Jack Slack Podcast 91: The Night Alexander Volkanovski Became Too Good

[@ezekialjackson2011]

For the Slacky end of year awards can we get a "dumbest gameplan" category just to honor how bad that was from Sean Strickland.

[@societybelike]

I think this definitely fits in the "But Why?" award for piss poor fight IQ

[@ezekialjackson2011]

@@societybelike Yeah that's true lol

[@richardsalami5207]

He needs a special award for falling for the oldest trick in the book

[@kylelyons6088]

@@societybelike he should be a shoo in for the "But why?" Award

[@LupeJustinian]

The man's fighting stance is a ferret

[@kars7181]

When Pereira realized Strickland was actually standing with him: “So you have chosen, death”

[@UVB-76_Enjoyer]

"Money For Nothing" started playing in his head.

[@firulice7000]

Sean "The Jab Merchant" Strickland really thought he was gonna jab and parry for 15 minutes against Pereira 💀

[@GKJusticar55]

I'm glad Pereira exposed Strickland's shit boxing.

[@francisg5207]

"Mma boxing"

[@KDawgMcG]

He parried well, just shouldn't have used his face💪

[@drewsmith3673]

Then said he would do it again. 👌

[@lorenzoconti8325]

Yee wtf was he thinking lmao

[@EJ-bq1nu]

I'll never forget when Anderson Silva said he could complete in the Olympics for taekwondo, got invited to train and then never showed up.

[@hunterswepic]

With his recent stint in boxing I almost believe that he did them a favor lol

[@tyrannosaurusflex7427]

I've arrived for the Strickland slander

[@TriforceElder08]

dang. I'm here to eat his L after cheering so hard for him lmao

[@aussieflintknapping]

I just started this video and that's legitimately one of the things I'm most keen about lol

[@Personal_Chizo]

I've arrived for the h3n7ai slander. (?)

[@tyrannosaurusflex7427]

@@Personal_Chizo what does that even mean

[@Personal_Chizo]

@@tyrannosaurusflex7427 Strickland and Adesanya's bullshit during the press conference.

[@painandpyro]

Man so many amazing moments from this final fight in the series: from Holloway acting like a madman in the leadup and Volk to basically respond with: "lol ok," to him coming out to arena full of boos while staring directly into the camera and delivering one of the most heartleft speeches in mma I've ever heard, to pulling a reverse and actually talking and taunting TO Max during the fight before proceeding to put on an absolute clinic. Boy, if you're one of the 10 non- Aussie Volkanovski fans like me, I hope you enjoyed that sweet, sweet catharsis

[@mirocastillo1715]

The Kristoff Jotko of being head over heels for Volko: Jack Slack

[@scarecrow4638]

Congrats on getting a shout out on the Jon Anik & Kenny Florian podcast. Jon mentioned what you said about the lead up to Munhoz vs O’Malley. What you said about Munhoz’s game plan was exactly what he tried to do against O’Malley. Mirror stance and blast the leg kick. Shame that fight didn’t end in a proper fashion. Cheers!!

[@MasterTeep]

I always knew Anik was a boi

[@andycopland3179]

Savaloy + sea salt + that yellowish chip shop curry sauce = perfection. Oh yea, fights were alright.

[@kevinobonyo6230]

The Jim Miller of LFA at the Apex Quota Filler, Slacky J.

[@karthickkailash1864]

Whoever in Sean's corner thought it was a smart move to jab Pereira to a decision should be sacked with immediate effect.

[@AdobadoFantastico]

Slacked, maybe?

[@karthickkailash1864]

@@AdobadoFantastico brilliant

[@zachorne1224]

I honestly think it was Shaun himself

[@Trend_Comics]

How is this podcast so under the radar? Jeez man, Jack, thank you for this content.

[@deat3456w]

I needed this! Jack honestly your commentary and analysis is super refreshing.

