Sean Strickland Main Event! You know what that means...

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Hey Jack, In the past, we saw a lot of the “teammate turned rival” trope (TJ/Cody, Jon Jones/Rashad, Colby/Jorge). It seems like those rivalries don’t happen anymore. What do you think caused that? Has moving around gyms just become more common today?

Hi Jack, I have been interested in adding some of the point karate stuff to my striking If you did not take karate or taekwondo as a kid, is there a good way to work on the point fighting skills and fancy kicks without having to spend months learning kata as an adult? Obviously there is “watch videos and try it out with your friends from Muay Thai”, but wondering if you have any more structured suggestions Recently tried my university’s karate club and it did not seem like we would get to that stuff for months if not years. I think kata do look cool, but honestly I really just want to hit people

Hi Jackus, two questions i have, you can answer one or both: 1. If you were to write an article about “Shakur Stevenson and the Southpaw Jab” what would you say? Or would it be too boring? 2. What’re your thoughts on the no-switch lead leg head kick, regarding its historical, present, an potential use?

Hi Jack, im a pretty average amateur level Muay Thai fighter with a few fights under my belt. After watching your stuff on Yuki Yoza I started implementing some of his techniques in my sparring to great effect, particularly the Yoza kick and cut kick under the reer teep. This has been particularly useful against the long rangey fighters who are now having to think twice before throwing their teeps. However, after showing the Yoza kick to a couple guys who were curious about the technique and taking a two week break due to injury, i found that the technique has made the rounds and everybody is using it now lol. My question is if there are any ways to counter it or punish an overuse of it, particularly against taller oppnents who seem to be able to land it from miles away and whether any of Yoza's opponents have had any success against it (i could not find any). Thanks so much, loving the recent content!

this is a repeat question: What is your opinion on the rear hand feint as a tool to force unfavorable positions from the opponent? For example - you show the rear hand - opponent starts to slip outside of it - you follow up with a left hook once their weight reaches the lead foot position. or you show the rear hand - opponent begins to move towards your rear hand - then you step across to cut them off making them off balanced. lastly you show the rear hand - opponent leans back and puts weight to the rear foot - you follow up with a lead hand upper cut to right straight. should more fighters play around more with the rear hand feint?

With all the love you’ve been showing Sean Strickland lately it got me wondering if his style, or at least aspects of it, are worth replicating in sparring? Given his fairly average athleticism it seems achievable for a hobbyist like myself.

Hey there Sir slack hope you’re doing well. I was wondering what you think about No-gi judo/ judo in mma? Personally, I think it’s the new arms race in No-gi grappling and in MMA especially for dealing with wrestlers and getting off the cage Cheers from the Juan Espino of wearing a speedo

Hello Jack! I'm a one stripe white belt in the Gi and also half way through a Master's Degree in Teaching. I find myself observing my coaches and the way they teach a lot. In your opinion, what makes a good coach? Is it different than what makes a good teacher? Thank you

Hi jack, but of an odd question but I was interested in what you would say. If for some reason you had to, how would you go about building an MMA team/ gym for competition (or any other combat sport) in a country where there would be demand but few established teams or gyms. I.e. a country like Nigeria. Thanks slacky

Hey Slacky, I hope you're well. This is my first time questioning what do you think is a potential solution to reducing the amount of slop that we have to watch from the UFC every year. Is it less events? Have the matchmakers just gotten worse since the 2000s era? I can't really think of anything else because if we have an event almost every single weekend, by definition there almost has to be bad fights and poor match-ups. Is there a way for them to have as many events as they do and for not a high percentage of it to be garbage?

Funniest possible booking(s) and/out outcome(s) for the white house card?

Hey Slacky, long-time listener, first-time questioner. With your technique of the year, the spinning elbow having big results for mma fighters do you think that kyokushin techniques such as the yoza kick, toe kick and croissant kick will further leak into the striking meta of muay thai and mma like the calf kick has? I remember watching Rinya Nakamura drop Nathan Fletcher with a sharp toe kick and wondered why they aren't more commonly thrown to batter the body and legs as structure-breakers that can lead to finishes. Are they destined to stay specialist techniques because of the fear of misthrowing and breaking toes or inviting takedowns and sweeps? Cheers for the education, the articles and podcasts have genuinely sharpened my approach in training and the ring. Bless.

Is there a sport with specific movement patterns you could see unexpectedly transfer well to MMA. Charles Johnson’s pentathlon hurdling translating well to flying knee’s with the springing about could be one. But similar to Loma’s dancing for footwork in boxing or another example. I’d think from looking at Sean Strickland he’d be a great ping pong player, so I suppose any ideas for the reverse too would be fun.

Oi Jack, With Justin Gaethje's retirement looming on the horizon, who do you think that could be the next "Vicar of Violence" for the Church of Gaethje? Or should the whole thing be burned down for the insurance money? Love what you do. Keep up the good work. "The Dany Bill of making foes ill with my skill" bless!

With the ufc bar for talent getting lower it seems. Do you think an older individual 25 and up, With the right amount of athleticism and training could compete in the lighter weight classes 155-125? Even with the later start

Attempt 3 at this one: I was watching some kyokushin videos and noticed that their check looks different than traditional Muay thai. Almost as if they were trying to kick a hacky sack in between their legs rather than their toes pointing away from the centerline. I was wondering if you've noticed any fighters using this and some pros and cons compared to the normal check. I tried it in muay thai and felt off balance but maybe I'm missing something. Here's a video of someone showing it for reference https://youtube.com/shorts/AjmFn8SBLG4?si=6aIWpE4_-l_s37px

What would be your list of fundamental skills for any MMA fighter? Obviously things like the jab, calf kick, using the whizzer, wall walking, etc but what is an important enough skill it warrants every fighter learning it (akin to the Teep or low kick in Thai boxing or something)?

