Luke Thomas Podcasts

At UFC on FOX 19, Khabib Nurmagomedov reasserted himself as a top lightweight, Michael Chiesa showed amazing jiu-jitsu in submitting Beniel Dariush, Rashad Evans fell badly short against Glover Teixeira and more. We'll look at the technical aspects of those fights and more in the Monday Morning Analyst

UFC on FOX 19 with Rashad Evans, Glover Teixeira, Khabib Nurmagomedov is Saturday; a mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter in Ireland who fought Conor McGregor's teammate died; plus UFC Fight Night: Junior dos Santos vs. Ben Rothwell results are in plus Georges St-Pierre could return to the UFC. We'll discuss all of them on the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

Jon Jones vs. Ovince St. Preux (OSP) is set for UFC 197, Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson is off for UFC on FOX 19, interim titles are being handed out and more. We talk the latest in mixed martial arts (MMA), UFC and more. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

Jon Jones has been arrested for violating probation, the UFC 198 fight card has filled out, Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz still appear to be orbiting one another and more in the world of mixed martial arts (MMA). We discuss them and more on the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat with Luke Thomas.

Mixed martial arts (MMA) was legalized in New York state on Tuesday, UFC Fight Night: Mark Hunt vs. Frank Mir is in the books, UFC 200 is still being booked, Ronda Rousey is back in the news as is Cyborg Justino and more. We discuss all of these topics on this episode of the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

After UFC 196, Nate Diaz is still saying UFC mistreated him. We'll talk that plus mixed martial arts (MMA) free agency, discussion about Conor McGregor vs. Frankie Edgar, UFC 200 possibilities and more. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

At UFC 196, Miesha Tate choked out Holly Holm to become the UFC women's bantamweight champion. We go over the technical details of their wrestling and jiu-jitsu plus talk about some of the better results from Invicta FC 16. This is the Monday Morning Analyst.

At UFC 196, Conor McGregor lost to Nate Diaz, Holly Holm lost to Miesha Tate. What does this mean for McGregor and Diaz's future? How about Ronda Rousey? Why is Daniel Cormier being booed when next to Jon Jones? We go over all of these questions and more.

At UFC 196, Nate Diaz submitted Conor McGregor. Did the UFC featherweight champion show bad jiu-jitsu? Was he striking good enough? Did Diaz just wait him out? How was Diaz able to win? In this podcast, we examine the fight card and how Diaz got the signature win of his career. This is the Monday Morning Analyst

UFC 196: Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz is days away, but UFC Fight Night 84: Anderson Silva vs. Michael Bisping just passed. We'll talk both plus GLORY 27, Bellator 149's Kimbo Slice effect on Bellator 151 and more in the world of mixed martial arts. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

At UFC Fight Night 84, Michael Bisping defeated Anderson Silva. But how did he do it? What does the win say about him? Where did things go wrong for the legendary middleweight? We explore in this edition of the Monday Morning Analyst.

Today we talk UFC 196: Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz, what's next for Rafael dos Anjos and Robbie Lawler, UFC Fight Night: Michael Bisping vs. Anderson Silva, more Bellator 149: Kimbo Slice vs. Dada 5000 fallout and more. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

From Ronda Rousey's suicide comments related to the Holly Holm fight, to Friday's Bellator 149: Ken Shamrock vs. Royce Gracie bout to discussion of mixed martial arts (MMA) free agency (including Aljamain Sterling and Alistair Overeem), we explore all of these topics on the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

From Jon Jones complaining about 'tickets' to CM Punk's latest back injury to UFC Night Night 82's Stephen Thompson strong performance against Johny Hendricks to Viacom's recent struggles and what it means for Bellator, we explore all the latest mixed martial arts (MMA) news angles on the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

At UFC Fight Night 82, Stephen 'Wonderboy' Thompson defeated Johny Hendricks, the former UFC welterweight champion. Thompson earned the best win of his career and put the best performance of any fighter on the card. We break down his win plus Joseph Benavidez over Zach Makovsky, Justin Scoggins over Ray Borg and more.

Sage Northcutt's submission loss to Bryan Barberena at UFC on FOX 18, Benson Henderson leaving UFC to sign with Bellator MMA, the CSAC's new weight cutting rules, UFC Fight Night 82: Johny Hendricks vs. Stephen Thompson and more are all discussed on today's Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

UFC on FOX 18: Anthony Johnson vs. Ryan Bader is in the books, we start by going through the full fight card. We'll talk about Ben Rothwell's gogo choke of Josh Barnett, Sage Northcutt's submission loss to Bryan Barberena and more. This is the Monday Morning Analyst.

UFC 196: Fabricio Werdum vs. Cain Velasquez has been scrapped, or at least, the event has. Now it's on Fox Sports 1. We discuss that plus Werdum's decision to not fight Stipe Miocic, Nate Diaz vs. Anthony Pettis, scoring in mixed martial arts (MMA), Bellator 148, Josh Barnett vs. Ben Rothwell at UFC on FOX 18 and much more. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

We react to Conor McGregor and Rafael dos Anjos at the UFC 197 press conference, T.J. Dillashaw vs. Dominick Cruz fallout, scoring systems in mixed martial arts (MMA) and more. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

Dominick Cruz defeated T.J. Dillashaw to become the UFC bantamweight champion again. Fight Network analyst Robin Black joins Luke Thomas to help talk that fight plus Eddie Alvarez vs. Anthony Pettis, Travis Browne vs. Matt Mitrione and more from UFC Fight Night 81 in Boston. This is the Monday Morning Analyst.