[@painandpyro]

We now need to will Slacky's dream fight into existence: Derek Brunson vs Dricus Du Plessis - "The Secret to Winning this Fight is Written Somewhere on the Ceiling"

[@carldavies1492]

This trilogy is basically 13 rounds to 2 for Volk. He's unbelievably good

[@bostoys]

the Deiveson Figueiredo of saying "as figure 8 shows...", Jack Slack

[@valhallan19]

We barring

[@anhangamoncada2298]

Checked the p4p rankings hoping to see Volkanaski on top (he’s number 2) but below Dustin Poirer is number 6 for beating Conor and hooker and losing to Olivera and Khabib. I love me the diamond like a gold digger but he way too high no?

[@Canonall]

Not really, he's been a real problem for a lot of a top level guys. In another life he beat holloway, who himself is in the p4p

[@logandwyer8727]

It’s more of his resume before that. Gaethje, Alvarez, pettis, Bobby green, pettis, and Diego Ferreira. All by finish. + the max win.

[@Neil-qg9cw]

@@logandwyer8727 He's still overrated P4P imo. There are more than 5 better fighters in the UFC than Dustin. Great fighter, but he's not #6 P4P in reality.

[@logandwyer8727]

@@Neil-qg9cw agreed. But I can’t really just objectively rank fighters skills pound for pound. So it comes down to resume. And Dustin has one of the best.

[@grgov2239]

Why are u even strassing about that? P4P list is a joke,I mean you have Usman at #1 place...

[@larrybadabingbadaboomba9785]

3:08 "Quinton Jackson's diet is just frosting"

[@sir0nion]

Mousasi Watch (0 Mentions) I was hoping he'd bring him up when discussing Adesanya vs Cannonier and MW not being very good.

[@MMAMAN13]

Jack Slack doesn’t lack the knack to bring us back

[@sevensurgeries]

Bless you slacky

[@SuperCrazyEstonian]

Heck of a trilogy, considering all 3 fights went the distance and 1 guy went 3-0. All 3 fights were intriguing and absolutely worth it. But Max now being 30 and having taken another beating... i think the damage will finally start showing.

[@thekevinfoster]

I just don’t know where he should go from here. 155 seems like a bad idea. 145 is a mess for him. I guess if he could somehow clear the division so there’s no one else for Volk to fight, but even then that would be unheard of. He’d have to make some real style change or something. Could sign somewhere else like DJ? Idk it’s hard to see him go down like that but I don’t know if I see him fighting for a belt again with this many killers, even though he can probably beat most of them.

[@SuperCrazyEstonian]

@@thekevinfoster Volk will likely move up. And right now, there is no real point for Max to move up, as it seems like he can make the weight. 155 is super tied up anyways. I would have Max get back to winning at 145 as whatever momentum he builds, he will easily take it with him if he wants to move up. And if Volk moves up, you know Max will get that title shot asap.

[@MossFauna]

What did y’all wear to Strickland’s funeral?

[@DaInternetBear]

Izzy’s trashtalk is just such a bad fit for his fighting style. Yes its absolutely skilful, and will win him most of his fights, but it doesn’t make it entertaining. At this point he’s been hit and miss in terms of entertainment value

[@hashling8]

I’ve been waiting for this one Jackie

[@mufroughler5925]

The king returns

[@grgov2239]

Btw Jack, Du plessis knocked Soldic out in their first fight because Soldic had a terriable weightcut. He decided to bulk up before going to the division above,I belive it was his first cut to the MW,he weighed around 100kg(+/- few) and he had to cut that extra weight which resulted in his poor performance After that Soldic regained his normal walking weight and KOd Du pleeis in their rematch

[@BertMMA]

Great intro

[@bonesaw2716]

The only thing even funnier than Adesanya wrestling Pereira to a victory would be if Izzy tried a takedown thinking he's flipping the script on Alex á la Ngannou vs Gane, but instead just gets instantly locked into the smoothest guillotine ever and Glover is just laughing and rubbing his hands in Alex's corner.

[@TheDanteJamesShow]

Alexander Volkanovski is who Chad Mendes was supposed to be

[@mihaialexandrufilipache8096]

Chad Mendes if you exchanged his Tyrannosaurs arms for orangutan arms.