Hi Jack, You’ve mentioned that kicking with the kicker is a good idea due to kick offence and kick defence not being exactly the same skill, and to not concede that range to the opponent, but I have also heard you mention that ‘hooking with the hooker’ isn’t as much of a good idea? Why the difference? I think I remember your mentioning in a fight land article a while back that it’s more of a quick draw flintlock duel when you hook with a hooker (similar to what you mentioned about open side counters) Is this the reason? Thanks for all the content over the years.

Hi Jack I'm a matchmaker for a fairly big MMA organisation and I've just realised that none of my champions actually want to defend their belts. What the fuck do I do?

Hi Slacky, you regularly hear fighters state that they only worry about what they'll do, not what the opponent will do. Obviously, you cannot control what the opponent does, but we can all see the effects of not gameplanning for a specific opponent (cough*Diego Lopes). What is the sweet spot between sticking to what you can do and gameplanning for a specific style?

Yes big jack I’m a judo player planning on starting mma training. Hopefully maybe compete one day. I have a few strong throws such as tai otoshi and Harai goshi. What other mma specific skills would I need to focus on to not get flattened in the grappling. Love your work big man

Hey Jack, I know you won’t watch the murder company, but do you think that the crossed armed guard could be utilized well in bare knuckle? I always found the concept interesting and would love to hear what you thought on it

Whats the craic Jack I fucking hate hyperthetical match making but that being said, who wins in either a ring, bowl, pit, alley or cage Old man strength java cake catch wrestler Dad Jack vs young bobby knuckles karate boxing Boi Jack? Also just started the Wire, little micheal B chinless bless

Will we ever see a dariush, meerschaert or rani yahya film room? Those would be class

Why are some of the heavyweights in glory for example such exciting fighters to watch even when they look like bags of milk, then you have top 15 in the UFC heavyweight division who need defibrillators between rounds to simply get up from the stools, why such a large athletic gap ?

Would you ever consider crossing into more military nerd tekkers at some point? For example Scipio Africanus using trumpets to turn back Hannibals feared war elephants. Like a gameplan of the year but for military events?

Hi Jack, I have practiced muay Thai for 8 years and I will be turning 40 later this year. What techniques and conditioning would you prioritise as you get older?

Hello. Have you ever read defendu or gutter fighting by William Fairbairn? If so what did you think and was there anything g that stood out to you?

Oi oi, How would you say your views and philosophies have changed over the years with regard to combat sports. Did you see certain things as more important than you do now? Your boi, shrimps

Heyo, in your estimation how much of ring cutting comes down to technique and how much of it is just insisting on the pressure despite potentially being hit. What would you class as the tekkers side of ring cutting and what weapons best aid the cutter in his goal?

In modern MMA, where the bottom player is constantly threatening to stand up and cage-walk, is traditional pressure passing (over-under, body lock, smash) becoming less viable compared to more floaty, leg-drag or headquarters-style passing? Or is it just that most MMA fighters are bad at it?

Hey Slacky. Any thoughts on Asadula Imangazaliev who’s been absolutely bodying people over in One with very unorthodox combinations? Any potential technique crossover into MMA? Loving his axe kicks into spinning elbows. Much love

We're in a total vacuum of booked title fights at time of writing, with only the BMF beween Holloway & Charles to sustain us. I'd like to hear you play matchmaker for a minute. For each male division (women if you particularly care but let's be honest it's dire right now), which challenger interests you most for the champion?

Given the popularity of some ice hockey films and TV right now, would you ever do a hockey fighting breakdown? There's some interesting bits, restricted footwork due to the skates, and there's jersey pulling tekkers too, with someone going as far as to introduce weak stitches on their jersey such that it tears off when grabbed and cannot be used to control the player (as you might with a Gi). Could be fun!

Hey man, hope you’re doing well. I was wondering how much an open stance matchup changes offensive ring cutting. Is you’re straight/back leg threat enough to keep them from getting away on you’re open side, so you can just keep outside foot position while backing them up, or how does it work ? And how is it in boxing, where the leg kick threat doesn’t exist ? Much love

G'day Slacky it's me, Ryan. Can't remember if I've asked this before so here goes: are there any "lost" techniques you've learned about through historical reading and research that you think might find success in modern combat sports?

How do you establish a kicking game with zero ground game to avoid getting stalled out on the ground?

Any good books on the history of boxing and change in technique? Doing a thesis on Roman boxing and need an analogy for how the sport develops once it separates from gentlemanly fencing?

Hello Slacky! Will you be doing any writing on Inoue v Nakatani? Even after Junto's rough fight v Hernandez it's still one of my most anticipated fights across combat sports. I'd love to hear your in depth thoughts on Inoue in general, he is sublime. Big ups from JDM country!

Nial mcgreevy and Garret smylie - 2 irish lads fighting on RWS. Was wondering what you thought of their styles and things they could slot into their game that would make them more effective

Hello Slacktackular Jackular I will ask this question until answered like an annoying child. I’m a large fella. But in jiu jitsu I struggle against ultra heavyweights as I’m small for that weight class. I’m trying to cut down but is there anyone you think is worth studying for the bigger lads. Guys like Roger and Buchecha maybe?