Jack Slack Podcast 68: The 2021 Slacky Awards

[@DaInternetBear]

What a start to the year, over an hour of Julianna Lima boxing worship

[@richardherko1811]

love Lima

[@monkeygamez7227]

*leamer

[@FeathersMcGraw_]

Can't believe she won all four awards!

[@ofon2000]

@Chad Thunder Boxing masterclass? Lol give me a damn break. Watching them fight was laughable when you consider that is supposed to be the pinnacle of female mixed martial arts. I'll watch Rose, Schevchenko or JJ anyday over that joke of a fight. Pena did show a lot of toughness though.

[@notserious6458]

@@ofon2000 wooosh

[@GTL5427]

Me thinking to myself: "hmmmm I wonder who's gonna get KO of the year?" Me literally 2m in: "Im- I'm a loser?" Love you, Slacky

[@DubuWaPolar]

I had maycee barber shutting down miranda maverick 30-26 as performance of the year but oh well these picks are also fine

[@NicolaMaxwell]

That's my favourite fight of all time.

[@Windbend3r]

I feel you have committed sin by putting Macy barber as performance of the year

[@NicolaMaxwell]

@@Windbend3r Never, her fights are instant classics.

[@evosteff]

@@NicolaMaxwell LMFAO. “Instant classics” her movement is sloppy and her fights have been largely boring for the most part and against absolutely gutter competition. Nobody rewatches her

[@painandpyro]

@@evosteff I take it Professor Maverick was your lecturer for Whoosh 101?

[@NerdRageRyan]

Dana vs Jake, cocaine vs steroid testing Surreal Gong vs Francis “I’m not payed enough” Ngannou Patreon bois and poor bois may 2022 be a good year for you, slacky bless

[@vietnamsemonky4082]

@Mike Rauch talmbout toilet till b?

[@NerdRageRyan]

@@JStack I’m a poor boi too homie but I’ve been debating paying for the extra schwag

[@brickschithouse6204]

Surreal gong lol classic

[@painandpyro]

@@NerdRageRyan I was for awhile too, but getting that extra Slack once a week and getting hype makes me feel like a real junkie, and plus the access to the old articles and stuff make it pretty worth it. Its actually not too expensive unless you're already supporting a lot of other creators

[@NerdRageRyan]

@@painandpyro yeah MMA is the only sport I’m fully invested in and Slackys my favourite content creator so I probably will cough up the cash. I’d probably like the advanced striking articles a lot and some of the historical stuff

[@Patrick-bi2gu]

Jack Slack coming through with the 2021 review, blessed are we the few.

[@johanretard3615]

As a Yan fanboy, the Aljo knee was actually the highest fight IQ moment. instead of taking the belt from Aljo... he concocted a plot for them to both have belts, champ points on the PPV, and a more marketable rematch with some drama. aka midwit: aljo was acting, 200IQ: Yan was acting. I dont know if it qualifies for best game plan... but Ricky Glenn turning a certain unanimous decision against him into a majority draw by basically pointing at his opponent still laying on the canvas and yelling at the judges to score the last round a 10-8 for him was pretty epic.

[@noshttaken]

The Meta game in this post is legit

[@PapaBrejj]

And the Voice Crack of the year award goes to *JACK SLACK* for 30:44 :^)

[@painandpyro]

PERFECT timing with the timestamp, didnt even notice first time around 😄

[@tommygigg3500]

Romero vs Davis deserves a mention. Pretty sure that not knowing the number of rounds to a fight (allegedly) counts as poor Fight IQ.

[@painandpyro]

Ooh, good call!

[@greenirez2798]

I’m happy for Moreno, he seems to be doing well for himself off the Figgy trilogy. Hope he can stay champ for a bit, excited to see how he does in the Askarov and Pantoja rematches.

[@painandpyro]

Kara-France rematch will be interesting too

[@NicolaMaxwell]

Award winning podcast goes to jumpin' Jack Slack!!

