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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Monday Morning Analyst: Louis Smolka's Positional Limitlessness
19/07/2016 Duration: 53minFrom UFC Fight Night: John Lineker vs. Michael McDonald to Bellator's 158 Michael 'Venom' Page, we take a look at the mixed martial arts action from the weekend. We'll focus our attention on Louis Smolka vs. Ben Nguyen from UFC Fight Night 91. This is the Monday Morning Analyst.
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Live Chat: UFC 200 Results, UFC Sale, UFC Fight Night 91 Preview
14/07/2016 Duration: 01h23minUFC 200 results, UFC's sale to WME-IMG, Brock Lesnar is back, Jon Jones's career is a mess and UFC Fight Night 91 is tonight. We'll go over this in today's Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
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Live Chat: UFC 200, TUF 23 Finale And UFC Fight Night 90 Previews
09/07/2016 Duration: 01h29minUFC 200: Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier 2 is this week, which also features the return of Brock Lesnar, Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar 2 and more. TUF 23 Finale: Claudia Gadelha vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk is Friday and UFC Fight Night: Rafael dos Anjos vs. Eddie Alvarez is Thursday. We break all of this down on the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
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Live Chat: Jon Jones UFC 200 Referee Issue, UFC Fight Week, Bellator Dynamite 2 Results
29/06/2016 Duration: 01h28minJon Jones doesn't want 'Big' John McCarthy to ref his UFC 200 bout opposite Daniel Cormier, CM Punk thinks it's not far fetched for him to get a UFC title shot, Bellator Dynamite 2 results are in and more. We examine these issues on the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
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Monday Morning Analyst: 'Wonderboy' talk with Connor Ruebusch, Bellator Dynamite 2
28/06/2016 Duration: 41minUFC Fight Night 89's Stephen 'Wonderboy' Thompson vs. Rory MacDonald and Bellator 157: Dynamite 2 are on the docket for this episode. To help us this week, fight analyst Connor Ruebusch joins the podcast. This is the Monday Morning Analyst.
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Live Chat: GSP's UFC Return, UFC Sale, Bellator 157 Dynamite 2 Preview
23/06/2016 Duration: 01h28minIs Georges St-Pierre (GSP) returning to the UFC? Is the UFC for sale? What about Dana White's criticism of MMA journalism and Ariel Helwani? What's to be said for Bellator 157: Dynamite 2? We answer these questions and more on the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
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Live Chat: Fedor & UFC, UFC: MacDonald-Thompson Preview, Bellator, WSOF
16/06/2016 Duration: 01h26minCould Fedor Emelianenko sign with the UFC? Will Stephen Thompson beat Rory MacDonald at UFC Fight Night 89? Bellator 156 and WSOF 31 are this week: who has the best fight card? What does Chad Mendes testing positive by USADA mean? We answer these questions and more on this week's Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
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Monday Morning Analyst: Aljamain Sterling, Patrick Wyman on Cruz-Faber 3
14/06/2016 Duration: 54minUFC bantamweight Aljamain Sterling talks his Bryan Caraway fight plus helps review UFC 199: Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber. Bleacher Report's/Washington Post's Patrick Wyman also helps examine that bantamweight title fight. This is the Monday Morning Analyst.
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Live Chat: UFC 199 Results, Brock Lesnar's UFC Return, Kimbo Slice's Death
09/06/2016 Duration: 01h32minAt UFC 199, Michael Bisping defeated Luke Rockhold, Ariel Helwani had his credentials pulled and Brock Lesnar was announced to be returning to the UFC. Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz 2 was announced and Kimbo Slice passed away this week. We discuss these topics and more on the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
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Live Chat: UFC 199 Preview, Ali Act In MMA And More
02/06/2016 Duration: 01h29minWe'll look at UFC 199: Luke Rockhold vs. Michael Bisping, talk UFC Fight Night: Cody Garbrandt vs. Bryan Caraway, examine the Muhammad Ali Act coming to mixed martial arts (MMA) and more. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
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Monday Morning Analyst: Cody Garbrandt, Bryan Caraway Are Bantamweight Killers
31/05/2016 Duration: 53minAt UFC Fight Night 88, Cody Garbrandt blasted Thomas Almeida, Bryan Caraway controlled Aljamain Sterling, Jeremy Stephens and Renan Barao had a war and more. We break down the finer technical details on this episode of the Monday Morning Analyst.
