Apr 19, 2017
Apparently Robert
Whittaker doesn’t much like the nickname “Bobby Knuckles,” but
honestly, we at Heavy Hands think he’s making a mistake. It fits,
right? I am sure that Jacare Souza would agree. The longtime
middleweight contender felt the Australian’s knuckles on several
occasions, before Whittaker dropped him by laying his instep—the
knuckles of the foot, of course—across the Brazilian’s cheek. It
was a sizeable upset, but guess who saw it coming?
Okay, so we’re doing a
little bragging on this week’s Heavy Hands. We don’t always get out
picks right, and this week we nailed just about every fight we
chose to talk about. From the ascension of Bobby Knuckles, to the
10th title defense of Demetrious Johnson. From Aljamain Sterling to
Rose Namajunas to Tom Duquesnoy. Pat even predicted that Whittaker
would stop Jacare in the second round! Give the man his
props.
After a few very brief
mentions of our masterful fight-picking, we analyze the fights
themselves. And, uh . . . well, after we revisit last weekend’s
card, which was almost certainly one of the best UFC on Fox cards
ever aired, we talk about next weekend’s card. And it’s main event.
Which . . . it’s Cub Swanson vs Artem Lobov, okay? Yes, it makes no
sense as a main event, and it means nothing. It’s weirdness alone
should compel you to watch, however, and I, for one, cannot pass up
any opportunity to see “Killer” Cub do his thing.