[@NicolaMaxwell]

@@nosparringmax3241 why not! I love you too❤😆

[@CostonSkatesRegz]

Hell yeah, Slacky Bless

[@Maartun]

Ngl but I just wanna see Peter Yan vs TJ Dillashaw!

[@JuliusCaesar103]

I sorely missed your voice this past week Jackie boi

[@hmsplatypus569]

Gonna be tough not seeing Chris's funny comments here anymore, he was a true boi

[@ibraheemali7028]

His comments were legit an essential part of the jack slack experience for me, i don't know him personally but because i saw his comments and pfp so often it's hard for me to believe that he's actually gone.

[@P.J.W.]

Who is/was Chris? Sorry if it’s a dumb question, but despite pretty much never missing an episode I am not familiar with Chris or his comments.

[@ibraheemali7028]

@@P.J.W. he was a commenter who had really funny comments , he would post consistently on jack's podcast as well as being an active member in the mma Twitter community, he was recently diagnosed with cancer" don't remember what type unfortunately" and he tragically passed away just less than a month ago, jack mentioned him on one of his recent podcasts, you can also find his comments if you go back to earlier podcasts, he would comment under the name "chris (fifn)" or something along those lines.

[@Mr.WarwickBot]

Making me make sure I'm in the right year bless.

[@popularopiniondispenser6076]

Fucking bless, mate. Just tried going to the gym for the first time with a mate because I've been doing home workouts since lockdown 1 and I *fucked* my spine trying deadlifts for the first time. Just cranked out the lumbar support on my ergonomic office chair and I'm watching this shit stiff as fuck, totally erect (my torso I mean) and ready to feel better. Thanks Slacky.

[@I-am-stevo]

I done mine the week before Xmas, got full range back already so wasn't as bad as I first feared. All the best mate.

[@popularopiniondispenser6076]

@@danielsepulveda6601 At the moment I'm not feeling much pain. If I'm feeling it worse in the morning I'll find a metal bin and do my own chiropractic work like Homer Simpson and just fold myself backwards on it 🤷

[@Oldhandlewasabitcringe]

Ive suffered back injuries like that for years, what works for me. ice constantly for 48 hours then heat packs after that. As soon as you are able force yourself to walk a bit and dont just lie around and stiffen up. Then take it super easy for a couple months otherwise you might get back to square one

[@rhomboidq7001]

@@Oldhandlewasabitcringe here’s an idea, fix your deadlift form

[@Oldhandlewasabitcringe]

@@rhomboidq7001 its not from deadlifting but thanks i guess

[@ddvsgd9508]

An underappreciated aspect of Ngannou's game plan was recognising Stipe's weakness to low kicks.

[@themagician5082]

nioce, 1 of the few MMA YTers i can enjoy watching for longer than 5 minutes XD

[@jangobango2847]

My legs are long af, and i love the buggy choke when I'm rolling. It can definitely mess your knee up too if you don't know what you are doing, but really funny one to make people tap to.

[@MasterTeep]

I want that Giga level come up of fighting bums. If they have a negative record I want them

[@kieran5246]

That felt like a Brian Campbell intro

[@georgestamatelis7812]

Gameplan of the year : Tai tuivasa vs Greg Hardy

[@Hats502]

>walk out to the Spice Girls >KO a woman beater > rip shoeys >leave Yea that’s at least an honorable mention

[@nickkausch1107]

welcome back, Slack.

[@joaoalegria7578]

Wait, Dan Hooker fought Yair? I feel like a casual now 😢

[@painandpyro]

Yeah ole Dan has basically a whole other career down at 145 haha

[@robinwallace5019]

@@painandpyro he also tkoed gilbert burns in his 3rd fight at lightweight

[@OJagg1]

Valentina - Fighter of the Year

[@Snake_holiday]

Oliveira could go on next year to beat Conor, Gaethje, and Islam, and would prob still lose Fighter of the Year to like, Valentina or some shit.

