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If you didn't come here for the finer points of face-punching then, buddy, you came to the wrong place.

Sep 25, 2019

We've gotten so used to the thin gruel the UFC is usually spooning out that, when we saw UFC Copenhagen sitting on the table in front of us--I'll admit--we went a little overboard, and tried to cover everything. Unbuckle your belt and enjoy the smorgasbord with us. There will be coffee after.

  • What makes Jared Cannonier...


Sep 18, 2019

The fight cards stay thin, but this one has quite the layer of cream on top. Is that... is that gross? It's gross, isn't it. 

On this week's ep:

  • Rodriguez vs Stephens: whose footwork breaks down first?
  • Grasso vs Esparza: can body shots really stop the (second) most determined wrestler at strawweight?
  • Justin Gaethje's...


Sep 11, 2019

... now Fortis MMA is my best friend. 

No, but seriously. UFC 242 didn't teach us anything new about Khabib Nurmagomedov (who is probably now the #1 p4p fighter in the world), but it gave us a whole lot to think about. Oh, and Justin Gaethje's fighting next week. On today's episode of Heavy Hands:

  • What was up with...


Sep 4, 2019

This week on Heavy Hands, we talk for a long time. A very long time, and mostly just about one fight. But can you blame us? It's Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Dustin Poirier, and we're kind of excited. Our topics:

  • What's wrong with Khabib's striking, and how does he make it work so well?
  • The evolution of Dustin Poirier, and...