Heavy Hands

Heavy Hands is a combat sports podcast that focuses on technical analysis. If you're a fan of fighting sports and martial arts and you want to expand your understanding of the finer points of face-punching, then this show is for you.

635 - All Alone 08/06/2026

635 - All Alone This may be the most one-fight card of all time. Celebrating Blobby Knuckles and peak male performance in our latest bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands/posts/bonus-bobby-164596715?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u Subscribe/listen to the show: CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 4:59 Gamrot vs Salkilld 27:16 Medic vs Rodriguez 34:29 Stirling vs Blachowicz 46:22 Nurmagomedov vs Colgan 53:41 Ferreira vs Quarantillo and then a bunch of nonsense, I don't know /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/42334160

634 - A New Low 07/30/2026

634 - A New Low Just how much does Dana White hate Serbia? Celebrating Blobby Knuckles and peak male performance in our latest bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands/posts/bonus-bobby-164596715?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 2:08 Ankalaev vs Guskov 17:09 Temirov vs Erceg 18:06 Zaynukov vs Rzepecki 33:09 Kuniev vs Fortune 42:53 Walker vs Peterson 46:08 Bonfim vs Sola 47:03 Patterson vs Ponzinibbio 51:34 Medic vs Rodriguez 1:01:14 Blachowicz vs Stirling /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/42261120

633 - "UFC" Abu Dhabi 07/23/2026

633 - "UFC" Abu Dhabi The "UFC" returns to Abu Dhabi with a "card" set to "thrill" the "fans." Celebrating Blobby Knuckles and peak male performance in our latest bonus episode: Heavy Hands merch: CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 5:22 Du Plessis vs Usman 23:43 Ankalaev vs Guskov 37:21 Duncan vs Cannonier 43:14 McMillen vs Montes 51:55 Delgado vs Bashi 55:49 Kuniev vs Fortune /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/42189735

632 - Flesh Wound 07/16/2026

632 - Flesh Wound HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! HAHAHAHAHAHAAAA! AAAAAAAHAHAHAHAAAA! Celebrating Blobby Knuckles and peak male performance in our latest bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 00:42 Holloway vs McGregor 2 34:47 Pimblett vs BSD 40:50 Sandhagen vs Bautista 50:25 Royval vs Kavanagh /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/42108220

631 - Your money or your life 07/09/2026

631 - Your money or your life What happens when the coke money runs out? You're looking at it, buddy. And the hits don't stop! Royval vs Kavanagh, Green vs McKinney, Garbrandt vs Yanez in our latest bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 2:46 Holloway vs McGregor 2 39:20 Pimblett vs Saint Denis 55:36 Sandhagen vs Bautista /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/42019235

630 - Warriors of the Future 07/02/2026

630 - Warriors of the Future Rafael Fiziev! Robert Whittaker! Your grandparents! All your old faves are back and better than ever! Josh Hokit is kind of good (considering), Michael Chandler is lost in the mist, and Diego Lopes wins despite himself--again. All of that and more in our latest bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 4:20 Fiziev vs Torres 17:26 Sharabullet vs Pereira 28:10 Almabayev vs Johnson 40:38 Whittaker vs Krylov 59:20 Steveson vs Ellison /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/41928060

629 - The Offering 06/25/2026

629 - The Offering Kyoji has been dealt with; Omerta is satisfied. Josh Hokit is kind of good (considering), Michael Chandler is lost in the mist, and Diego Lopes wins despite himself--again. All of that & more in our latest bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 2:28 Kape vs Horiguchi 21:30 Fiziev vs Torres 45:10 Rodrigues vs Amil 50:17 Cutelaba vs Stirling 1:01:14 Fili vs Oliveira /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/41800195

