Valentina Shevchenko defeats Alexa Grasso, Judges and Country of Mexico (Jack Slack Podcast 190)

[@jackslacktimestampplaylist]

Timestamps of Jack Slack's Georgian podcasting mike sponsored by Kyrgyzstan season 0:00 Pun 1:00 Sphere problems, and fights 2:45 Alexa Grasso is the Greatest fighter Jack has ever seen 3:45 Staying on top of her feet 4:19 Valentina and the head and arm throw 5:10 Timing shots under punches 5:40 Grasso does a ton of guard play. No sweep, submit, or standup. 7:33 Diaz vs GSP lossing in guard 8:12 The goal of guard in mma is to stand up 9:26 Damage from guard 11:18 Bad fight from Val 12:06 Flaws in Valentina 12:41 Van vs Chairez Review 13:50 Van 63 day turn around 17:47 Spinning back fist 19:37 Double jabs 20:41 Merab O'Malley Review 21:45 O'Malley right straight to the body vs Merab left hook 22:50 time is the biggest enemy 24:23 Yan O'Malley takedowns 25:16 O'Malley front kick vs wrestler 27:55 How good is Jose Aldo 29:17 Lopes vs Ortega Review 30:20 Southpaw counters 31:18 Lopes is a good reminder... 33:47 Juargui vs Soza Review 36:06 Bahmondes vs Torres Review 36:39 Dumont vs Aldana Review 37:59 Aldana doesn't know how to cut the cage 40:16 engagement bait, who has best boxing about mma 41:05 Starting too fast 41:58 Zullhuber vs Ribovics Review 42:38 Jab set ups 43:47 Angelo Dundee flattering Ali 44:50 Shpere production 47:27 Cutting costs 48:22 Blessing

[@maskoolio5824]

Your opening joke was as good as the one in the episode.

[@CoryPurnell]

Love how the original reason they claimed they wanted no sponsors on shorts was for "professionalism" and then during the broadcast they are talking about dudewipes being the best way to wipe the shit off your ass.

[@justas423]

They say that like F1 ain't matching their viewer count with more sponsors than fabric on a jumpsuit

[@Xpwnxage]

It's disgraceful

[@megamanxhunter]

That was a lie then.

[@McGeezle]

Dana saying "in other sports they have uniforms"... yes, to easily distinguish 2 teams of fucking 20+ people, not 1 on 1

[@dylan104]

My favorite is the Manscaped ballsack logo

[@ClydeYouTuber]

Jack Slack on life support after that card

[@churchgest]

Someone check on my boy Napoleon Blownapart

[@shotgunshelz7987]

Still wild to see Clyde regularly in the comments here.

[@Mr.WarwickBot]

Ayo lol

[@out_of_orbit1968]

Bleach is coming back mate

[@h.c.2108]

Pro tip: make your screen size so small that you can't see anything and let Rogan guide your senses. That's what I did and that guillotine was actually really close and almost ended that rollercoaster of a fight

[@43bg1]

Rogan and DC have never seen a guillotine that isn’t about to end the fight.

[@FlyPsiche]

IT'S TIGHT!!!!!! IT'S TIGHT!!!

[@Cors_45]

God-tier thumbnail

[@austinswinburn9212]

Correct take: the ringgirl costumes were great. The AI slop was AI slop.

[@dablackwizards5312]

The new ring girls had great energy. They should completely change out the old jaded ones.

[@justas423]

It was literally the first time I've seen Ring Girls actually add something.

[@chris92945]

One of the greatest thumbnails in the Slacky podcast's history.

[@Personal_Chizo]

Absolutely love that Slacky calls Yazmín Jáuregui "Uruguay", lmao. 💀⚰️

[@austingeorge2814]

In George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire, a character compares magic to “a sword without a hilt.” It’s a potent weapon that’s dangerous also to the wielder. Basically, our boi Jack Slack is saying front kicks are like magic 😂

[@justas423]

To a lot of MMA fighters, they might as well be. You learn a good front kick and suddenly you decide whether your opponent can even move forwards.

[@JJ-eg4zm]

I think the thing that surprised me the most is the relatively low pace merab went at. A good portion of the fight was him skirting along the outside.

[@davidpineda9160]

Pretty shit fight. His "fans" can't even say he did a bunch of bs at a really high pace

[@morbidtoaster8615]

@@davidpineda9160what’s that say about O’Malley then?

[@davidpineda9160]

@@morbidtoaster8615 Shat the bed and it turns out he's not actually the domineering all rounder force Chito made him look like. He did kinda not beat Petr convincingly, his run to the title was mid, and Aljo is one of the flimsiest elite fighters i've seen.

[@morbidtoaster8615]

⁠​⁠@@davidpineda9160tbh I do share those sentiments. The Yan fight should’ve spelled how this fight was going to end up. If Yan was able to take O’Malley down as much as he did then Merab was going to have a field day.

