Heavy Hands

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624 - The Professionals May 21, 2026

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First we rap about Rousey-Carano and the state of MMA, then we appreciate the comforting feeling of an Arnold Allen fight, and then we quietly forget that Song Yadong vs Deiveson Figueiredo is not happening until next week.

Volkov vs Cortes-Acosta and more undercard action in our latest bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands

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CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 3:54 Rousey vs Carano & MVP 21:57 Holloway vs McGregor 2 33:02 Allen vs Costa 47:34 Choi vs Santos 55:01 Song vs Figueiredo 1:04:27 Wellmaker vs Diaz

623 - Oops! All Middleweights May 15, 2026

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Joshua Van is on track to become one of the greatest fighters of all time BUT WHO CARES ABOUT THAT SEAN STRICKLAND RUINED ANOTHER CAREER.

Volkov vs Cortes-Acosta and more undercard action in our latest bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands

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CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 2:29 Strickland vs Chimaev 29:20 Van vs Taira 53:01 Volkov vs Cortes-Acosta 1:00:58 Brady vs Buckley 1:05:38 King Bobby and Jim Miller 1:11:15 Amosov vs Alvarez

622 - Welcome to the Club May 07, 2026

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Remember all that stuff we said about Strickland vs Hernandez? Okay, but for real this time.

Volkov vs Cortes-Acosta and more undercard action in our latest bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands

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CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 4:13 Chimaev vs Strickland 24:46 Van vs Taira 49:59 Della Maddalena vs Prates

621 - Smoke 'em if you got 'em Apr 30, 2026

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This weekend, it's Brazil's coolest man versus the last true representative of Australia's savage, criminal past in another banger main event.

Breathing a sigh of relief that at least Patricio Pitbull didn't die for nothing in our latest bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands

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CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 3:51 JDM vs Prates 28:42 Sterling vs Youssef 48:06 Barcelos vs Jackson 58:38 Garcia vs Hernandez 1:02:28 Tuivasa vs Sutherland 1:04:11 Dariush vs Salkilld 1:10:14 Elliott vs Erceg

620 - Is Youssef Zalal Real? Apr 23, 2026

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Youssef Zalal is either the next featherweight contender, or the most convincing optical illusion ever devised.

Breathing a sigh of relief that at least Patricio Pitbull didn't die for nothing in our latest bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands

Heavy Hands merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/64577943?asc=u

CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 4:17 Sterling vs Zalal 25:56 Burns vs Malott 38:08 Jourdain vs Phillips 48:59 Jackson vs Barcelos

619 - Dishonor Apr 16, 2026

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Having dishonored himself and his clan, Jiri Prochazka must now pay the ultimate price.

Breathing a sigh of relief that at least Patricio Pitbull didn't die for nothing in our latest bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/heavyhands

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CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 2:14 Ulberg vs Prochazka 24:35 Costa vs Murzakanov 36:30 Hokit vs Blaydes 46:28 Reyes vs Walker 56:48 Swanson vs Landwehr

618 - Love & War Apr 09, 2026

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With Alex Pereira gone to fat, Jiri Prochazka finally has a chance for gold Only one thing stands in his way: love.

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

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CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 5:01 Prochazka vs Ulberg 26:41 Murzakanov vs Costa 39:33 Reyes vs Walker 51:09 Swanson vs Landwehr 1:00:27 Pitbull vs Pico 1:08:36 ETHYN EWING

617 - Washed Apr 02, 2026

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The Last Stylebender's style just doesn't work anymore. But on the bright side, the guy who beat him also sucks.

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

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CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 5:49 Adesanya vs Pyfer 27:30 Grasso vs Barber 38:52 Michael Chiesa 40:07 Douglas vs Erosa 42:59 Belgaroui vs Abdul-Malik 45:23 Simon vs Yanez 56:27 Moicano vs Duncan 1:08:54 Estevam vs Ewing

616 - Death by Dummy Mar 26, 2026

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Introducing Philbot.

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

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CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 2:43 Adesanya vs Pyfer 31:31 Evloev vs Murphy 54:48 Wood vs Keita 1:08:44 Duncan vs Dolidze

615 - The Stepkids Mar 19, 2026

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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

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