Welcome to the Ilia Topu-era (Jack Slack Podcast 164)

[@jackslacktimestampplaylist]

Become a boi, bois are 16% smarter than the plebs. A stat I completely made up, like that muppet who bragged about his estimates being close to the disclosed payouts of UFC 298. 0:00 fantastic pun 0:20 Spoilers and read the Slacky article 1:21 the fights Jack Loved 1:30 Toporia vs Volkanovski Review 2:25 Delusional view of shoulder rolling in mma 3:08 How to attack the shoulder roll: 3 things 3:48 Attack the rear hand 6:04 Volk's first move: Left high kick, left body more in the article 6:33 Reaching to Toporia's rear hand 6:54 V-Step and pivot susceptible to the outside low kick 7:22 Effective feinting and moving opponent to fence, and teaching yourself 8:58 Toporia studying the game: false entries 9:32 Jabs and straights to the chest and body 10:33 The inside low kick vs the overhand 12:24 Process of getting Volk to the fence and his habit of pulling 12:54 Right straight to the body to move the opponent 14:05 Volk is tough 14:40 Toporia vs Volk clinch 15:54 Blue ticks being annoying 16:27 Its not an RPG , no such thing as BASE styles 19:03 Whittaker vs Costa Reveiw 21:11 What Jack didn't expect from Costa 22:22 Jab and dip 23:12 Jab and loopy left hook 24:03 Very strange and in complete (BASE Styles) 25:09 Staggered jab that both ghost and slacky are obsessed with 25:36 the crazy things about costa 27:19 Cheating is OK if you were dehydrated, and the hilarity of Costa snitching 28:00 Hernandez vs Kopylov Review 29:59 Koyplov inside to the left body kick 31:09 Hernandez footwork 31:48 Finishing sequence 32:26 Garry vs Neal Review 33:42 Cejudo vs Merab Review 34:26 no threat of choke from front head lock by cejudo 36:36 The sad part of Henry Cejudo 37:02 Clown making fake estimates 37:28 Cejudo very low pay 38:28 Lemos vs Dern meme fight 38:47 Tafa gets kicked and perishes 39:06 Rinya Nakamura is cool 39:40 Zhang Mingyang aboslute bomber LHW 40:11 Question: Grappling in mma 41:32 Is this Open Note Grappling William? this is an interesting discussion 43:30 getting up from half guard 44:00 Two top minds in jiu jitsu have differing debates of side control 45:20 Confidence in passing 46:19 Ryan Hall and Keenan Corneilous on guard passing 47:12 All the submissions from Half guard 47:42 Half guard passing 49:23 Plugs 49:39 Blessing

[@jameskendrick7805]

The humble deacon of the church of slack

[@justas423]

The Cardinal of Pope Slacky.

[@organicenergy5124]

Bless ❤

[@gaaaaavin]

Topu-era is solid work

[@Robothuck]

no cmon thats a stinker how about Volk gets sillier then regrets fighting Ilia

[@johnnywalker2880]

Slackers :-)

[@drummingtildeath]

​@Robothuck okay you have done well

[@stillmyboy6708]

The Alexander Volkanovski of making me want to cry.

[@connorrudd7576]

the best base for mma is red wine and trying your hardest to imitate conor

[@disappointmentyes6387]

​@@haniigg Copying Conor McGregor = copying Conor McGregor

[@chromakey84]

@@haniiggpretty sure they have matching back tattoos bro… 😂

[@gooddeath3816]

Only Ilia and his brother have matching tattoos. In general though, 99% of spine tattoos look like each other

[@GStampedeIII]

@@gooddeath3816 nothing to do with Conor AT ALL 🙄😅😂

[@joshuamana9930]

“I want to respec my base, can I speak to withers please” 😂😂

[@cameronmyers2154]

Honestly, I think Whittaker has always hit hard, he’s just consistently fighting the best chins in MMA. It’s hard to look powerful vs Gastelum, Vettori, Romero and Costa

[@wheelchazeal8089]

Agreed.

[@Guaguadeath]

Dude I never really thought of that but yeah you're right lol And he only didn't knock out Izzy with his power because he's so elusive and could rarely hit him

[@Hats502]

@@GuaguadeathIzzy also has a pretty good chin himself. And then let’s not forget Whittaker also went 10 rounds with Yoel Romero

[@AyebrohamLincoln]

Rob looks like he hits like a ton of bricks. Definitely a case of him fighting strong chins

[@joshuaalach9431]

Volk is a bit like that too. His power is underrated because he doesnt throw gigantic hooks and he fought Max Holloway three times.

[@ciaosonoAlbertoG]

The Roberto Duran of getting brought up in every episode

[@matheusalves5160]

The Jack Slack of bringing Durán back

[@kungfukitten6735]

Every episodan*

[@giancarlofermin5719]

got an exam tomorrow for my psych class and its 1am here but goddamnit i have to listen to my boy jack slack

[@lance-biggums]

Good luck!

