About this episode

The episode discusses whether Youssef Zalal is a legitimate contender in the featherweight division or just an illusion.

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

People in this episode

Host: Heavy Hands Podcast

Topics covered

• featherweight contender
• MMA analysis
• fight breakdowns
• Youssef Zalal
• Patricio Pitbull
• Sterling vs Zalal
• Burns vs Malott

Keywords

• Youssef Zalal
• featherweight
• MMA
• fight analysis
• Sterling
• Burns
• Jourdain
• Jackson

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