Today Heavy Hands was lucky enough to have Lyte Burly on the show, a practitioner and trainer of boxing and the little-known New York-bred art of 52 Blocks, a.k.a. Jailhouse Rock, which was born in the prisons of 70s and 80s New York. Mr. Burly tells about his training philosophies, the fighters he looks up to and tries to emulate, and the defensive mentality that makes 52 the best system for street defense, and one that breeds better-disciplined boxers and mixed martial artists.

We're very happy to have Mr. Burly on the show, so we hope you enjoy the interview!

Bloody Elbow's Dallas Winston joins Connor and Corey this week for an in-depth look at the most controversial UFC main event since, well... Gustafsson vs. Jones. Prepare for a long one, because you're in for about two hours of discussion on Johny Hendricks, Georges St-Pierre, and the many other fighters to grace the 167 card with impressive performances (split into three manageable segments, of course).

As always, let us know what you think, and enjoy!

Episode six is finally here, and it's a big one because we're about to witness a big fight. That's right, UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre rides again, and this time he aims to defend his belt in his eleventh consecutive title fight.

Your hosts get into the techniques that make GSP's relatively simple game so effective, even at the top of one of the toughest divisions in MMA. We also discuss the chances of challenger Johny Hendricks, but our hopes aren't high for the bearded one.

Enjoy!

Part two of this week's episode features Bloody Elbow writer T. P. Grant, a specialist in the the grappling aspects of MMA. He and Connor discuss the evolution of the guillotine in MMA, from the last resort of those with no takedown defense, to the top position killer of modern mixed martial artists.

Part one of Heavy Hands this week brings back boxing trainer Luis Monda to discuss the results of Timothy Bradley vs Juan Manuel Marquez, and how Tim Bradley is becoming, like Bernard Hopkins and Floyd Mayweather, a master spoiler.

Luis also explains the differences between pure boxing and boxing for MMA, and the similarities.

Finally, a discussion of the "hard right hand" that Luis teaches, as requeste by listeners, including a harrowing tale of Connor hurting his shoulders because he's scared of the punching bag.

Corey's back in Connor's life this week, and the reunion is a happy one. 

Today your beloved hosts talk Erick Silva and his nearly unstoppable counter-wrestling style, while examining the holes that John Fitch was able to exploit in their entertaining fight.

Next we discuss Miguel Cotto's win over Delvin Rodriguez, and discuss whether or not Miguel Cotto has the perfect style of boxing for MMA. Fair warning: it gets a little heated at the end.

Let us know what you think, and thanks for listening!

It's just lonely ol' Connor this week, sitting in his underwear and rambling about the best fight to happen all year. Jon Jones just recently took a decision over Alexander Gustafsson, but not without getting his ass kicked. Connor breaks down the finer points of the fight, particularly the flaws exhibited by both opponents that made the decision such a close one. 

Then Connor gets into the nuances of defense, with a little help from Jack Dempsey, focusing on that one key element of effective defense: positioning.

It's lonely without Corey here, but at least there's awesome MMA to cover!

One of the most underappreciated aspects of combat sports is a good trainer. Behind every Joe Louis there is a Jack Blackburn, behind every Manny Pacquiao a Freddie Roach, and behind Las Vegas trainer Luis Monda are Mike McCallum and Merqui Sosa. Connor and Corey sit down for a long talk with Luis about his training background and his views on training.

We get to hear some fantastic insights about a fighter's personality determining his/her style and the process of training new students as well as experienced ones.

And then we coerce Luis into breaking down Mayweather vs. Alvarez as well as Matthysse vs. Garcia)

Much thanks to Luis for the fantastic interview, and we hope you like it.