Synopsis
Luke Thomas is the Senior Editor at MMA Fighting and SB Nation as well as host of SiriusXM's 'The Luke Thomas Show'. His two podcasts, the Monday Morning Analyst and the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat, appear on this feed.Watch it live on MMA Fighting (www.mmafighting.com) every Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET.
Episodes
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Live Chat: UFC PPV Buys Are Down...But Why?
21/03/2025 Duration: 02h30minToday on the podcast, we look ahead a bit to UFC London's Leon Edwards vs. Sean Brady, try to understand Jon Jones's motivations for delaying the Tom Aspinall fight, dig into the details on the case of UFC pay-per-views being down and more.This is episode 246 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
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Live Chat: BJ Penn Needs Help
14/03/2025 Duration: 02h16minToday on the podcast, we review BJ Penn's situation, forecast what a rematch between Magomed Ankalaev and Alex Pereira might look like and more.This is episode 245 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.Follow me on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/lukethomas.bsky.social
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UFC 313 Results & Post-Fight Show
09/03/2025 Duration: 01h37minAt UFC 313, Magomed Ankalaev defeated Alex Pereira to become the new UFC light heavyweight champion.What does this mean for the division? Will there be a rematch? Was the scoring fair?We delve into all of it in today's UFC 313 post-fight show.Follow me on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/lukethomas.bsky.social
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Live Chat: UFC 313 Preview, TKO Boxing Reax
09/03/2025 Duration: 02h17minToday on the podcast, we look ahead to UFC 313 and react to the big TKO Boxing news plus so much more.This is episode 244 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.Follow me on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/lukethomas.bsky.social
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Live Chat: Ilia Topuria Vacates Belt, Crazy UFC Announcements
21/02/2025 Duration: 02h38minOn today's live chat, we go through all of the insane UFC 314 and UFC 315, especially Ilia Topuria dropping the featherweight belt.Follow me on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/lukethomas.bsky.social
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Live Chat: Strickland-Nicksick Fallout, Influences Replacing Media
14/02/2025 Duration: 02h25minToday on the podcast, we'll examine the fallout between Eric Nicksick and Sean Strickland, discuss why influencers are replacing media and more.This is episode 241 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
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Live Chat: UFC's 'Free Speech', UFC 312 Preview
08/02/2025 Duration: 02h24minOn today's podcast, we look ahead to UFC 312 while really getting to the heart of what is behind the UFC's 'free speech' policy.This is episode 240 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
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UFC Saudi: Should Israel Adesanya Retire Now?
03/02/2025 Duration: 55minAt UFC Saudi Arabia, Nassourdine Imavov stopped Israel Adesanya with strikes in the second round. Is it now time for him to retire?
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Live Chat: Bryce Mitchell's Insane Hitler Comments
31/01/2025 Duration: 02h24minOn today's episode of The Luke Thomas Live Chat (ep. 239), we're reacting to Bryce Mitchell's insane comments about Hitler and the Jews. Follow me on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/lukethomas.bsky.social
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Live Chat: Merab 135 GOAT, Elon the N*azi and More
24/01/2025 Duration: 02h25minToday on the podcast, we're discussing if Merab Dvalishvili is the 135 GOAT, Elon's N*zi salute, Islam Makhachev as the top P4P fighter and more. This is episode 238 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
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UFC 311 Post-Fight Show: Islam Easily Wins, Merab Overcomes Umar
19/01/2025 Duration: 01h06minAt UFC 311, Islam Makhachev easily dispatched Renato Moicano in the first round while Merab Dvalishvili overcame a slow start to overwhelm Umar Nurmagomedov. Plus, Jiri Prochazka is fighting...smart?! Results, analysis and viewer questions answered. This is the Luke Thomas UFC 311 Post-Fight Show.
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Live Chat: UFC 311 Preview, Pitbull vs. Aldo?
17/01/2025 Duration: 02h06minOn today's podcast, we matchmake for Patricio Pitbull, talk Arman-Islam and Umar-Merab from UFC 311 plus so much more. This is episode 237 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
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AI vs Human Judges: Who Gets Boxing Right?
15/01/2025 Duration: 48minCan AI really replace human judges? The answer is we might be closer to finding out that never. I spoke with Allan Svejstrup, the founder and CEO of Jabbr, a company at the forefront in statistics in combat sports as well as AI judges in the sport of boxing. In the interview, we discuss what Jabbr is and does, where combat sports statistics are header, the future of the “Jabbr cam” and how it aims to revolutionize training plus how their AI judging works and where it could be deployed.
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Live Chat: Umar-Merab, Elon and FS1 Lawsuit
10/01/2025 Duration: 02h14minToday on the program, we'll discuss what Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Merab Dvalishvili might look like, why Elon Musk is a lying fraud, the fallout from the FS1 sexual harassment lawsuit and more. This is episode 236 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
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Live Chat: UFC Finish Percentage Is Low, but Why?
04/01/2025 Duration: 01h59minToday on the podcast, we'll examine why the UFC's finishing percentage is low relative to other promotions, discuss H-1B visas, Islam Makhachev vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov and more. This is episode 235 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
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Live Chat: The UFC in 2025, Happy Holidays!
27/12/2024 Duration: 01h43minToday on the podcast, we look ahead to the UFC in 2025 and so much more. This is episode 234 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
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Live Chat: Fury-Usyk Preview, AI Judging Is Not Real
20/12/2024 Duration: 02h01minToday on the podcast, we'll preview Saturday's Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk rematch, discuss why AI judging isn't real and much more. This is episode 233 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
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Live Chat: Why the GFL Cannot Succeed
13/12/2024 Duration: 02h28minOn today's podcast, we'll review UFC 310, look ahead to UFC Tampa, discuss the UHC CEO killer, and I explain why GFL cannot win. This is episode 232 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
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Live Chat: Jones-Ngannou Will NEVER Happen
06/12/2024 Duration: 02h10minOn today's episode, we discuss why Jon Jones vs. Francis Ngannou (UFC-PFL) will never happen, how Shavkat Rakhmonov and Ian Garry match up and so much more. This is episode 231 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
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Live Chat: Conor McGregor's Uncertain Future
30/11/2024 Duration: 02h13minOn this episode, we'll go over the results of Conor McGregor's trial, including Proper 12 and other business severing ties with the former UFC champion. This is episode 230 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.