[@rr-mt9np]

Been waiting for this one 🙌

[@sgt.peterson5814]

Jack that opening is perfection 👌👌👌

[@tomb6278]

Jack I love you

[@francisayala9310]

I'm a big Max fan. He's from my home state of Hawaii and I like his fighting style. I knew Volk was gonna win (I believed he had his number) but watching Max get picked apart like that was depressing.

[@TheDXJC56]

I can't wait for Pereira to flatline Izzy again and solidify once and for all that the MW division is the worse in the UFC, only male division where a guy from a completely different sport with sub 10 MMA fight experience can get this far. I mean for Christ sake even Khalil Rountree was able to knock back Gokhan Saki and prevent this type of damage from being done to the LHW division.

[@grgov2239]

Yea MW is the worst division by far

[@TheOne-uc9rz]

Middleweight is such an easy way for goat status if you’re a striker reach merchant with decent take down defence. Izzy is amazing but he literally has 5 title defences just cruising against these guys lol. Compared to LW, FW, WW where anyone can beat anyone on any given night

[@gilbertoflores7397]

MW is the perfect division full of meat heads. The reason why Kelvin did so well was because he was the only guy who used his brain. Whittaker tried to fight smart, but was a little scared to let go in the beginning because he got caught in the first fight, when he was being a meat head and rush him. Jan also did well because he fought smart. If you want to do well at MW, be smart; that's how izzy gor to the top.

[@gilbertoflores7397]

@@Name-ql7jf Jones had DC, rumble, and gus. They were more threatening than anyone has been at middleweight. But you're likely right about heavyweight, stipe was defending against way past they prime legends in Overeem and JDS, so he had a sort of easy time padding his record with big names and being considered the best heavyweight.

[@josemarialaguinge]

Volk became the best P4P that night.

[@heelyBrah]

@@Cp_9900 3-0

[@gumbledorf2829]

Idk, I think someone needs to go through the Holloway vs Volkanovski trilogy and rank all the strikes light, medium or heavy based on their opinion of how each strike looked to really settle this.

[@ifgwelf]

"it was just explosive midgets with overhands" 😂😂

[@erelim1574]

I could sense it

[@bobobo3451]

edson barboza of stealing your nans samosa

[@Johnny2tc]

thanks

[@alvaroc6326]

8 hours of beauty sleep Volk is unstoppable

[@FrankieH-79]

Strickland while facing the most accomplished kickboxer in the ufc currently, who has insane ko power so much so that he even knocked out the glory LHW champ “I thought it was going to be an easy fight you know I could see everything that he was throwing at me, until I got slept.” Lmao

[@yadel312]

Slack Deivision Figuerdo won the third fight

[@MightyJoeNolan]

Christy Halpert wrote The Ultimate Boxer: Understanding the Sport and Skills of Boxing She trains amateurs in Nashville. A warrior queen.

[@valdewar8093]

Jack not recognizing that Turcios and Lawrence are cool BWs physically pained me. Also Tyson Nam didn't beat a glory champion the other week, Adashev lost to him years ago and Adashev has about the same level of kickboxing as Wonderboy

[@TheRulersBack18]

i literally shed tears watching max get pieced up in this fight

[@benmcreynolds8581]

Your analysis has so much depth and intelligence to it. Is there any way to possibly add in visuals that go along with your fight break down. It would be so great to see and follow what you are describing in the match. Even if you have to use regular photos that would be fine. Do you have the ability to drawn lines and arrows to show strikes, direction, and openings in the guards, etc.

[@Personal_Chizo]

I need someone to explain this humble casual why was Adesanya the main event instead of Volko, please.

[@markcroft1303]

It's probably in Izzy's contract to be headliner, plus you don't normally have a lower weight headlining

[@seamusgreenmurphy]

Dana almost always puts the higher weight class tittle fights after the lower ones

[@Personal_Chizo]

Tysm, bois! Now I'll leave before I get those Weili - Joanna followed by Izzy - Yoel flashbacks.