[@giancarlofermin5719]

@@lance-biggumsi passed!! :)

[@TheIvanMilky]

"Sorry guys this isn't an RPG" I stood up and applauded

[@drunkpaulocosta]

Damn so i'm stuck with my systema build? Damn i hope they add it to UFC 6

[@maxabdulhadi]

can’t believe they nerfed the dim mak ki blasts. the internet update nerfed all the fun builds

[@GKJusticar55]

I don’t think I would have emotionally survived Bobby Knuckles getting KOed twice in a row.

[@AlexiusRedwood]

It would have been epic though.

[@GKJusticar55]

@@AlexiusRedwood absolutely

[@joshuaalach9431]

Honestly I would have been so depressed if Volk and Rob both got KO'ed

[@FunkiMonki69]

Actual worst timeline right there​@@joshuaalach9431

[@timephire]

Note; never show up to the presser in costume, you will end up in the 7th Layer of Hair come fight night.

[@DaInternetBear]

Can confirm people hated the Volk loss in Aus, mate sent me footage of his pub in Darwin where an obvious Slacky boi hurled a bar stool at the TV when Volk was flatlined

[@soanywayistartedblastin8463]

I honestly don't think Aussies need to be mad to throw chairs. Just wlak into the pub, say hi and some cunts already picking something up and hurling it

[@hashling8]

Just off work and jackyboy blesses us with this

[@johnnywalker2880]

It's the blessed era.

[@keentotalk2839]

Volko backed up a little to much. The overhand was chambered the entire time

[@pstratos7]

Topuria did not respect his hands whatsoever, and Volk didn’t give him any reason to

[@seanc7990]

I feel like he was careless agaisnt the cage, he made sharp exits with his chin high and nearly got chinned multiple times before the ko, then in the ko sequence he tried to sit and counter which is the worst thing to do against a powerhouse. Maybe I'm being too harsh but I thought this was a cocky and arrogant performance from volk. Didn't try to slow the fight down in round 1 and 2 at all, no clinching or shooting

[@belindathorne9784]

Volk is a master of shutting his opponent's game down and making them look like an amateur. He just couldn't do it against Topuria.

[@danielmiller9012]

@@pstratos7 Volk didn't make any attempt to body lock either.. Volk is the best cage presser in FW history, didn't use that skill at all. Those entries into the pocket by Illia were prime for a body lock by Volk. Arrogant performance and he got punished hard.

[@alonzogibbertron4075]

He should have bumped in with a frame to fight him in the clinch more!

[@chrislifts03]

Does anyone else notice the roids are making Costa bald, or just me...

[@vishnu2407]

It's been happening for a while

[@vietnamsemonky4082]

It has been happening for years lol, he literally got some work done to his hair so it wouldn't look as bad and it worked, too bad he still has a noticeable bald spot right at the top of his head lol.

[@Rajarshi_X]

hey at least Rob won

[@Oldhandlewasabitcringe]

His retirement flashed before my eyes at the end of round one there lol

[@andrewb5412]

​@Oldhandlewasabitcringe nah he gets wobbled every fight, just a standard rob fight. The only guy to not do it was marvin the powerless

[@ibraheemali7028]

​​@@andrewb5412 Marvin the powerless sounds like a name from LOTR, which is very on brand for vettori.

[@Neil-qg9cw]

​@andrewb5412 Tbf I'm fucking impressed that he took a flush and fast heel kick to the cheek bone without even getting knocked down, and firing back fairly responsibly almost immediately. Rob is tough af, MW is just full of heavy hitters.

[@drunkpaulocosta]

​@@Neil-qg9cw you kinda gotta hit Aussies on the chin. And thats hard. We all play AFL and NRL so we literally run full speed. Head first. At each other. Without pads. We can also take temple shots pretty well. Of course this isnt everyone. But definitely most aussies who played sport here as a kid. Becausr those sports tend to weed out the weak alot earlier than Martial arts does.

[@MMAMAN13]

What a fantastic episode.

[@stephenhartley2853]

that 3 punch combo by that ko'd ribeiro was savage. all 3 right on the button. dude also had the biggest chin in china.

[@darcebader2126]

I need someone to explain Volks defense. I noticed in the Yair fight too. he raises his lead shoulder, but his right hand is reaching across as if trying to pick off a jab, when someone is throwing big hooks at him. It seems like although his shoulder is raised, he is looking over it so his chin is not protected and his rear hand going across is a response to not trusting his lead shoulder. It seems odd.

[@gleebybooer]

basically, he is gay (?)

[@Edward-vs4hz]

Luke Thomas has a good analysis of this defense in his breakdown.

