All too happy to see Dustin Poirier get another shot, but it feels like we've been here before. Lerone Murphy vs Edson Barboza on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands MMA's Marvin Hagler--the unique footwork of Dustin Poirier coming soon to the Finer Points of Face Punching: https://facepunching.substack.com/ Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u...
Oleksandr Usyk is an all time great, and Tyson Fury was great enough to make him prove it. Lerone Murphy vs Edson Barboza on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Usyk vs Fury technique breakdown coming soon to the Finer Points of Face Punching: https://facepunching.substack.com/ Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u 0:00 Intro...
Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk is more interesting than anything happening in the MMA world right now. But we also talk about Edson Barboza vs Lerone Murphy and some other stuff. More sumo talk with Miguel Class coming soon on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands NEW breakdown - Jose Aldo: still a class above https://facepunching.substack.com/ Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u...
Steve Erceg was close but not quite ready. Jose Aldo stays ready. And various other stupid things happened at UFC 301. More sumo talk with Miguel Class coming soon on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Dirty Bird, clean moves: the technique of Tim Means: https://facepunching.substack.com/ Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u...
Is it too much too soon for Steve Erceg? Probably yes. But maybe not. Anyway, that's the main event of UFC 301. Dirty Bird, clean moves: the technique of Tim Means, up now on the Finer Points of Face Punching: https://facepunching.substack.com/ More UFC 300 on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u...
The UFC is staging a solid but ultimately meaningless flyweight main event. Meanwhile, boxing has reached new heights of fascinating stupidity. More UFC 300 on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Max Holloway's Immortal on the Finer Points of Face Punching: https://facepunching.substack.com/ Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u...
UFC 300 was a great card, and Max Holloway is a great, great fighter. More UFC 300 on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Max Holloway's Immortal coming soon to the Finer Poitns of Face Punching: https://facepunching.substack.com/ Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A PODCAST THAT GETS IN YOUR FACE? Breaking down Oliveira vs Tsarukyan, Kattar vs Sterling, and more from UFC 300 on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands The (barely) controlled chaos of Justin Gaethje: https://facepunching.substack.com/ Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u...
Apparently it isn't pronounced "fee-OR." It's pronounced BOOOOOOOOOOO Sumo talk with Miguel Class coming soon to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Read Connor's review of both Road House (2024) and Road House (1989): https://facepunching.substack.com/ Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u...
Famed detective Manon Fiorot is back on the case to determine what happened to the old, shitty women's flyweight division. Has the sport simply moved on? Or was it... murder? Sumo talk with Miguel Class coming soon to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Read Connor's review of both Road House (2024) and Road House (1989): https://facepunching.substack.com/ Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u...
Look on my Works, ye Flyweights, and despair! Holland vs MVP, Della Maddalena vs Burns, and more UFC 299 breakdowns on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Read Connor's in-depth fight breakdowns: https://facepunching.substack.com/ Listen/subscribe to the podcast: Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u...
Friendship ended with Chito Vera. Now Sean O'Malley is my best friend. Holland vs MVP, Della Maddalena vs Burns, and more UFC 299 breakdowns on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u
UFC 299 is here, and it's got a hell of a main event: reigning bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley vs Marlon "Chito" Vera (and Avian Bone Syndrome). Holland vs MVP, Della Maddalena vs Burns, and more UFC 299 breakdowns on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u
The UFC's favorite warehouse is haunted... Fluffy Hernandez, Jack Hermansson, and more on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u
It happened. Ilia Topuria dethroned the king. Now the question is, did featherweight just receive its fourth consecutive all-time great champion? Fluffy Hernandez, Jack Hermansson, and more on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u
Feel that electricity in the air? There's a definite feeling that Ilia Topuria may have what it takes to become the next UFC featherweight champion... but there's a certain GOAT who has a thing or two to say about that. Fluffy Hernandez, Jack Hermansson, and more on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u...
It turns out Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis are gods, and they have recast the entire UFC in their image. That's right: MORE MIDDLEWEIGHTS. James Toney vs Vassiliy Jirov and more fight commentaries on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u
Roman "Bongcloud" Dolidze returns looking to sneer Nassourdine Imavov to death. James Toney vs Vassiliy Jirov and more fight commentaries on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u
"Goodness," said Mr Cormier, "that was some act... What the hell do you call yourselves?" The two fighters grinned and flung their arms wide. "The Middleweights!" James Toney vs Vassiliy Jirov and more fight commentaries on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u
Middleweight does not look like Israel Adesanya or Robert Whittaker or Anderson Silva. It looks like this: the worst good fighter you've ever seen versus the best bad fighter you've ever seen. That's middleweight, baby. James Toney vs Vassiliy Jirov and more fight commentaries on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u...
Magomed Ankalaev is a man cursed. His life is hell, and this hell is not composed of circles but of one, endless spiral that goes forever down, down, down... into oblivion. James Toney vs Vassiliy Jirov and more fight commentaries on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u
After a not-too-well-deserved week off, Heavy Hands returns with the era-defining MMA awards show you've all been waiting for! The best, the worst, the stupidest--all get their time to shine at the 2023 Handies! James Toney vs Vassiliy Jirov and more fight commentaries on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u...
After a small, tech-related delay, we're back with whatever the hell happened at UFC 296. Colby Covington shat the bed. Brandon Royval gave up approximately 5,000 takedowns. Paddy Pimblett continues his dominance. And more. Rakhmonov-Thompson, Aldana-Rosa, and more from UFC 296 on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u...
Big card, big episode! Leon Edwards vs Colby Covington, Alexandre Pantoja vs Brandon Royval, and Phil finally got his dream fight: Tony Ferguson vs super prospect Paddy Pimblett. It's all good stuff. More UFC 296 breakdowns, PLUS our thoughts on Song Yadong vs the spectacularly self-destructive Chris Gutierrez on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u...
The gut prevails once again. Well, mostly. We break down Arman Tsarukyan's shocking KO, Deiveson Figueiredo's successful bantamweight debut, Chris Gutierrez's chances against super-athlete Song Yadong, and more. Support us and get bonus episodes, fight commentaries, and more on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u...
The UFC is back on the road, and you know what that means: they sort of pretended to care about the lineup on this week's fight card. It's Beneil Dariush vs Arman Tsarukyan! Support us and get bonus episodes, fight commentaries, and more on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u
Something a little different this week. We set aside our usual cynicism, and talk about all the things we are grateful for in the world of MMA and the UFC. Support us and get bonus episodes, fight commentaries, and more on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u
We did it. We're geniuses. That's right, we picked two out of three fights correctly. Support us and get bonus episodes, fight commentaries, and more on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u
We're confused and depressed, but also exhilarated and very, very sweaty. That can only mean one thing: it's big boy season. Support us and get bonus episodes, fight commentaries, and more on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u
They tried to warn him, but did he listen? Now look at Francis Ngannou. His first professional boxing match and he couldn't even win a close split decision against the reigning heavyweight champ. Lots more from UFC 294 PLUS a belated breakdown of Edson Barboza's heroic win over Sodiq Yusuff up now on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u...