[@dylan104]

He was literally running from the fight most of the time. It was an awful look and sad for the sport that it's considered a good game plan.

[@ThePurplePanzy]

If you listen, herb doesnt stop the round, he tells merab to "stop doing that" about the kissing.

[@Cp_9900]

At one point Merab protests, and Herb says ‘well you shouldn’t of done the kissing’ 😂

[@TheRulersBack18]

the ppl who wanna bitch about herb dean aren't invested in paying actual attention

[@TheDXJC56]

Irene Aldana spent 95% of that fight shelling up and guarding her head only to take the worse bludgeoning of the night along with one of the nastiest cuts in MMA history right to her face, you can't make this shit up 😂

[@madgavin7568]

There's a lot more to boxing defence than having your hands up to cover your head.

[@gnomeam]

To be fair, the cut started from a head clash, and it was already pretty bad from that alone.

[@TheDXJC56]

@@madgavin7568 No one ever told Irene that unfortunately 😂

[@samr1dh]

i love the little tid bits of fight history you connect to things you’ve noticed

[@Beans113]

Appreciate you jack, other content creators are really savoring the slop.

[@george.vasilev.reyner1916]

Was waiting for Jack to dunk on Shevchenko again. Not dissappointed!

[@Banished-rx4ol]

Of all the things about the sphere I really enjoyed the ring girls here I missed when the UFC had color instead of the bland black and grey

[@kaptenmemo]

Merab is the Jose Aldo of Clay Guidas.

[@janglingjack]

Best comment i read in like three, maybe even four days. Cheers mate

[@jessegarcia423]

The Jack Slack of Mexican hacks

[@cameronprice586]

Love your content slackly

[@BirdLaw831]

Herb didn't tell Merab the round was over, he told him to stop kissing Sean lol. Merab just stood up and walked away

[@austinswinburn9212]

Not a foul, either! All's fair in love and war (that's in the unified rules, I believe)

[@Cp_9900]

‘Well you shouldn’t of been doing the kissing’ might be Herb Deans best quote

[@MrMasterCGO]

No, he told him to stop, which means stop all action. It was Herbs mistake.

[@antoinemathey4073]

Jasmine Uruguay. LOL

[@Serfins]

Oh man MANNY MO NEWT! So glad someone else remembers his run fondly. Newton went from a meme whom I expected to get quickly tossed aside to becoming a real favorite of mine with that title run he had. So unorthodox and often looking straight up bad, but he made it work.

[@NevermindHDx]

Holy moly that thumbnail is a damn near ungodly banger

[@MrEyesof9]

I’ve been waiting for this 👍

[@edboi6929]

The Aldo/Merab rematch needs to happen at sea level

[@scruffyrodriguez7698]

I can’t believe that left hooks weren’t a part of the OMalley gameplan

[@cloudmaster182]

I can't believe he's had 20+ professional fights and never thrown a leg kick

[@talkingfights]

cheers mate

[@Dan-fj8vt]

The joshua plan was a success, I absolutely do not care about this shit sphere so im glad they aren't doing it again, but I have seen some things about it having a $23m gate which is more than impressive. What i DID enjoy was letting them do more fun walkouts, I LOVE WALKOUTS

[@ejoshcoron]

For the first time in many fights, Shev actually showed some new evolution and discipline, which I was surprised to see, eliminating bad habits and shutting down Grasso everywhere. I almost wonder if something was going on with Grasso that night or if it was all Shev's improvement. Either way that's what held my interest

[@monkpato]

The co-main was the first fight I caught and I enjoyed it.

[@Sidney-Holiday]

Now that's a motherfucking thumbnail

[@kvstvmaf3150]

Thumbnail is so sick!

[@hexstaticloonatic4194]

The Merab Dvalishvili of drinking with Vasili, bless

[@jdirty8997]

Lmao good intro as always thanks slacky

[@JordyS672]

Valentina's fight may not have been super "exciting" but I think it was super high level, Valentina worked hard for that win. This reminded me of DJ vs moraes trilogy tbh. There was a clear evolution to her game.

[@Spanjop]

Not really. She just was too arrogant and haven't taken her last opponents seriosly at all. She wasn't making any changes in her camps depending on the opponents, doing stupidest shit in the cage cuz she was felling untochable. This time she had a gameplan and she stuck to it. She just needed a little bit of humbling.