628 - President Gaethje 06/18/2026

628 - President Gaethje Justin Gaethje fought such a brilliant fight, it makes you wonder what the hell he's been playing at all this time. Josh Hokit is kind of good (considering), Michael Chandler is lost in the mist, and Diego Lopes wins despite himself--again. All of that & more in our latest bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 8:52 Topuria vs Gaethje 34:37 Pereira vs Gane 47:13 O'Malley vs Zahabi /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/41684775

627 - The UFC Pride Month Spectacular 06/11/2026

627 - The UFC Pride Month Spectacular A gay UFC card? And on a Sunday, no less! Discussing Hokit vs Lewis, Ruffy vs Chandler (lol), Nickal vs Daukas, and last week's bizarro Apex event in our latest bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 7:02 Topuria vs Gaethje 29:03 Pereira vs Gane 52:41 O'Malley vs Zahabi /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/41608475

626 - The New Apex 06/04/2026

626 - The New Apex The UFC Apex is and has always been the home of quality matchmaking. Volkov vs Cortes-Acosta and more undercard action in our latest bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 6:33 Muhammad vs Bonfim 25:43 Allen vs Shahbazyan 35:01 Ziam vs Nolan 45:59 Song vs Figueiredo 57:13 Zhang vs Menifield 58:59 Pavlovich vs Teixeira 1:05:09 Rei Tsuruya & Cody Haddon /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/41531185

625 - Sleepwalking 05/28/2026

625 - Sleepwalking Unfortunately, it turns out that boxing is also fake. Volkov vs Cortes-Acosta and more undercard action in our latest bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 3:23 Usyk vs Verhoeven 32:20 Pavlovich vs Teixeira 50:43 Lopes vs Garcia and FREEDOM /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/41447090

624 - The Professionals 05/21/2026

624 - The Professionals First we rap about Rousey-Carano and the state of MMA, then we appreciate the comforting feeling of an Arnold Allen fight, and then we quietly forget that Song Yadong vs Deiveson Figueiredo is not happening until next week. Volkov vs Cortes-Acosta and more undercard action in our latest bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 3:54 Rousey vs Carano & MVP 21:57 Holloway vs McGregor 2 33:02 Allen vs Costa 47:34 Choi vs Santos 55:01 Song vs Figueiredo 1:04:27 Wellmaker vs Diaz /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/41370575

623 - Oops! All Middleweights 05/15/2026

623 - Oops! All Middleweights Joshua Van is on track to become one of the greatest fighters of all time BUT WHO CARES ABOUT THAT SEAN STRICKLAND RUINED ANOTHER CAREER. Volkov vs Cortes-Acosta and more undercard action in our latest bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 2:29 Strickland vs Chimaev 29:20 Van vs Taira 53:01 Volkov vs Cortes-Acosta 1:00:58 Brady vs Buckley 1:05:38 King Bobby and Jim Miller 1:11:15 Amosov vs Alvarez /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/41304660

622 - Welcome to the Club 05/07/2026

622 - Welcome to the Club Remember all that stuff we said about Strickland vs Hernandez? Okay, but for real this time. Volkov vs Cortes-Acosta and more undercard action in our latest bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 4:13 Chimaev vs Strickland 24:46 Van vs Taira 49:59 Della Maddalena vs Prates /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/41199780

621 - Smoke 'em if you got 'em 04/30/2026

621 - Smoke 'em if you got 'em This weekend, it's Brazil's coolest man versus the last true representative of Australia's savage, criminal past in another banger main event. Breathing a sigh of relief that at least Patricio Pitbull didn't die for nothing in our latest bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 3:51 JDM vs Prates 28:42 Sterling vs Youssef 48:06 Barcelos vs Jackson 58:38 Garcia vs Hernandez 1:02:28 Tuivasa vs Sutherland 1:04:11 Dariush vs Salkilld 1:10:14 Elliott vs Erceg /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/41070555