[@andrewconnolly7409]

long one thanks

[@hulkman245]

Been waiting for this

[@hulkman245]

So now i know who has been influencing me to think that Charles Oliveira is fighter of the year

[@phenomenom9142]

I cant wait for the Jack Slack podcast 69 intro

[@MindBlown720]

Julianna Lima gameplan of the year

[@athulfgeirsson]

lol

[@brickschithouse6204]

Anyone else feel like ngannou's performance vs Stipe was a better fit for technical turnaround than it is for gameplan of the year? Slacky bless

[@xenopoko6050]

Reasoning is that he’s only done it in one fight, if done over multiple fights then it’s a clear turnaround and I’d agree with you then

[@bertyamgeebler1865]

yooooo shoutout Jeff Molina!! Hes an absolute monster!

[@Duad]

I spent this whole episode wondering: "Who is Buck Wide and why does he have an award named after him?"

[@themissingleftsock1077]

I did put Ricky Simon in my technical turnaround because I couldn't think of anyone else, but at the same time, the Assuncao win was an obvious factor of age. I love the Kelleher performance, the other win was a no name though.

[@executiverobbery]

"Gegard Mousasi is a pfp GOAT" - No one, ever.

[@MrDioXIII]

Teep to the junk and Big John says hi.

[@NicolaMaxwell]

Josh Thomson n John McCarthy entered the chat

[@francisg5207]

Thompson and Mccarthy are the worse

[@TheMuffinManIsHappy]

According to Fightmatrix, Mousasi is the 4th greatest middleweight of all time. Robert Whittaker is 9th and Jacaré is 10th. So, in short, never ever underestimate the capacity of human retardation.

[@randbrannigan2590]

Best UFC commentator. . .DC!!!

[@beyondspeaks]

Let’s go Jack!!!

[@HankMcCoyMode]

3:12 cheeky Garramp lmao

[@kars7181]

Charles Oliveira is fighter of the year unless all you’re thinking about is that 1 big fluke knockout Kamaru had. Usman’s dominant, but 2/3 of his opponents in 2021 he already beat previously so what he did that was so groundbreaking I don’t know. Edit: awesome video Slack as always!

[@chirbin0nidhogg623]

Fluke?

[@kars7181]

@@chirbin0nidhogg623 I don’t mean it as an insult but “an unlikely chance occurrence with a surprising piece of luck” seems applicable, but most knockouts are that anyway

[@hatrickyman]

@@kars7181 Kamaru faked the hand grab then came in the with the right, wouldnt exactly call that 'luck' cause he knew exactly what it was going to do and executed his plan accordingly.

[@kars7181]

@@hatrickyman “lucky” sounds diminishing I just meant who was expecting that if you watch their previous fight lol I bet on Usman by Decision that night

[@dubbeking]

No mention of Volkanovski for his performance against Ortega? It's fairly rare for a fighter to reliably bounce between outfighting and pressuring, and it was great to see Volk competently return to his old self in a fight where it made sense.

[@hjiuz6894]

Did you skip some parts?

[@dubbeking]

@@hjiuz6894 I did, when did he mention it?

[@hjiuz6894]

@@dubbeking i think it was in best gameplan. Talked about always pressuring

[@dubbeking]

@@hjiuz6894 I watched most of that segment but I may've spaced out.

[@Ingeb91]

Wine mum boxing is my spirit animal ngl.

[@abonet88]

love these catagories. way more interesting than the same shit everywhere else.

[@dantdt4693]

MMA media is pure garbage nowadays mostly watch mr slack

[@ThunderGoatz]

I miss fgb. Such a cool name

[@jackchristie7656]

Anyone got the sauce on the Sylvester Miller fight?

[@natedavis2944]

I’d just like to say I still don’t see ngannou’s change as impressive. Like all he did was go from winging stupid shots that worked because he’s insane physical abilities to showing the most basic understanding of striking you can find. Like wow a low kick, 2-1 combo, and a check hook.... wow what a turn around lol. Even in the first fight stipe had a hard time just because he physical abilities the most basic technique would’ve won him that fight.

[@Dseated]

If a fighter does an obvious wind up soccer kick to the opponents groin but the opponent blocks it. Is it illegal?

