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.

579 - The Future is Now 07/02/2025

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 it wasn't perfect, he showed real improvement. We're talking about that in our latest bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: CONTENTS: 6:36 Topuria vs Oliveira 29:50 Pantoja vs Kara-France 47:06 Van vs Royval /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/37264855

578 - The UFC's Last Action Hero 06/25/2025

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 Hill-Rountree, Usman-Buckley, and everything else we missed in our latest bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Subscribe/listen to the pod: Heavy Hands merch: CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro (& Jon Jones) 11:01 Topuria vs Oliveira 32:43 Pantoja vs Kara-France 49:32 Royval vs Van 1:04:41 Talbott vs Lima /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/37155460

577 - Titans of Brain Thinking 06/12/2025

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 one round, gets confused and angry when he does. Hear us talk about it in our latest bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/36965415

576 - O'Malley's Revenge 06/05/2025

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... because it can only get tougher. There's another yokozuna in the world of sumo--our second new grand champion this year. Join us on Patreon for a breakdown of Onosato's historic rise in the latest episode of Heavy Henka: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u CONTENTS: 00:00 RIP Jordan Breen 11:29 Intro 14:46 Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2 37:34 Pena vs Harrison 1:03:32 Pyfer vs Gastelum 1:16:35 Bautista vs Mix /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/36856780

575 - UFC Health Checkup 05/29/2025

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 UFC's 11 weight classes a nice, thorough checkup. There's another yokozuna in the world of sumo--our second new grand champion this year. Join us on Patreon for a breakdown of Onosato's historic rise in the latest episode of Heavy Henka: Heavy Hands merch: /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/36763490

574 - All in Good Time 05/21/2025

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 Class is back too! Experience peak male performance with us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/36664275

573 - WAR 05/15/2025

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 returns in just ONE WEEK. Experience peak male performance with us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/36572285

572 - The Everyman Champ 05/08/2025

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 brilliant win over the terrifying Diego Lopes: https://facepunching.substack.com Hear us talk about Sandhagen-Figueiredo and some UFC 315 undercard action (JOSE ALDO) on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/36480135

571 - Kansas City BBQ 05/01/2025

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 over the terrifying Diego Lopes: More on Anthony Smith's laughable tribute, Bo Nickal's quest to become the most hated man in the sport, and JELLY ROLL--on our latest bonus episode: Heavy Hands merch: /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/36382800

570 - Jock vs Nerd 04/23/2025

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 terrifying Diego Lopes: Support us and get access to bonus episodes and more on Patreon: Heavy Hands merch: /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/36286410

UFC 314: Return of the King 04/16/2025

UFC 314: Return of the King Now come the days of the king. May they be blessed. More of the finer points of the facepunching: Support us and get access to bonus episodes and more on Patreon: Heavy Hands merch: /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/36196925

568 - Is Diego Lopes Actually Good? 04/09/2025

568 - Is Diego Lopes Actually Good? Miguel Class steps to help break down the UFC's shocking decision to put on some decent fights. How the UFC has squandered the potential of Steve Erceg, possibly forever: Yair Rodriguez vs Patricio Pitbull and more UFC 314 breakdowns on Patreon: Heavy Hands merch: /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/36075855

567 - Sink or Swim 04/03/2025

567 - Sink or Swim This Steve Erceg kid is really going places. The bottom of the Marianas Trench, for example. A closer look at Steve Erceg's struggles coming soon to the Finer Points of Facepunching: It was a soul-crushing month of sumo for those of us who like a man with a little body hair. Miguel Class returns to talk about it on Patreon: Heavy Hands merch: /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/35984050

566 - Mugging in London 03/27/2025

566 - Mugging in London A few words about the passing of George Foreman, and then we talk about an Englishman getting mugged by the Brady Bunch. Move over Magomed Ankalaev, there's a new choke artist in town. My latest at the Finer Points of Facepunching: Wood vs Charriere and more from UFC London on the Heavy Hands Patreon: Heavy Hands merch: /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/35882000

565 - Please, sir... 03/20/2025

565 - Please, sir... Just one more title shot, sir? It's not so much to ask. Move over Magomed Ankalaev, there's a new choke artist in town. My latest at the Finer Points of Facepunching: Sumo is back! The first of two episodes of Heavy Henka up now on the Heavy Hands Patreon: Heavy Hands merch: /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/35784770

564 - The dog ate my gameplan... 03/13/2025

564 - The dog ate my gameplan... Alex Pereira beat Magomed Ankalaev at his own game (fighting with as little effort as possible). Move over Magomed Ankalaev, there's a new choke artist in town. My latest at the Finer Points of Facepunching: https://facepunching.substack.com/p/move-over-magomed-ankalaev-theres?r=evbq New episodes of our sumo recap series Heavy Henka coming to the Heavy Hands Patreon next week: Heavy Hands merch: /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/35665630

