Welterweight Rankings, Jan 9th 2014
The welterweight division was shaken up recently when former champion and welterweight GOAT Georges St-Pierre abdicated the UFC’s most treasured belt to take an indefinite leave of absence. Well known...
View ArticleEpisode 18: UFC 171 Preview with Jimmy Smith
What’s this? A Heavy Hands episode actually being released on Thursday, as advertised? That’s right, folks. This one’s up early (on time), and you definitely don’t want to miss it. This week I was...
View ArticleEpisode 28: Trainer of Johny Hendricks, Steven “The Warman” Wright
We’ve got a very special guest for you this week! Connor and Pat are joined by Steven “The Warman” Wright, striking coach of Team Takedown, and most notably of UFC welterweight champion Johny...
View ArticleEpisode 29: Firas Zahabi on Training and Hendricks vs Lawler II
When it comes to breaking down a fight, who better to ask than a world-renowned film junkie and MMA trainer who has prepared fighters for both of the competitors? That’s why Connor and Pat asked Firas...
View ArticleEpisode 30: Regional Fighting Styles and UFC 181 Recap
The controversy surrounding UFC 181 can’t go without some discussion, so that’s the first topic on the table for Connor and Pat on today’s episode of Heavy Hands. After that, however, it’s time to talk...
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Episode 58: Firas Zahabi on Lawler-MacDonald, Conor McGregor, & BJJ for MMA
Recently Patrick Wyman and I sat down to speak with Tristar MMA’s Firas Zahabi, famed trainer of former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and current welterweight contender Rory MacDonald,...
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Episode 60: What We Learned about Conor McGregor, & Hooray for Lawler-MacDonald
Altogether, the main card of UFC 189 may have been the best collection of five fights we’ve ever seen. It was certainly up there. And capping off all the fantastic action were two incredible title...
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Episode 84: Robbie Lawler vs Carlos Condit
Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit are both fascinating fighters, and their UFC 195 clash could very well end up being one of the greatest fights in welterweight history. Both Condit and Lawler welcome...
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Episode 85: Breathlessly Reviewing Lawler vs Condit
Yeah, yeah, the judges’ decision was unsatisfying to many, but let us not forget what really matters: Robbie Lawler vs Carlos Condit was absolutely insane, a back-and-forth fight that culminated in...
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Episode 90: Wonderboy Wins, Welterweight gets Weird
Stephen Thompson was always going to be a dangerous matchup for Johny Hendricks, but who could have imagined that he would so utterly dominate the former UFC welterweight champion? Distance management...
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