Gymbo Knows

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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