[@AlexC-f9u]

Lol what the fk kinda take is that ? She literally won by doing fkin nothing. Like Jack makes no sense here, he's criticizing Alexa for attempting submissions the whole fight but VALENTINA is the one who was putting it on the ground every second so I guess she wins because she is laying on top of her more and Alexa was trying to finish her so she lost ? Doesn't even make sense

[@Cp_9900]

@@AlexC-f9uits such an annoying loophole of the sport

[@hookoffthejab1]

"high level" is often synonymous for boring

[@tylerberg4832]

@@AlexC-f9uyou must be a brand new fan 😂

[@Mummymunmuggy]

"She got kicked in the clam, they both got kicked in the clam..." Ahahahaha You, Sir, are priceless.

[@Guaguadeath]

Okay but wtf happened in the very beginning of the fight? When Herb stopped it because something Merab was bitching about? Like how did Merab get away with that man the fight is on now you don't try and tell the ref to stop it lol

[@XoconosCactusman]

What happened is that tim welch likes to yell instructions at the other fighter to throw them off. Merab probably wasn’t having any of that.

[@Guaguadeath]

Huh that's funny I didn't think he actually tried that shit again lol

[@CreeCore94]

@@Guaguadeathhe confirmed it, he said “I yelled Merab you gotta be quick” and stopped after Herb told him to do so

[@ATACXGYMCAPOEIRA]

Public Enemy album cover! I copped that casette tape when it first dropped in the 90's.

[@kaipomeller1449]

I wanted sean to throw more feints, front kicks to the body, and head kicks in the open stance. He looked hesitant and gassed by the 5th when he actually started throwing front kicks

[@gnomeam]

And as soon as he did it, it worked lol

[@Jaxonbass]

38:05 I’ve never heard cage cutting described this way, hilarious

[@Cp_9900]

As a big O’Malley fan I really don’t mind Merab winning, but seeing Aljo take credit for it as basically his own win and nullifying his loss to O’Malley is mildly infuriating

[@justas423]

Fighters be petty, you've gotta learn to accept that wack ass "I only win; It was an off day" mentality. There's like two notable guys every generation who don't do it and that's about it.

[@morbidtoaster8615]

Rarely do fighters fully accept a loss

[@Cp_9900]

@@justas423 i’ve never seen more of a hater than Aljo after a loss though, other than maybe Jamahal Hill

[@madgavin7568]

Aljo is still salty over the loss and bitter over the circumstances leading up to the fight which he himself is guilty of (because he allowed Dana and Hunter to manipulate him when he should have known better).

[@dylan104]

I don't get how anyone can not mind Merab winning after watching that piss poor fight. Every single one of Merab's fights is dog's ass, he's literally the worst possible champ you could have in the division.

[@RossomelyBad]

The < fighter name > of < rhyming things >

[@taz81]

Hey Jack, what are the chances you do a study of Aldo's take down defense.

[@drumrocka]

THANK YOU. I was literally laughing and wondering out loud just what in the FUCK Joe and Jon were talking about during that first round, with all the praising of Grasso’s boxing. Thankfully that stopped after the first round, but I was utterly befuddled listening to them praise something we were seeing be demonstrably average.

[@foamslinger2787]

good chat

[@hoodjiujitsu3834]

If y'all don't know what the thumbnail is that is public enemy rap album cover😂😂😂😂 and

[@The31st]

Merab's decision to take the gas off in the 5th was a bit strange.

[@dazzrikio]

23:56 Did Jack mean Mark Henry, Frankie Edgar's coach (he said Mark Lehman)?

[@SosaMMA69]

I also like to keep Alexa Grasso's feet in shot whenever I can, great point slacky

[@dylan104]

The main event was 3-2, not 4-1. O'Malley won the 3rd round as well because he actually landed some decent shots and did damage with what time there was on the feet, whereas Merab had his typical control time with no damage or threat whatsoever. Has there even been a fighter that does less damage than Merab every single fight? Suffering through watching his fights is worse than anything he does to his opponents.

[@antoinemathey4073]

Diego Lopes DID in fact come through the Contender Series. Lost to Brito though

[@madgavin7568]

A win which has aged brilliantly for Brito and a loss which has aged well for Lopes.

[@colbymclemore7642]

Was on cloud 9 when Val won, got dragged back down to earth when Suga lost. This sport is rough lol.

[@Transformers217]

But I did appreciate Valentina not doing dumb shit, like the head and arm throw. That’s basically the main reason to why she dominated the fight. And no spinning back kicks either. I mean, it took her 3 fights, but she did make adjustments in the end. 😂

[@rickydanielson7953]

I'm really bad with accents... are you from swiss?

[@Cp_9900]

Nah its the Netherlands

[@rickydanielson7953]

@@Cp_9900 ahhhh Sweden!

[@Preyinglol]

@1:20 typical Valentina fanboy exposed

[@madgavin7568]

Alexa fanboy*

[@Transformers217]

Jack Slack still on suicide watch after Valentina ruined his dreams again. 😂

[@panperdu8229]

With Valentina as champion wmma is good! The only problems are the 135 and 115 champions are not marketable or fun to watch those two are $2 champions. Valentina gets people excited for her fights because she is on a different level. Maybe be more positive about her next time?