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Live Chat: B.J. Penn And USADA, Conor McGregor On ESPN, UFC Fight Night 88 Preview
25/05/2016 Duration: 01h28minB.J. Penn is at odds with USADA, Conor McGregor explained on ESPN his issues with the UFC and Floyd Mayweather. UFC Fight Night 88: Thomas Almeida vs. Cody Garbrandt is Sunday. We talk about these issues and more on the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
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Live Chat: UFC 198 results, UFC 199 shakeup, Bellator 155 preview and more
20/05/2016 Duration: 01h18minAt UFC 198, Stipe Miocic beat Fabricio Werdum to become the UFC heavyweight weight. Michael Bisping will get the title shot at middleweight opposite Luke Rockhold at UFC 199. Cris Cyborg had an emphatic UFC debut and Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather talk won't die. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
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Monday Morning Analyst: How Stipe Miocic, Demian Maia and Jacare Souza Got It Done
17/05/2016 Duration: 53minAt UFC 198, Stipe Miocic one-punch KO'd Fabricio Werdum to become the new heavyweight champion, Demian Maia and Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza flashed jiu-jitsu greatness and more. We'll talk about that plus Bellator 154 on this episode of the Monday Morning Analyst.
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Live Chat: UFC For Sale, UFC 198 And Bellator 154 Previews Plus More
11/05/2016 Duration: 01h29minIs the UFC for sale? ESPN's Darren Rovell reported as much. We discuss that plus UFC 198: Fabricio Werdum vs. Stipe Miocic, Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather media talk, Bellator 154: Phil Davis vs. 'King' Mo Lawal and much more. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat with Luke Thomas.
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Monday Morning Analyst: Gunnar Nelson's jiu-jitsu and chain wrestling
10/05/2016 Duration: 45minAt UFC Fight Night: Alistair Overeem vs. Andrei Arlovski, Gunnar Nelson rebounded from his loss to Demian Maia with a triumphant performance against Albert Tumenov. How'd he do it? We look at his fight and other strong performances from the weekend. This is the Monday Morning Analyst with Luke Thomas.
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Live Chat: UFC Rotterdam Preview, Conor McGregor's Statements And More
05/05/2016 Duration: 01h28minConor McGregor took to social media to talk about his UFC numbers and Nate Diaz, UFC Fight Night: Alistair Overeem vs. Andrei Arlovski takes place Sunday in Holland and more are topics on this week's Promotional Malpractice Live Chat with Luke Thomas.
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Live Chat: UFC 200 Main Event, UFC 197 Recap And More
27/04/2016 Duration: 01h28minAt UFC 197, Jon Jones defeated Ovince St. Preux to win the interim light heavyweight title. At UFC 200, he'll face Daniel Cormier. Conor McGregor's next move isn't clear and Benson Henderson's loss to Andrey Koreshkov has raised interesting questions.
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Monday Morning Analyst: Demetrious Johnson's clinch greatness
26/04/2016 Duration: 43minAt UFC 197, Jon Jones defeated Ovince St. Preux to win the interim UFC light heavyweight title. We'll get to that next week as UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson deserves some love. His clinch destruction of Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo is our focus in this episode. We'll also talk Benson Henderson's beating at the hands of Andrey Koreshkov at Bellator 153. This is the Monday Morning Analyst with Luke Thomas.
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Live Chat: Conor McGregor Vs. UFC, UFC 197 Preview, Benson Henderson Bellator Debut
20/04/2016 Duration: 01h26minConor McGregor has 'retired' from the UFC, UFC has pulled him from UFC 200's fight card and more. UFC 197: Jon Jones vs. Ovince Saint Preux (OSP) is Saturday and Benson Henderson makes his Bellator debut on Friday. Luke Thomas discusses these topics and more on the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.