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.

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

605 - MMA is Too Hard 01/08/2026

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 listen to bonus episodes 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 Subscribe/listen to the pod: Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/39654905

604 - When welterweight was good 01/01/2026

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://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/39581195

603 - RIP ESPN 12/18/2025

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: Predatory instinct: how Max Holloway attacks: Heavy Hands merch: CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 13:05 Kape vs Royval 22:02 Vallejos vs Chikadze 31:06 Misc. 34:22 RIP ESPN 1:06:21 205 before Jones /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/39449840

602 - Petr Perfect 12/11/2025

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 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: CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 00:46 Yan vs Dvalishvili 2 43:26 Pantoja vs Van (and what's next) 51:33 Talbott vs Cejudo 1:03 Moreno vs Taira /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/39364210

601 - Age of the Wrestler 12/04/2025

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 and more from the UFC 323 undercard on our Patreon: Predatory instinct: how Max Holloway attacks: Heavy Hands merch: CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 5:48 Dvalishvili vs Yan 2 36:15 Pantoja vs Van 57:50 Cejudo vs Talbott /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/39264450

600 - Is Ian Garry Actually Good? 11/27/2025

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 other middleweights look mediocre, sometimes. Completely changing our tune on Bo Nickal--PLUS the return of Heavy Henka with Miguel Class--all on our Patreon: Predatory instinct: how Max Holloway attacks: Heavy Hands merch: CONTENTS 00:00 Intro 5:19 Tsarukyan vs Hooker 23:06 Garry vs Muhammad 48:15 Horiguchi vs Ulanbekov 57:55 Orolbai vs Hermansson 1:05:45 Riley vs Grad /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/39188900

599 - Reign of Terror 11/20/2025

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 with Miguel Class--all on our Patreon: Predatory instinct: how Max Holloway attacks: Heavy Hands merch: CONTENTS 00:00 Intro 5:07 Makhachev vs Della Maddalena 28:22 Shevchenko vs Zhang 51:13 Tsarukyan vs Hooker /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/39105365

598 - Now or Never 11/13/2025

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. Praying for Bo Nickal's downfall in our latest bonus episode: Predatory instinct: how Max Holloway attacks: Heavy Hands merch: CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 7:29 Della Maddalena vs Makhachev 54:33 Shevchenko vs Zhang 1:20:18 Edwards vs Prates /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/39016250

597 - UFC is Fake? 11/06/2025

597 - UFC is Fake? IT'S A SHAM, I TELL YOU. A SHAM. Talking Volkov-Almeida and Murzakanov-Rakic in our latest bonus episode: Predatory instinct: how Max Holloway attacks: Heavy Hands merch: CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 2:37 Steve Garcia vs David Onama 23:29 Isaac Dulgarian and fight fixing 50:13 Gabriel Bonfim vs Randy Brown /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/38932885

596 - All Eyes on Me 10/30/2025

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 bonus episode: Predatory instinct: how Max Holloway attacks: Heavy Hands merch: CONTENTS: 00:00 Tom Aspinall vs Ciryl Gane 23:27 Mackenzie Dern vs Virna Jandiroba 44:37 Umar Nurmagomedov vs Mario Bautista /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/38838340

595 - Gane-orrhea 10/23/2025

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 some thoughts on the previous week's card that got lost in the shuffle in our latest bonus episode: Predatory instinct: how Max Holloway attacks: Heavy Hands merch: 00:00 Intro 4:43 Tom Aspinall vs Ciryl Gane 31:27 Virna Jandiroba vs Mackenzie Dern 44:56 Umar Nurmagomedov vs Mario Bautista /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/38752145

594 - Uh, Vai Morrer 10/16/2025

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, interesting undercards to talk about. In our latest bonus episode, we use Montel Jackson as an example of how NOT to use a reach advantage, discuss Joel Alvarez's future as a welterweight, and struggle to wrap our heads around Chito Vera vs Aiemann Zahabi: Predatory instinct: how Max Holloway attacks: Heavy Hands merch: CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 2:47 Charles Oliveira vs Mateusz Gamrot 27:09 Reinier de Ridder vs Brendan Allen 56:11 Charles Jourdain vs Davey Grant /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/38600110

