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Heavy Hands
Heavy Hands is a combat sports podcast with a focus on technique, training, and all the finer points of face-punching. Find us in the iTunes store, or on heavyhandspodcast.com
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608 - The Last Good Card of 2026
The UFC comes out swinging, only to punch themselves out and take a nap for the rest of the year.
Breaking down Natalia Silva vs Rose Namajunas...
607 - 2,025 Handies
At long last, following an unprecedented delay which certainly won't happen again next year, we are proud to bring you all four hours of the 2025 Hand...
606 - Wrestling with Ryan feat. Ryan Wagner
Ryan Wagner returns to the show to teach Connor about a promising new martial art called "wrestling."
Heavy Henka with Miguel Class returns soon...
605 - MMA is Too Hard
Do MMA fighters have bad defense because the sport is just too hard, or are they all missing the forest for the trees?
Support the show and list...
604 - When welterweight was good
When did welterweight become the new middleweight?
Talking about Royval vs Kape and the rest of UFC 323 in our latest bonus episode: https://ww...
603 - RIP ESPN
Rest in piss to the ephemeral sports programming network.
Talking about Royval vs Kape and the rest of UFC 323 in our latest bonus episode: http...
602 - Petr Perfect
I hereby take back every criticism I have ever leveled at Petr Yan. He is God.
Talking about Royval vs Kape and the rest of UFC 323 in our lates...
601 - Age of the Wrestler
Someday, scientists may recreate the wrestler, possibly using frog DNA. Until then, we have to appreciate the ones we have left.
Moreno-Taira an...
600 - Is Ian Garry Actually Good?
Arman Tsarukyan and Kyoji Horiguchi both reestablished themselves as top contenders. Ian Garry reestablished himself as the guy who sort of makes othe...
599 - Reign of Terror
War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Valentina Shevchenko is the GOAT.
Completely changing our tune on Bo Nickal--PLUS the return of Heavy Henka wi...
598 - Now or Never
Why has Islam Makhachev chosen this moment to go up to 170? Is he at the end of his prime? Or maybe it's just because Jack Della Maddalena SUCKS.
597 - UFC is Fake?
IT'S A SHAM, I TELL YOU. A SHAM.
Talking Volkov-Almeida and Murzakanov-Rakic in our latest bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands
596 - All Eyes on Me
Sign our petition to have every heavyweight on the UFC roster summarily executed.
Talking Volkov-Almeida and Murzakanov-Rakic in our latest bonu...
595 - Gane-orrhea
The heavyweight division has a disease. One man has the cure (we hope).
Our thoughts on Brendan Allen's triumph over Reinier de Ridder, plus som...
594 - Uh, Vai Morrer
Charles Oliveira isn't done yet, Reinier de Ridder may just be getting started, and we're enjoying the fact that we've got two cards with full, intere...
513 - Two True Kings
Alex Pereira had about 90 seconds before his body started to explode piece by piece--fortunately, that was more than enough. Also, Merab Dvalishvili i...
592 - Golden Boy
How much you wanna bet Dana White has some intern knife Magomed Ankalaev before the fight like Joaquin Phoenix did to Russell Crowe in Gladiator.
591 - Lite Heavyweights
The UFC returns to the southern hemisphere with a harsh lesson for the Australian people. Next: the White House.
Heavy Henka returns! And our bo...
590 - How Crawford Broke Canelo
Friend/nemesis of the show Kyle McLachlan returns to talk about Terence Crawford's career-defining win over Canelo Alvarez.
Breaking down Benoi...
589 - Last Nerd Standing
Jean Silva is now the last nerd standing. In other news, two of the best boxers in the world are about to fight.
Breaking down Benoit Saint Den...
588 - Rise of the Nerds
A compelling main event and an undercard full of pilfered regional champs? What is this, 2015?
Predatory instinct: how Max Holloway attacks: htt...
587 - Despair
A thoroughly dispiriting night of fights with two bright spots: Charles Johnson letting out his inner G, and Sergei Pavlovich beating a top heavyweigh...
586 - Dricus Takes it Lying Down
Dricus Du Plessis is back with his funniest performance yet!
Talking about how MVP is the only Bellator/PFL guy currently killing it in the UFC...
585 - The Unstoppable Force vs the Uncoordinated Object
An unreliable contender and an inexplicable champion make for one hell of a compelling matchup at UFC 319.
Reveling in Fluffy Hernandez's triump...
584 - Middleweight is a Joke
A meaningful but deeply depressing middleweight main event, plus a discussion of how to counter MMA's fast-paced, pressure-fighting meta.
Preda...
583 - Bobby's Sticky Situation
Sad day. Robert Whittaker has been beaten up by a Dutchman--again.
Predatory instinct: how Max Holloway attacks - read my latest breakdown on Su...
582 - Paid in Full
Dustin Poirier goes out with class, and Max Holloway's legend continues to grow. Also Oleksandr Usyk. Good weekend of fights!
Read my huge, two...
581 - Third time's the charm?
Our Max, who art in N'awlins, Blessed be thy name.
Read my huge, two part breakdown of Joshua Van vs Brandon Royval on Substack: https://open.s...
580 - Now that's a lotta glue!
A couple weeks ago we got Ilia Topuria and Joshua Van. Now we've got Tallison Teixeira and Steve Garcia. Oh well.
The first part of my breakdown...
579 - The Future is Now
Ilia Topuria has now killed all of your favorite fighters. His next target: your mom.
Payton Talbott also got a big test at UFC 317 and, while i...
578 - The UFC's Last Action Hero
The UFC is making an effort to feature all their brightest young talent at UFC 317. It's an actual, honest-to-god pay-per-view card!
Discussing...
577 - Titans of Brain Thinking
Sean O'Malley once again had a terrible gameplan. But at least he wasn't alone.
Joe Pyfer assumes Kelvin Gastelum isn't good enough to survive...
576 - O'Malley's Revenge
Sean O'Malley barely had any success at all in his first fight with Merab Dvalishvili, which means Merab had better be careful in the rematch... becau...
575 - UFC Health Checkup
Meet the new Apex card, somehow worse than the old Apex card. That's why, after discussing the only two good fights, we decided to give each of the UF...
574 - All in Good Time
Michael Morales is already good, it's only a matter of time till he actually learns to fight.
Sumo is back, which means Heavy Henka with Miguel...
573 - WAR
Jack Della Maddalena earned the belt the right way: by winning one hell of a good fight.
Sumo is back, which means Heavy Henka with Miguel Class...
572 - The Everyman Champ
The everyman champ, the action hero, the evil queen, and some French lady. What a lineup!
My in-depth breakdown of Alexander Volkanovski's brill...
571 - Kansas City BBQ
Ian Garry finally remembered what made him a good fighter in the first place.
My in-depth breakdown of Alexander Volkanovski's brilliant win ove...
570 - Jock vs Nerd
In this case, the nerd is the cool guy chain smoking at the bar.
My in-depth breakdown of Alexander Volkanovski's brilliant win over the terrify...
UFC 314: Return of the King
Now come the days of the king. May they be blessed.
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