Gymbo Knows

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.

All I can say is WOW!. Doctober!

I’m not even a Phillies fan but I tuned in to last nights Phillies vs Reds playoff game just to see how Roy Halladay would handle the pressure of the playoffs.  As he breezed through batter after batter it was pretty clear that Roy Halladay was made to pitch in October.  Fittingly he has earned the nickname Doctober.

The game wasn’t too big for Roy as he rolled through one of the best hitting teams in the National League with ease.  While I was watching last nights game I just had the feeling that I was watching something special unfold. The way Halladay was throwing last night I knew he had a chance to make history.  Surely enough Roy pitched a No Hitter and it will go down as one of the greatest pitching performances of post season history.

Congrats to Roy! It was an amazing performance.

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.