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Heavy Hands Podcast
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September 26, 2018
Heavy Hands: Thiago Santos is scary, & a farewell to BE
Connor and Phil break down the results of UFC Sao Paulo, and touch on some topics suggested by you, the listeners.
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September 19, 2018
Heavy Hands: Breaking down Canelo-Golovkin 2
Connor and Phil break down the classic rematch between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin, and celebrate the ascension of future UFC champ Jan Blachowicz.
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September 12, 2018
Heavy Hands: Tyron Woodley & the card of the year
Connor Ruebusch and Phil Mackenzie break down Tyron Woodley’s dominant victory over Darren Till and the rest of UFC 228.
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September 5, 2018
Heavy Hands: Pessimistic Preview of UFC 228
Connor Ruebusch and Phil Mackenzie think back to a time when the notion of two UFC title fights on a single card would’ve kept them up at night in breathless anticipation. Then they talk about UFC 228.
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August 29, 2018
Heavy Hands: How Justin Gaethje deflated James Vick
Connor Ruebusch and Phil Mackenzie recap and analyze the (mostly) thrilling results of Justin Gaethje vs James Vick, in Lincoln Nebraska.
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August 22, 2018
TALL vs BRAWL: Heavy Hands preview of Gaethje vs Vick
Connor Ruebusch and Phil Mackenzie take a look at the fighting styles of Justin Gaethje and James Vick, who fight on August 25th, and the career trajectories that brought them together.
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August 15, 2018
Heavy Hands: Why cut weight in MMA?
Connor Ruebusch and Phil Mackenzie talk about the practice of weight cutting, how it shows up in the cage, and who should/shouldn’t be doing so much of it.
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August 9, 2018
Heavy Hands: Sacrificing a GOAT
Connor Ruebusch and Phil Mackenzie take stock of UFC 227 and its two drastically different title fights.
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August 1, 2018
Heavy Hands: Can UFC 227 improve on perfection?
Connor Ruebusch and Phil Mackenzie preview the two title fights slated for UFC 227, and look back at the violent victories of Dustin Poirier and Jose Aldo at UFC Calgary.
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July 25, 2018
Heavy Hands: UFC’s most violent matchup - AGAIN
Connor Ruebusch and Phil Mackenzie preview Eddie Alvarez vs Dustin Poirier II, Jose Aldo vs Jeremy Stephens, and Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs Tecia Torres.
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July 18, 2018
Heavy Hands: Shogun Rua - Future champ!
Connor Ruebusch and Phil Mackenzie break down the upcoming battle between Shogun Rua and Anthony Smith, and much more.
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July 11, 2018
Heavy Hands: Mighty DC, plus the worst fight ever
Connor Ruebusch is joined by Phil Mackenzie to discuss the ins and outs of UFC 226, which featured an all-time-great upset in the main event, as well as one of the worst heavyweight bouts ever.
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July 4, 2018
Heavy Hands: UFC 226 preview, and farewell Dr. Wyman
Connor Ruebusch, Patrick Wyman, and Phil Mackenzie sit down for an in-depth breakdown of the big fights of UFC 226, including Miocic vs Cormier, Holloway vs Ortega, and more.
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June 28, 2018
A Very Special Heavy Hands
Connor Ruebusch and Patrick Wyman are joined by Phil Mackenzie for an in-depth discussion of six all-time classic fights.
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June 20, 2018
Heavy Hands: Is Cowboy still too good for Edwards?
Connor and Pat look into the UFC’s next event in Singapore, headlined by a crossroads fight between Donald Cerrone and the curiously well-rounded Leon Edwards.
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June 14, 2018
Heavy Hands: Whittaker vs Romero 2 was everything
Connor Ruebusch and Patrick Wyman struggle to contain their enthusiasm for UFC 225’s rematch between Robert Whittaker and Yoel Romero, which was somehow even better than their first fight.
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June 6, 2018
Heavy Hands: Whittaker vs Romero 2, FINALLY
The UFC’s spring schedule really tested our resolve, but we finally made it. Connor and Pat break down the upcoming rematch between Robert Whittaker and Yoel Romero, and more.
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May 30, 2018
Heavy Hands - Thompson vs Till in review: NOT GOOD
Connor and Pat look back at Wonderboy vs Till and lament the fight that could have been. Then they preview Jimmie Rivera vs Marlon Moraes, which will hopefully be much better. It has to be.
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May 23, 2018
Heavy Hands #212: Wonderboy vs Darren Till preview
Connor and Pat preview the upcoming battle between former title challenger Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson and up-and-coming star Darren Till, and also look back at the best bits from UFC Chile.
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May 10, 2018
Heavy Hands: Can Pennington trouble Nunes?
Connor and Pat preview the main card of UFC 224, miraculously breaking it all down while trying to avoid thinking about Belfort vs Machida.
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May 2, 2018
Heavy Hands: Fedor and Kyoji Horiguchi
Connor Ruebusch and Patrick Wyman celebrate the innovative game of Fedor Emelianenko, and discuss the skills of Kyoji Horiguchi.
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April 25, 2018
Heavy Hands: Lee’s domination, Dvalishvili’s risky ride
Connor Ruebusch and Patrick Wyman break down the results of Lee vs Barboza and its undercard, and discuss the impact of weight on fighting tactics.
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April 18, 2018
Heavy Hands: Poirier vs Gaethje & more lightweight lunacy
Connor Ruebusch and Patrick Wyman break down Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje’s fight-of-the-year contender from last weekend, and preview another matchup of elite lightweights set for next week.
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April 4, 2018
Heavy Hands: Max Holloway saved UFC 223... but can he win?
Connor Ruebusch and Patrick Wyman preview Holloway vs Nurmagomedov, Namajunas vs Jedrzejczyk 2, and the other top fights of UFC 223.
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March 28, 2018
Anthony Joshua vs Joseph Parker preview, and more
Connor Ruebusch and Patrick Wyman preview Anthony Joshua vs Joseph Parker, peek at the UFC 223 undercard, and discuss the state of striking defense in MMA.