[@seanmatthewking]

cuz he bigger boy although technically after rehydration Volk is 275lbs,

[@gilbertoflores7397]

Usually the higher weight fight goes at the top.

[@MasterTeep]

I'm not even gonna make fun of Sean I'm just thankful 🙏

[@AlexiusRedwood]

King 👑

[@joshleonard6772]

Unexpected dig at my boy Robocop towards the end there.

[@MasterTeep]

Pereira's right straight to left hook read is crazy

[@poetry8888]

Finally!!!

[@poetry8888]

I was waiting too long for this one. Just too long.

[@kylestephens9593]

18:19 Israel Adesanya for UFC 276 @ 183.5 But I agree with Jack.

[@liampurvis2477]

Fedor vs Nog is another good example of the 2nd fight not dictating the 3rd.

[@Cermagine]

strickland really was out there thinking he was playing naughts and crosses

[@MAT-wn5fr]

Volk vs Max 1 wasn't like the 3rd fight, but Volk clearly won 4-1 or 5-0.

[@gosexytomatoe]

"explosive midgets with overhands"

[@jameslancefield9810]

since Pereira knocked strickland out and i've been thinking about the Izzy fight, in my head, i have been picturing Ireal wrestling Alex. i think he is gonna do it, to show how boring he can really be. This crazy over hyped fight and Izzy comes out and without even throwing one punch, dives on a single leg.

[@victorzambrano8401]

@@Name-ql7jf the probably isnt that he isnt getting in slugfests, its that he keeps overpromising and underdelivering. Besides the Costa fight, every one of his title defenses has been extremely lackluster. Adesanya definitely has the tools to absolutely destroy his opponents on the feet but he's a lot happier just cruising to a decision despite promising highlights and spectacular performances. I appreciate that he can shut someone down without doing much, but it doesnt excite me and i think that's becoming the general consensus with MMA fans.

[@TeamtalkYT]

Hey, robocop seems pretty good. Powerful dude

[@Lorendrawn]

It's time for Holloway vs Yan! Get that hype back up lads

[@jpf338]

That Bill O'Reilly reference haha

[@VinylUnboxings]

“His diet is just frosting” lmao

[@0L44R5]

"bringing joy to the hoi poloi" - true dat!

[@ilovedrums1000]

Robbie Lawler had the best 1-2 in the game. Then his boxing coach retired and no one talks about how much of an impact that made on his career. You know dana and brass loved that resurgence as long as it lasted

[@lirmeaney6255]

Jack Slacks Match Attax

[@wyattrussell7496]

The Zoltan Era

[@fletchermclaughlin8971]

Izzy regularly comes in with a pound or two to spare.

[@adamcrompton4385]

2 days late you slacker

[@SacClass650]

I thought the Goblin looked good, he slapped the "wow" out of Mark Wiens.

[@paulwessely2669]

Where can I find this boicast he keeps mentioning?

[@d2heffz231]

Sucks that Strickland nerfed himself by trying to strike with Alex, would've been interesting to see Alex tested in the grappling aspect.

[@marsmartian]

Am i the only one that likes watching Izzys fights?

[@eugenewatson1456]

Nah there's at least three of you guys.

[@EBMproductions1]

Same i enjoy shut outs like loma vs Rigo/linares and izzy in mma is king of that but people rag on him cause they just want blood, and funny enough a slugfest like izzy vs Gastelum or costa vs romero is gold but thats a different part of MMA etc. The best are not guys who just trade shots, the best are kings of hitting without getting hit in mma this was DJ a man people wanted tp close his division for cause he was "Boring" gsp also "boring" but now appreciated etc. So yeah boring or not it's bout winning in the end.

[@cjg3986]

I have thoroughly enjoyed every one of izzys fights that I've watched. Some I've rewatched and some I haven't but if you don't know what is about to happen it's entertaining every time. People need to quit looking for a phone booth brawl every fight

[@cjg3986]

@@Cp_9900 I mean it's not choreographed and no one is in make up? Try again lmao

[@BlimeyOreiley]

Volkanovski looks like one of those POP! bobble head things.