[@jrams4145]

Jack, none of the Bois can read. We just look at the pictures and listen.

[@drunkpaulocosta]

I messed up and put all of my points into Systema but i spent the extra coin to respec into pulling guard or Imanari Rolling everytime my opponent moves.

[@Infinifry55]

It's crazy they were able to AI generate a sequence in which Topuria won! Isn't technology wild? I can't wait for the real card this weekend, I'm sure Volk will do great

[@greedycapitalist]

The Andrea Bocelli of heavyweights with a belly

[@GKJusticar55]

Man was that creative

[@bookaufman9643]

The UFC drops USADA and Costa looks the best he's looked in years. Correlation?

[@neilmacdonald6637]

There definitely is a correlation...but is it *causation*

[@1984-i1w]

bro, they're still testing. it's the same company they use in crossfit so you know it's legit because that's a legit sport

[@bookaufman9643]

@@1984-i1w if it's good enough for CrossFit it's good enough for an extremely violent sport where an unfair advantage could possibly kill somebody.

[@Neil-qg9cw]

​@@1984-i1w😂

[@bookaufman9643]

@@1984-i1w oh well if it's good enough for CrossFit.... 😆

[@condor4726]

Oi oi

[@charliewenger7682]

Can't wait for Micheal Peirera to win the belt so that we may enter the capoi-era

[@maxabdulhadi]

or the peir-era, even tho alex already got that locked down

[@William-Morey-Baker]

early squad.... the decline of Volk is sad to see...

[@LeonDavis154]

Thank you Jackie.

[@cameronmyers2154]

The Alex Volkanovski of another loss for oldies

[@Mr.Dipchit169]

Thanks for posting jack, appreciate it

[@kingt0295]

Love your podcast and I’m subbed to your patreon but I can’t listen to this until the mourning period is over 😔🇦🇺

[@runningsuperska]

Thanks Jack.

[@CreeCore94]

Circle to your opponents power right bless

[@Professor_Pink]

101

[@dagwood5041]

that quick dodge ball reference got me hahaa

[@Phoun]

Finally!!!! Good stuff jacko

[@abiolaadedeji1868]

37:53 more than 5 ppl have done it without holding 2 belts simultaneously, randy couture, jon, bj, gsp, etc

[@komic06]

Didn't even mention Haggerty fight!!!

[@thekyloution3515]

Withers line killed me lol

[@The31st]

It's so hard to be a Neal fan when his fights are always so frustrating.

[@jakechristensen9315]

Missed an opportunity to name the article "How Ilia Topuria Ended The Bullshit Volume Era."

[@mommasboy34]

Why throw many strike when few strike do trick?

[@vishnu2407]

​@@mommasboy34if your few strike have no power, many strike needed

[@NASkeywest]

People saying Volk lost his chin…he took a power shot and the main thing is he did not see it coming at all. That shot would have knocked anyone out.

[@keltar4071]

Ilia topu is such a mythical creature.

[@A_RayChan_Joint]

that paddy roast lol

[@nighttrain3623]

When this podcast reaches 100k subscribers, please may I be referred to as an 'Old Boi'?

[@tyronasaurusrx7863]

Appreciate the analysis of Nakamura-Vera. I think people were too harsh on Vera’s performance, thought that fight was a fun grappling bout, lots of scrambles and strategy there, with Nakamura showing some real guts diving into and consistently passing Vera’s guard.

[@pstratos7]

Scrambles were good but not much strategy there. Vera was throwing things at the wall and hoping something stuck, especially after he done his shoulder.

[@kaipomeller1449]

Kinda wonder how the fighters being similar in height affected things. Volk could more comfortably throw higher kicks, but I imagine his ducking overhands wouldn't be as safe?

[@AveSicarius]

Not just that, but it's much easier to get into range to actually setup your control and whatever gameplan you've got going on. Against taller fighters high kicks are absolutely much harder, but you also have to account for the fact that midsection kicks are sometimes your best counter for a longer punch if you can land them (body kick after baiting a straight for example so you can lean out of reach), meanwhile your opponents kicks can hit you outside your range so entering it is usually the only option to actually progress the fight. It radically changes how you have to fight, like, if you watch that first Islam fight Volkanovski has to constantly close range while dealing strikes he can't really counter unless he closes the opponent down, meanwhile he never has that issue against someone his own size. The second fight went the way it did because Islam worked out he just had to outrange with kicks while Volkanovski was trying to gain distance, which Volkanovski clearly hadn't had time time to work out a solution (because 11 days really isn't enough for that lol). Volkanovski probably can head kick at that height, but you have to put the position of both fighters in your mind. You have to be very, very close to headkick a taller fighter, and this leaves you open to a variety of counters to what is a relatively slow technique (takes time to bring your leg up and over).