[@mr.freeze2681]

Imo while Jan was biting on feints he never over extended himself and stayed in the centre of the octagon most of the time

[@MasterTeep]

On the subject of guys labeled as decisions machines developing into bangerz don't forget Decision Dan Henderson

[@FrankGiberson]

Surprised you didn't mention Brock Lesnar vs Randy Orton when discussing the effectiveness of the elbow lol

[@MossFauna]

Gameplan of the year better be Jake Paul, dude’s been winning against a billion dollar (?) company for a year now

[@talkingfights]

cheers

[@painandpyro]

Special shoutout to Mma fans who, despite Jake Paul's best efforts, are determined to use comment sections to explain why it is imperative that fighters remain underpaid lol

[@kidfopo]

Honestly watching wmma not to be sexist but it's like watch 7 year old boys fight with the exception of a few women fighters even then when they don't look themselves they just look bad mostly

[@KDawgMcG]

I can't decide if I prefer a Slacky or a Handy.

[@mikaameesh]

brandon morenooooo

[@mikaameesh]

charles oliveiraaaa

[@mikaameesh]

francis ngannouuu

[@OctopusWithNoFriends]

Oi oi, it's The Slackies!

[@bmbm1]

So glad Mateusz Gamrot got a shout, dude's awesome. I reckon he deserves a mention for the gameplan of the year too for the Stephens fight

[@pstratos7]

Sick performance, stephens got thrown to the wolves after cancelling that fight for a push at the weigh ins

[@davidpineda9160]

Jake owns MMA Jack, no point talking about this dead sport anymore.

[@gluehuffer6955]

Where is the Greatest Human award for Shevchenko? Disgraceful.

[@bmbm1]

The Miesha Tate of Bellator slate

[@GKJusticar55]

Heeeeeeeeeeeeere it is!

[@sus425]

My memory of Leon vs cerrone is this huge welterweight fades late against an ancient lightweight and nearly loses. I thought it was a pretty embarrassing showing for Leon

[@jackslack7786]

give it another watch

[@enyaaireacts]

That Sterling won quite dominantly in the rematch is another proof that Caucasian male fighters simply cannot compete at the highest level. If a caucasian is champion it's short lived, or they're a woman.

[@koafreedman5164]

Kape is a lot faster than Pantoja, but he is smaller if anything and not near as skillful. That said it was a good gameplan to avoid getting chinned by a way faster guy

[@leanmchungry4735]

Could there be a Slacky award for sportsmanship in MMA? For a moment like at the 1935 Davis Cup, when Baron Gottfried von Cramm refused to take a match point that would have given Germany victory over the United States, or John Landy the Australian runner, or the English sailor Pete Goss etc. Has there ever been an act of sportsmanship in MMA? In the meantime I'll have to enjoy the dumbest moments in 2021.

[@mirocastillo1715]

What is the male equivalent of wine-mom boxing?

[@athulfgeirsson]

amanda nunes boxing

[@whitestriped9126]

Ben askren spinning backfist

[@zentzisz]

Your take on Yan is refreshing everyone wants to act like also kneed himself in the head

[@jenslyn6664]

Turns out, Jack Slack is actually a 16-year-old with a voice changer

[@benjones1717]

Johnny Walker had a bad gameplan v Thiago.

[@thesandwich7510]

"Ill be slow and technical with this guy who brought Jones to a close decision in that exact same type of fight"

[@X9Z17]

Dumbest moment is Justin Jaynes RNC submission defence of imitating Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man. Even a whitebelt could (and they do) defend that choke better.. and somehow, he's got a brown belt in BJJ? How? Must've found it in a box of cereal because that was embarrassing. (edit FUCK it was 2020, but it's still the dumbest moment of this decade.)

[@noshttaken]

Slacker is the best

[@kidfopo]

I think you should do a one night master class performance named in honor of the Holloway v kattar fight I haven't seen a one night performance like that since Cody v Cruz

[@carloscotta5371]

Aldo goat

[@goldtiger9453]

Took you long enough

[@OneHardWorker]

first :)