620 - Is Youssef Zalal Real? 04/23/2026

620 - Is Youssef Zalal Real? Youssef Zalal is either the next featherweight contender, or the most convincing optical illusion ever devised. Breathing a sigh of relief that at least Patricio Pitbull didn't die for nothing in our latest bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 4:17 Sterling vs Zalal 25:56 Burns vs Malott 38:08 Jourdain vs Phillips 48:59 Jackson vs Barcelos /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/40986150

619 - Dishonor 04/16/2026

619 - Dishonor Having dishonored himself and his clan, Jiri Prochazka must now pay the ultimate price. Breathing a sigh of relief that at least Patricio Pitbull didn't die for nothing in our latest bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 2:14 Ulberg vs Prochazka 24:35 Costa vs Murzakanov 36:30 Hokit vs Blaydes 46:28 Reyes vs Walker 56:48 Swanson vs Landwehr /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/40894000

618 - Love & War 04/09/2026

618 - Love & War With Alex Pereira gone to fat, Jiri Prochazka finally has a chance for gold Only one thing stands in his way: love. Predatory instinct: how Max Holloway attacks: https://open.substack.com/pub/facepunching/p/predatory-instinct-how-max-holloway?r=evbq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 5:01 Prochazka vs Ulberg 26:41 Murzakanov vs Costa 39:33 Reyes vs Walker 51:09 Swanson vs Landwehr 1:00:27 Pitbull vs Pico 1:08:36 ETHYN EWING /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/40781420

617 - Washed 04/02/2026

617 - Washed The Last Stylebender's style just doesn't work anymore. But on the bright side, the guy who beat him also sucks. Predatory instinct: how Max Holloway attacks: https://open.substack.com/pub/facepunching/p/predatory-instinct-how-max-holloway?r=evbq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 5:49 Adesanya vs Pyfer 27:30 Grasso vs Barber 38:52 Michael Chiesa 40:07 Douglas vs Erosa 42:59 Belgaroui vs Abdul-Malik 45:23 Simon vs Yanez 56:27 Moicano vs Duncan 1:08:54 Estevam vs Ewing /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/40706215

616 - Death by Dummy 03/26/2026

616 - Death by Dummy Introducing Philbot. Breaking down the war between Hardwick and Rahiki, along with all the other interesting bits of the Vallejos-Emmett undercard, in our latest bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Predatory instinct: how Max Holloway attacks: https://open.substack.com/pub/facepunching/p/predatory-instinct-how-max-holloway?r=evbq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 2:43 Adesanya vs Pyfer 31:31 Evloev vs Murphy 54:48 Wood vs Keita 1:08:44 Duncan vs Dolidze /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/40626920

615 - The Stepkids 03/19/2026

615 - The Stepkids It's Movsar Evloev vs Lerone Murphy. Loser gets left at a bus stop. Breaking down the war between Hardwick and Rahiki, along with all the other interesting bits of the Vallejos-Emmett undercard, in our latest bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Predatory instinct: how Max Holloway attacks: https://open.substack.com/pub/facepunching/p/predatory-instinct-how-max-holloway?r=evbq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 7:43 Evloev vs Murphy 30:03 Wood vs Keita 45:56 Vallejos vs Emmett 57:39 Robertson vs Lemos 1:03:50 Delgado vs Fili /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/40538445

614- Child's Play 03/12/2026

614- Child's Play HI! I'M CHUCKY. WANNA PLAY? Pinas Chronicles, coming soon to Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Predatory instinct: how Max Holloway attacks: https://open.substack.com/pub/facepunching/p/predatory-instinct-how-max-holloway?r=evbq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 2:08 Holloway vs Oliveira 2 25:39 Borralho vs de Ridder 34:46 Font vs Rosas 48:03 Dober vs Johnson 56:52 Rodrigues vs Ferreira 2 1:00:30 Garbrandt vs Long 1:17:53 FREEDOM 250 /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/40407880

