription from a doctor in Miami for his medical condition.

Ramierz released a statement thursday saying “Recently I saw a physician for a personal health issue. He gave me a medication, not a steroid, which he thought was okay to give me. Unfortunately, the medication was banned under our drug policy. Under the policy that mistake is now my responsibility. I have been advised not to say anything more for now. I do want to say one other thing; I’ve taken and passed about 15 drug tests over the past five seasons.”

So Who does this hurt the most:

1. The Dodgers- They may have the best record in baseball now but without Manny in the roster they will start to struggle.
2. Manny’s fans – Manny has very large group of loyal and passionate fans and I’d imagine a lot of them are going to be very upset.

Who is enjoying this?

1. Boston Red Soxs- How does that trade look now? Manny Ramirez for Jason Bay… Sad to say but it looks like Boston made the right move.
2. Alex Rodriguez- Finally the media can get off his back for a while.  A-Rod is probably thinking to himself “Wow…Thanks Manny for taking the attention off me for a while..”
3. NL West- Everyone in the NL West is probably thinking “Wow we might have a race on our hands now..” The NL West might not be a 1 team race after all..