Kamaru Usman vs Gilbert Burns breakdown: Clash of Classmates
At the start of 2015, Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns were both new to the UFC. Burns was 7-0, having just notched a couple of…
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Meathead Melee: Poirier vs McGregor 2 might not be as complicated as you think
This weekend at UFC 257, Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier will meet in the Octagon for the second time. Discussion in the leadup has focused…
Max Holloway vs Calvin Kattar: Sink, swim, or walk around
Max Holloway and Calvin Kattar have a lot in common, even aside from the fact that both men are scheduled to take part in this…
Derrick Lewis: The best of the worst
UPDATE: Blaydes vs. Lewis has been cancelled due to Blaydes testing positive for COVID-19, is is presumed Anthony Smith vs Devin Clark will be elevated…
UFC 254 breakdown – Justin Gaethje: Learning the hard way
This weekend, Justin Gaethje is set to challenge Khabib Nurmagomedov for the UFC lightweight throne. It was a long road to get here. When Gaethje…
Judo Chop: How Tyson Fury beat Deontay Wilder
The first fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder was a close affair. Most of the rounds were Fury’s, some dominated but many merely controlled…
UFC Sao Paulo Judo Chop: How Charles Oliveira knocked out Jared Gordon
UFC Sao Paulo happened last Saturday. In Sao Paulo, of all places. And it didn’t exactly deliver. For the latest in an impossibly long streak…
UFC 243 Judo Chop: Robert Whittaker’s road to hell (Part 1)
Sometimes good intentions yield bad results. Sometimes, a sensible strategy yields to a better one. Both of these things happened at UFC 243, where Israel…
Vasyl Lomachenko Judo Chop: Improvising inside the lines
Expertise always seems more than a little mystical. When the jazz pianist’s fingers flurry across the keyboard, smooth notes and jagged all crashing and winding…
UFC 239: Why Thiago Santos might (but probably won’t) beat Jon Jones
In many ways, Thiago Santos is no better than the dozen title challengers Jon Jones has already beaten. He is no more technically sophisticated than…
UFC 238 Judo Chop – Valentina Shevchenko: A Begrudging Analysis
Valentina Shevchenko’s fights can be… a challenge to watch. Listeners of Heavy Hands will know that I have no particular fondness for the UFC flyweight…
Canelo vs Jacobs Judo Chop: How body work kills movement
This Saturday, May 4th, Canelo Alvarez makes his return to the ring eight months after his decision victory over Gennady Golovkin. That fight saw Alvarez…
Pivotal Moments: Israel Adesanya vs Kelvin Gastelum
A prizefight, like any sporting contest, is about telling a story. The back and forth, the ups and downs of a story are what make…
Judo Chop: Three clever tricks of Terence Crawford
This Saturday, WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford will take on lightning-handed veteran Amir Khan. The bout is Crawford’s 35th, and Khan is expected to share…
UFC 236 Judo Chop: The marvelous footwork of Max Holloway
This weekend at UFC 236, Max Holloway will fight Dustin Poirier for the second time. Their first meeting was seven years and, for Holloway, 18…
Till vs Masvidal breakdown: Why the overhand left is the southpaw killer
Watch ‘Thompson vs Pettis ‘ on ESPN+! Stream all the fights LIVE from Nashville — don’t miss a single second of face-punching action! Plus, you…
Spence vs. Garcia Judo Chop: The old school skills of Errol Spence Jr
On March 16th, Mikey Garcia will take on Errol Spence Jr, in what amounts to the boxing world’s biggest superfight since Lomachenko vs Rigondeaux. A…
UFC Wichita Judo Chop: How Junior dos Santos uses the body jab
This Saturday, former heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos is scheduled to take on the one and only Derrick Lewis. The Black Beast is is likely…
Weight cutting is worse than you think, and it needs to change
Weight classes exist for a reason. Typically, in combat sports, we hear this phrase invoked when a little fighter gets smoked by a bigger one.…
UFC 231: How Max Holloway dominated Brian Ortega, part 2
On Friday, we looked at three examples of the brilliant, angular footwork that Max Holloway used to outmaneuver, outwork, and outright befuddle Brian Ortega at…