[@benjones1717]

I thought Sean was landing more than Pedro?

[@liites7730]

Why did Munhoz quit if O'Malley's fingers never came close to his eyes? thats what still doesn't make sense to me..

[@brandonwease5294]

Let’s gooo

[@nasvsan6191]

Sean "lowest fight iq of all time" Strickland

[@mayankmalviya2991]

With the amount of controversies involved in the previous two, i think this was the best way to end the debate regarding who is better. What a way to end a trilogy, further highlights the fact that Max isn't the best boxer in the ufc, his defense sucks, that's y he has the record for most significant shots absorbed in ufc history.

[@timephire]

Big Al got into the kitchen and cooked Hiker Holloway!

[@bestgirl2500]

Volk is simply the best

[@simp4makima966]

But Slacky in the thillogy Ortiz killed the Iceman

[@No_mans_flies]

Volk had always been to good for max, he had a slow night in fight two and still won.

[@LowkAlexander]

Volk is really good but am I wrong for thinking 145 has kinda stagnated in terms of talent?

[@gilbertoflores7397]

It has more to do with the talent remaining the same, Ortega takes like a year break between beatings, gets one win and they're giving him a title fight, Yair, barely fights too but is somehow at the top of the rankings. Catter took a year off before this year, and has actually been the most active fighter in the division. That's should tell you all you need to know, nor enough of the top guys fight the lower guys.

[@gilbertoflores7397]

@Lessons in Logic bantamweight is actually the best division, because everyone has to fight each other. Featherweight and lightweight likely have more talented guys, and produce bangers whenever they actually fight one another, but they sit on their rankings and barely fight. Yair, Ortega, volk, and Max, only seem to fight like once a year, and all the guys in the 5-15 can barely get a fight. Same with lightweight, the top guys don't want to fight down. Bantamweights have to fight down, because they get the main event fighting bigger names in the sport, and will risk their ranking for the exposure. As well as taking the lower guy for a rebound fights, or someone like aldo taking a dangerous lower guy to remove all doubt about being deserving of a title fight. Bantamweight is the most exciting division because they're constantly fighting each other.

[@LowkAlexander]

@Lessons in Logic 145 is in an odd space like others said but what I was getting at was Volk and max basically beating the same group of guys for like 3 years with no serious contenders. Kattar, Burgos, Ige and a decent portion of the top 15 have shown they arent top level yet plus the better match ups are at the bottom of the division but they dont fight anyone at the top. its a weird division and probably will be until they make better fights

[@deeplyingplaymaker8804]

You sound like McGuire in family dad

[@talkingfights]

nice

[@KingWayne714]

Du plessis vs brunson next...battle of running punchers 🤦🏾🤦🏾🤦🏾

[@afnanbogey]

Love Volk but he keeps breaking my fucking heart

[@nunchuksteev9811]

I've been waiting Jack. Try to be a little more respectful of my time with this free service bud. I had to listen to Stephen A. Smith instead. Max Hollaway quit.

[@JeanPaul-ie4ug]

Volkanovsky is pretty hood, but how would he do against a Filipino?

[@fueledbymadness]

Izzy came in at 183.5lbs last fight.

[@bmbm1]

And just like that we have the winner for worst gameplan of the year for the Slacky Awards!

[@bfiejota]

Volkanovski pretty just fought like a better stronger version of Holly Holm

[@christovonbaron]

Can the fans get a filthy casuals guide to Diego Sanchez?

[@UnionLucha]

Explosive midgets! Jack! lmao, the disrespect!

[@nasvsan6191]

First and third Holloway fights are the perfect example of needing a new scoring system.

[@Kevlexicon]

would love to see max experiment w new coaches but he too loyal. he didnt look good in the yair fite either, this fite he looked like a ghost of his former self. but hes da boi

[@GKJusticar55]

This card wasn't that stacked and it performed as such. Most of these fights either predictable or boring. Volk vs Max was really good.

[@MicahSMoore]

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