[@Beans113]

I feel like people who pretend to like Gary vs Neil are the same people who pretend to like wall stall / lay pray matches. You’re just a casual if you don’t appreciate the intricacies of a boring as shit fight 🍸.

[@TheChance98]

When are we gonna start the petition to ask Joe Rogan to take a step back already?

[@stephenhartley2853]

yesterday hopefully

[@dustylittle9067]

Never heard of an armless triangle Jack?

[@originalandy-man9505]

I-Lick-Toilet-Paper really went out there and cleaned Old-Anokski’s clock… At least Bobby Knucks caught a W.

[@mikec5400]

why did he bring all those goons into the cage after the fight? I thought someone was about to get wacked

[@AdventureQuestExplorerTime]

Jack Slack is basically MMA Jesus.

[@sloaiza81]

Thank you for clearing up that Cejudo waited out trying to get paid. It's not his fault. It's the UFC that kept us from some of Cejudo's prime years. Just like Nick Diaz's last years, getting rid of a GOAT in DJ, and didn't resign Francis. But the love Paddy. F those cheap basters and the casual idiots.

[@kevinandre6654]

Give Pimblett the next shot. Bless.

[@Timzdametal]

I want to respec my base, can I speak to withers please? 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Mr.WarwickBot]

Most of the stuff I’ve ever learned was from channels like you… so yeah I will say if you put in the practice, maintain honesty, and have an eye for bullshido. You can get a good bit of stuff before you walk into a gym. I mean especially now with the modern internet. What would that make my base?!? Yard-Jutsu… hell yea..

[@lukehatten9170]

does ilia have the best boxing in the UFC?

[@p_warwick5092]

13:28 onwards….. Goodbye to Volk

[@squishyfaceguy]

Mehoyminoy

[@Cermagine]

can I respec my base to be a doritos duster or a mountain dew guzzler

[@benjones1717]

I thought Costa won, seemed to do more damage

[@seanwells349]

oioi

[@ronaldyang2295]

Jack you're wrong. If I wanted to I could totally instead spec into getting taller and longer with a base of a mythical fighter specializing in Muay Thai and BJJ. Currently I'm a barbarian halfling, short stocky lvl 15 fighter that specced into switch hitting boxing and wrestling. I just see red, my life is like a video game.

[@TheDanteJamesShow]

Topuria won by being able to hit harder than Volk, change my mind

[@The31st]

I definitely thought volk looked a bit awkward in R1 with his kicking style. I feel like he was doing it at the wrong time. When volk boxed was did Ilia, he'd plant and move his head and that's when to kick. Throw some punches then kick when Ilia isn't moving, then he's just a punching bag.

[@trinidaddy]

Geez, makes sense why you just parade around like an emotionaI fan when this is what it looks like when you try to make a legitimate statement😂😂. Maybe stick to the other kind of comment honestly, when you try to write seriously about martial arts, it becomes clear that you have a bit of a chiIdlike understanding of the sport and the language you've been taught to speak your entire life😂.

[@TreyParker318]

I think Volk was throwing that lead high kick because Topuria was dropped that way by Herbert. I would have liked to see Volk throw more teep kicks to the body and head.

[@lowlowseesee]

If that’s the case costa would be champ

[@Swagprince69]

Listening to this while playing BG3, gonna go respec to an Aikido monk

[@swagmoneyboi69]

Best comment

[@Nikolozz_57]

georgian conquerors

[@thenedsmmachannel8970]

Except Guram

[@edibaber5525]

Except giga

[@Robertoduran1106]

Except Dolidze

[@1984-i1w]

except the actual country

[@josiealdo2610]

Except Rumble Johnson

[@Chrysina-t6k]

A corporation supposedly worth $ 9-10 billion pays one of its biggest names 60/60k… seems reasonable. And, who TF is Costa's manager???

[@1984-i1w]

who are you referring to? Costa's disclosed pay was 250k

[@Professor_Pink]

​@@1984-i1wPay attention. For his previous fights between the one this weekend and his title fight, he was paid 60 and 60.

[@Chrysina-t6k]

@@1984-i1w kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKjdnIqEpdOKha8si=3c_3ZtzqAgOIdqzI&t=1154

[@markcorrigan3930]

14:55

[@jamilalexandros6241]

Have you ever considered that a non boy might be interested in mma ?

[@boneroaster88j7]

What's that?

[@MagnusGalactusOG]

Yair KOs Ilia.

[@Habib_Osman]

I don't get what "sucked" about Ian Garry vs Geoff Neil? It was clear from minute 1 that Ian Garry refused to stand and trade with Geoff, he fought exactly like Israel Adesanya always does.. Geoff was entirely unable to fight against that style, looking dumbfounded and foolish in the cage. I thought Ian looked masterful and extremely disciplined.