[@gnomeam]

Can't tell if joke or mental impairment

[@PhilSophia-ox7ep]

That was the most boring fight on the card. Why would I be excited about Valentina after that? She should be embarrassed and ashamed.

[@the-sneaky-skunk2499]

Did anybody else find the stories in between the flights quite cringe 😅

[@dongvermine]

Are you a Mexican brother

[@the-sneaky-skunk2499]

@@dongvermine no. But does being mexican affect my ability to believe something is cringe ?

[@P111R1]

@@the-sneaky-skunk2499and effect is the result, affect is the action

[@the-sneaky-skunk2499]

@@P111R1 thank you! my dyslexia on full display 😂

[@Stevo_YouTube]

Saw the first one at the start and it was cringe as fuck. Just skipped to the start of the fights on Discovery+ app after that. How is Mexico any more combative than other countries? Absolute cringe bullshit.

[@GKJusticar55]

This was a weird card for me. Some of the good fights really good, but they felt old good. Like 2008 good. Still good, but it was chock full of sloppy shit. People running on straight lines while swinging hands like floppy noodles, weird overhands, slow ass Ortega jabs. It really felt strange. Also, I am not watching Norma Dumont. Not matter how awesome of a fight this was.

[@SeabraPaulo]

I like to imagine Alexa versus Val as if it's Ariana Grande versus Taylor Swift.

[@theclawyaww3740]

I hate the Apex but I would rather watch a good card there than a mid card in the Sphere

[@Dzingzing]

not chay 😼

[@Marvin-ut4xs]

Public Enemy

[@mychanelkte]

"5 more years of Valentina bless," broke me. I cant do 5 more years.

[@15yuji]

A recent exemple of a fighter wining a fight by doing damage from his back on the ground is shara bullet vs silva, The sphere was great but unless the ufc get some oil money again to sponsor another special event its unlikely the ufc will do anything cool like that anytime soon,

[@jamilalexandros6241]

Respectfully - Jauregui is pronounced “how-reg-ee” not “Uruguay”. I got lost wondering who the hell you were talking about for a second.

[@BallinOutOfControl08]

The Alexa Grasso, Lupe Godinez & even Rose Namajunas boxing is so rudimentary. Wmma isn't evolving fast enough. Nobody can throw a 1,2,3 combo.

[@andrewf6111]

Why is he accepting, but why is the ufc offering?? A goat thats still got it and you want to cripple his chances so badly?

[@gnomeam]

The UFC just wants to fill out spots on the card. I don't think they're interested in giving him good/favourable conditions

[@andrewf6111]

@@gnomeam it's obvious they aren't interested. But treating aldo as a spot filler is insanely dumb.

[@tylerboy612]

This is my 9/11 lmao

[@dmoralesf]

How-reh-ghee 34:09

[@b.28]

20:41

[@WatchExMuslimSahil]

😂😂😂

[@HoboGardenerBen]

I appreciate your analysis very much. But I think you helped set a tone of general displeasure in the fanbase with your elitism. Where's the love? Bad fights are still fun if you approach them from a mindset of appreciation. Nothing wrong with enjoying higher skill expressions more, but can't we approach this from a state of general love of the martial arts and the people fighting for our pleasure?

[@ismarril]

Top quality bait. 👏👏👏👏

[@turbinator70707]

You would’ve felt suicidal watching it in the correct order

[@R-YR29]

Sean won round 3 as well, no? I remember thinking clearly 48-47

[@thierryst-pierre2166]

Yoooo

[@matthewmelange]

Crazy how the 2 fighters that got PPV points put on the worst performances & both lost

[@sendflowrs]

first. never thought i’d be here.

[@paragon1782]

I'm sure it will be the highest accomplishment of your plebian little life.

[@sendflowrs]

@@paragon1782dad?

[@cloudmaster182]

Honestly it was a great card. Every fight was good except the last 2. Mainly the co-main was boring to me

[@preston2636]

My boy, the jack slack of jack slack. You should do a collab with the weasel. You 2 are in a league of their own.

[@ErroneuosDOG6969]

do not compare jack to 15 LIGHT STRIKES

[@mavenmaven4513]

Please dont. Slacky J is in a league of his own and I mean that in neither a derogatory nor a overly laudatory way. The Weasle is to caught up in the drama cess pool, that is UFC youtube. Like a Guru-light

[@Rajarshi_X]

😭 not light strike medium strike heavy strike dork

[@davidpineda9160]

​@@mavenmaven4513Guru being the most popular youtuber of mma just says it all about the fanbase

[@Guaguadeath]

Don't get me wrong I like the weasel but there are also things I don't like about him. Jack slack on the other hand is as they like to say in this sport "there are levels to this"