563 - Do or Die 03/06/2025

563 - Do or Die Magomed Ankalaev has been frustrating us for nearly a decade. But does he have what it takes to frustrate Alex Pereira? In our latest bonus episode, Phil explains Grappler Baki. I thought it was a comic about fighting, but it turns out it's more about watersports: Heavy Hands merch: /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/35553660

562 - Problem Students 02/27/2025

562 - Problem Students We're not angry, we're just disappointed. In our latest bonus episode, Phil explains Grappler Baki. I thought it was a comic about fighting, but it turns out it's more about watersports: Heavy Hands merch: /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/35448020

561 - Cejudo's Swan Song? 02/20/2025

561 - Cejudo's Swan Song? Will Song Yadong turn a corner against an aging Henry Cejudo? Will Anthony Hernandez become just another victim of Brendan Allen's anti-grappler mojo? Will I come up with a third rhetorical question to wrap up this description? Talking Youssef Zalal, Angela Hill, Elijah Smith, and more in our latest bonus episode: Heavy Hands merch: /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/35357990

560 - The Best Fight Ever... AGAIN?! 02/13/2025

560 - The Best Fight Ever... AGAIN?! Thank goodness we got to see it a second time. More like SharabullSHIT Magomedov, right? For more jokes like this, please listen to our latest bonus episode: Heavy Hands merch: /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/35264340

559 - ULTIMATE WARRIORS 02/06/2025

559 - ULTIMATE WARRIORS Dricus Du Plessis returns to run back the only boring fight he's ever had. HYPE. More like SharabullSHIT Magomedov, right? For more jokes like this, please listen to our latest bonus episode: Heavy Hands merch: /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/35171270

558 - Ant Warriors 01/30/2025

558 - Ant Warriors The ant thing is crazy but I'm still stuck on how perfectly smooth they made Anthony Pettis. No human being is that glossy. BIG THINGS HAPPENING in the world of sumo! A wild tournament, a three-way playoff, and a new yokozuna! All of that in the latest episode of Heavy Henka: Heavy Hands merch: /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/35077485

557 - Rise of the Machines 01/23/2025

557 - Rise of the Machines What with Merab Dvalishvili's internal combustion engine and Islam Makhachev's positronic brain, it looks like curtains for humanity. January has been one hell of a chaotic month for sumo. Miguel Class returns to break down the action in the latest episode of Heavy Henka: Heavy Hands merch: /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/34965845

556 - Nemesis 01/16/2025

556 - Nemesis My dead body don't burn it, don't bury it just leave it in the field and with it, fill the belly of some hungry dog Sumo is back for January, and Connor and Miguel Class will be breaking it down in this season of Heavy Henka: Heavy Hands merch: /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/34876385

555 - The 2024 Handies 01/10/2025

555 - The 2024 Handies Shit man, I'm not even going to apologize for how late this is. This shit took forever. I'm going to go to sleep now. Sumo is back for January, and Connor and Miguel Class will be breaking it down in this season of Heavy Henka: Heavy Hands merch: /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/34799475

554 - Back for Blood feat. Kyle McLachlan 01/02/2025

554 - Back for Blood feat. Kyle McLachlan Back at last after a long (and not entirely planned) holiday break, this week on Heavy Hands we've got the GOAT himself back to talk about a heavyweight fight that doesn't even suck. Our boy Hoshoryu looked like yokozuna material this tournament, but fellow ozeki Kotozakura was even better. Sumo talk in the latest episode of Heavy Henka with Miguel Class: Heavy Hands merch: /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/34697845

552 - Taking Stock 12/12/2024

552 - Taking Stock No, you idiot, I said sell Rakhmonov! SELL Rakhmonov! Sell, sell, sell! Our boy Hoshoryu looked like yokozuna material this tournament, but fellow ozeki Kotozakura was even better. Sumo talk in the latest episode of Heavy Henka with Miguel Class: Heavy Hands merch: /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/34406140

551 - The Everyman Champ 12/05/2024

551 - The Everyman Champ What if Rudy sacked the quarterback and everyone booed. Our boy Hoshoryu looked like yokozuna material this tournament, but fellow ozeki Kotozakura was even better. Sumo talk in the latest episode of Heavy Henka with Miguel Class: Heavy Hands merch: /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/34297030

550 - Shopworn Showdown 11/28/2024

550 - Shopworn Showdown What if we both get worse in different ways but at exactly the same rate? Could be fun. SUMO TALK. New episode of Heavy Henka with Miguel Class on our Patreon: Heavy Hands merch: /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/34188340

549 - Pathetic. 11/21/2024

549 - Pathetic. Keep things I disagree with out of sports. Talking more shit about Bo Nickal and glazing Jim Miller on our latest bonus episode: To all those pitying Michael Chandler: NOTICE TO CEASE AND DESIST: Heavy Hands merch: /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/34072716

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