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How Volkanovski Outstruck Lopes

By: Jack Slack

Jack Slack talks about how Volkanovski out kickbox Diego Lopes in their first fight ahead of their rematch at UFC 325.

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Yothin - The Elbow Goblin (Film Room)

By: Jack Slack

Jack Slack takes a look at RWS champion Yothin FA Group and his ability to find a path for his elbows (and knees).

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Lightweight Legends: Joachim Hansen vs Caol Uno

By: Jack Slack

A relatively slow MMA week so Slack went back to talk about some important fights from history.

As the MMA marches forward, a lot of history gets lost in the shuffle so it’s nice there is new stuff being made to highlight the past.

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Willie Pep - More Than Just the Dancing Master (Slacky’s Film Room)

Jack Slack took the time to look at the game of legendary boxer, Willie Pep. While everyone knows the Pep step, he looks at some the tools that Pep built out off the move as well as some of his wrestling to see what made him so effective.

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A Filthy Casual's Guide to Roman Kopylov

By: Jack Slack

Roman Kopylov (13-3) is back in the cage trying to put a few wins together. The striking specialist has a fight lined up with Chris Curtis (31-11) at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 this Saturday (Jan. 11).

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Umar Nurmagomedov - The Dark Horse — The Fight Primer

Umar Nurmagomedov - The Dark Horse — The Fight Primer

Jack Slack dropped a freebie.

He writes about the striking habits of Umar Nurmagomedov ahead of his scheduled fight with Cory Sandhagen this weekend. I do find it funny how he mentions that Umar has a lot of similarities with his lead hand game as Luke Rockhold.

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A Filthy Casual’s Guide to Sean O’Malley and the Open Side Counter

By: Jack Slack

Jack Slack is back with another Filthy Casual’s Guide, this time featuring UFC bantamweight champ Sean O’Malley ahead of his rematch with Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera at UFC 299 this Saturday (March 9). Slack breaks down the thing that has made O’Malley an effective MMA fighter, the open side counter.

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Ilia Topuria: The V-Step, the Shoulder Roll and the Pivot — The Fight Primer

Ilia Topuria: The V-Step, the Shoulder Roll and the Pivot — The Fight Primer

Jack Slack wrote an article about Ilia Topuria, the shoulder roll (don’t call it the Philly shell), and pivoting. It’s quality as always and I’d definitely recommend for anyone who wants to learn more about the science of fighting.