613 - Superflyweight 03/05/2026

613 - Superflyweight In hindsight I probably should have put Max Holloway in the graphic instead of the guy from the division no one cares about. Pinas Chronicles, coming soon to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Predatory instinct: how Max Holloway attacks: https://open.substack.com/pub/facepunching/p/predatory-instinct-how-max-holloway?r=evbq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 11:40 Holloway vs Oliveira 2 33:05 Kavanagh vs Moreno 54:48 Martinez vs Vera 56:54 Green vs Zellhuber 1:07:02 Rodriguez vs Borjas 1:13:34 Borralho vs de Ridder 1:16:47 Font vs Rosas Jr /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/40321415

612 - The Gatekeeper 02/26/2026

612 - The Gatekeeper Having finally perfected the art of fight picking, Phil is now the main host of Heavy Hands. Don't miss the first Heavy Henka of the year! Join us as we break down the conclusion of this month's outrageous grand sumo tournament: Predatory instinct: how Max Holloway attacks: Heavy Hands merch: CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 00:30 Strickland vs Hernandez 27:31 Neal vs Medic 36:50 Ige vs Costa 52:45 Moreno vs Kavanagh 1:17:40 Vera vs Martinez /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/40237120

611 - Apex, Texas 02/19/2026

611 - Apex, Texas The UFC is coming to Texas, and they're bringing their whole deal with them. But at least Fluffy Hernandez is fighting. Don't miss the first Heavy Henka of the year! Join us as we break down the conclusion of this month's outrageous grand sumo tournament: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Predatory instinct: how Max Holloway attacks: https://open.substack.com/pub/facepunching/p/predatory-instinct-how-max-holloway?r=evbq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/40160090

610 - Another day at the office 02/05/2026

610 - Another day at the office Sometimes all you gotta do is clock in. Don't miss the first Heavy Henka of the year! Join us as we break down the conclusion of this month's outrageous grand sumo tournament: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Predatory instinct: how Max Holloway attacks: https://open.substack.com/pub/facepunching/p/predatory-instinct-how-max-holloway?r=evbq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 2:45 Volkanovski vs Lopes 2 15:09 Saint Denis vs Hooker 27:43 Fiziev vs Ruffy 40:05 Teixeira vs Tuivasa 51:36 Bautista vs Oliveira 1:05:45 Albazi vs Horiguchi /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/40002030

609 - Blind Fury 01/29/2026

609 - Blind Fury Justin Gaethje vs Paddy Pimblett was incredibly entertaining, much in the same way as a fat man tumbling down three flights of steps only to poop his pants at the bottom. The next episode of Heavy Henka is coming soon. Join us as we break down the conclusion of this month's outrageous grand sumo tournament: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Predatory instinct: how Max Holloway attacks: https://open.substack.com/pub/facepunching/p/predatory-instinct-how-max-holloway?r=evbq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 3:43 Gaethje vs Pimblett 30:28 O'Malley vs Song 38:56 Volkanovski vs Lopes 2 41:47 Cortes-Acosta vs Lewis 44:55 Silva vs Namajunas 54:38 Allen vs Silva 1:11:17 Nurmagomedov vs Figueiredo /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/39919300

608 - The Last Good Card of 2026 01/22/2026

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 and more from the UFC 324 undercard in our latest bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Predatory instinct: how Max Holloway attacks: https://open.substack.com/pub/facepunching/p/predatory-instinct-how-max-holloway?r=evbq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/39821115

607 - 2,025 Handies 01/20/2026

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 Handies. It was a pretty shit year for UFC fights, but a damn good one for stupid awards. Sumo is back, and Connor and Miguel Class will be breaking it down in the latest season of Heavy Henka: Heavy Hands merch: /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/39792530

606 - Wrestling with Ryan feat. Ryan Wagner 01/15/2026

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! Join us, chubby chasers, to break down another thrilling sumo tournament, only on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Predatory instinct: how Max Holloway attacks: https://open.substack.com/pub/facepunching/p/predatory-instinct-how-max-holloway?r=evbq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/39736935

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