Gymbo Knows

Anyone see the fight this past weekend between Jon Fitch and BJ Penn?? Well it was a close battle for the first two rounds and if you ask me either round 1 BJ won and round 2 could of gone either way.  Then Fitch came out in the third round and throughly dominated BJ Penn for 5 whole mins. Of course Fitch doesn’t get the finish so its in the hands of the judges and they score it a majority draw. A Draw?? After one guy clearly took over the fight and throughly dominated his opponent for five mins and we still get a draw.  This fight is another example why the 10 point must system does not work in MMA.

They really gotta do something and change the way MMA is scored and this was just another example of whats messed up in MMA.

The rubber match between B.J. Penn and Matt Hughes takes place Saturday night at UFC 123. This clearly is one of the more interesting matches on the card this weekend.  Penn won the first bout by submission while Hughes won the second bout with a crucifix stoppage in the 3rd round.  So what’s gonna happen in the third fight?? I got a feeling BJ Penn takes this fight with ease and wins by TKO stoppage.  Despite Hughes current win streak I’m not sure he can hang with the elite of MMA anymore and BJ Penn is still one of the elite fighters in MMA today.

Hughes has been on a roll lately running through Renzo Gracie and two of his top students but I still think Penn takes this rubber match.  Penn is coming off back to back losses for the second time in his career and I just don’t see him losing three fights in a row. Both men are fighting at a high level but I gotta give the edge to BJ Penn this weekend. Look for BJ to get the better of Matt Hughes in the striking game and put this fight away early.

Does Gamburyan stand a chance?

Jose Aldo has looked nothing but dominate since his arrival to the WEC.  Everyone is calling him the next great thing and all.  His knees are devastating (ask Cub Swanson), his leg kicks leaves his opponents bruised and battered for weeks (ask Uriah Faber), and he has the hand speed and power to match (ask Mike Brown). So why would anyone pick against Jose Aldo?

If he wasn’t fighting Manny Gamburyan then Jose Aldo would be an easy choice.  Gamburyan is a nightmare match up for Jose Aldo because Manny has takedowns, punching power and submissions.  Manny is going to be bigger and stronger then Aldo and he will bring an end to Jose Aldo’s reign of terror before it even begins. This will be one of the biggest upsets of the year so tune in Thursday night September 30th.