513 - Two True Kings 10/09/2025

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 is the GOAT. Josh Emmett vs Youssef Zalal, more from the UFC 320 prelims, and our thoughts on the travesty that was Carlos Ulberb vs Dominick Reyes in our latest bonus episode: Predatory instinct: how Max Holloway attacks: Heavy Hands merch: CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 4:38 Alex Pereira vs Magomed Ankalaev 2 19:48 Merab Dvalishvili vs Cory Sandhagen 45:54 Jiri Prochazka vs Khalil Rountree 58:07 Youssef Zalal vs Josh Emmett /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/38520015

592 - Golden Boy 10/02/2025

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. Josh Emmett vs Youssef Zalal, more from the UFC 320 prelims, and our thoughts on the travesty that was Carlos Ulberb vs Dominick Reyes in our latest bonus episode: Predatory instinct: how Max Holloway attacks: Heavy Hands merch: CONTENTS 00:00 Intro 4:03 Ankalaev vs Pereira 2 37:41 Dvalishvili vs Sandhagen 1:05:36 Prochazka vs Rountree Jr /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/38434510

591 - Lite Heavyweights 09/25/2025

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 boy Hoshoryu has fighting like a true yokozuna for the first seven days of the September tournament: Predatory instinct: how Max Holloway attacks: Heavy Hands merch: CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 8:26 Carlos Ulberg vs Dominick Reyes 33:57 Jake Matthews vs Neil Magny 52:09 USA! USA! USA! /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/38348140

590 - How Crawford Broke Canelo 09/18/2025

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 Benoit Saint Denis vs Mauricio Ruffy and the rest of UFC Paris in our latest bonus episode: Predatory instinct: how Max Holloway attacks: Heavy Hands merch: CONTENT 00:00 Intro 4:42 Terence Crawford vs Canelo Alvarez 59:19 Jean Silva vs Diego Lopes 1:18:40 Rob Font vs David Martinez 1:21:48 Alexander Hernandez vs Diego Ferreira /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/38260770

589 - Last Nerd Standing 09/11/2025

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 Denis vs Mauricio Ruffy and the rest of UFC Paris in our latest bonus episode: Predatory instinct: how Max Holloway attacks: Heavy Hands merch: CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 4:38 Jean Silva vs Diego Lopes 26:44 Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford 56:28 Nassourdine Imavov vs Caio Borralho /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/38175390

588 - Rise of the Nerds 09/04/2025

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: https://open.substack.com/pub/facepunching/p/predatory-instinct-how-max-holloway?r=evbq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false Support us and listen to bonus episodes on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 4:29 Imavov vs Borralho 31:16 Saint-Denis vs Ruffy 45:59 Pitbull vs Keita /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/38080255

587 - Despair 08/28/2025

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 heavyweight prospect by being only slightly good at MMA. Predatory instinct: how Max Holloway attacks - read my latest breakdown on Substack: Talking about how MVP is the only Bellator/PFL guy currently killing it in the UFC, plus Loopy Godinez, Lone'er Kavanagh, and more in our latest bonus episode: Heavy Hands merch: CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 2:40 Walker vs Zhang 18:23 Sterling vs Ortega 38:29 Pavlovich vs Cortes-Acosta 47:44 Johnson vs Kavanagh /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/37988500

586 - Dricus Takes it Lying Down 08/21/2025

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, plus Loopy Godinez, Lone'er Kavanagh, and more in our latest bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Predatory instinct: how Max Holloway attacks - read my latest breakdown on Substack: 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: CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 6:28 Du Plessis vs Chimaev 41:53 Murphy vs Pico 50:48 Prates vs Neal 1:01:07 Walker vs Zhang 1:05:48 Ortega vs Sterling /episode/index/show/heavyhands/id/37898460

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