Luke Thomas Podcasts

Nick Diaz has suggested a settlement with Nevada's athletic commission is possible, GLORY kickboxing is no longer on Spike TV, Ronda Rousey talked her coach, mom and Holly Holm at UFC 193 during her media scrum and more. We'll talk all of these on today's Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

From Louis Smolka's rear naked choke of Paddy Holohan to Cathal Pendred getting starched by Tom Breese to Neil Seery's guillotine of Jon Delos Reyes, we go cover all the action from Dublin, Ireland's UFC Fight Night 76 in the Monday Morning Analyst.

UFC Fight Night 76 (UFC: Dublin) takes place Saturday, but Bellator 144 is Friday, making this a week with lots of MMA action. Meanwhile, Rebook has had to pull a controversial t-shirt, more is known about UFC's financials and more. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

From Jon Fitch vs. Yushin Okami to Nick Newell's last MMA fight to UFC veterans Vinny Magalhaes and Matt Hamill fighting, we'll break down all of the technical action from the World Series of Fighting (WSOF) 24 as well as the mixed martial arts debut of GLORY heavyweight champion Rico Verhoeven. This is the Monday Morning Analyst.

From Ronda Rousey's issues with her mother calling out her trainer Edmond Tarverdyan, Nick Diaz getting 100,000 signatures on his White House petition to Team Alpha Male's ongoing fallout from T.J. Dillahsaw's departure, we'll break it all down on the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw has left Urijah Faber's Team Alpha Male. Is he a 'snake in the grass' as Conor McGregor called him? We'll discuss, plus UFC 192: Daniel Cormier vs. Alexander Gustafsson results and discussion. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

UFC 192 featured an amazing title fight between Daniel Cormier and Alexander Gustafsson for the UFC light heavyweight title. We'll recap their bout plus Rashad Evans vs. Ryan Bader, Julianna Pena vs. Jessica Eye, Sage Northcutt's debut and more. This is the Monday Morning Analyst.

UFC 192: Daniel Cormier vs. Alexander Gustafsson is just days and Jon Jones, the former UFC light heavyweight champion, avoided jail time in New Mexico with a plea bargain. We'll break down the entire UFC 192 fight card plus talk about what's next for 'Bones' Jones. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

From UFC Japan's Josh Barnett vs. Roy Nelson to Uriah Hall's knockout of Gegard Mousasi to Kyoji Horiguchi's win over Chico Camus all the way to Bellator MMA's Vinicius Queiroz's submission of Ewerton Teixeira, we'll breakdown the technical action from the weekend in mixed martial arts. This is the Monday Morning Analyst.

Vitor Belfort's TRT use before UFC 152 is coming under scrutiny, Bellator MMA: Dynamite 1's results are in with Tito Ortiz vs. Liam McGeary and Phil Davis' tournament win, UFC Fight Night 75: Josh Barnett vs. Roy Nelson is Saturday as is Bellator 143. We'll break all of this down on the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

Bellator MMA launched their Dynamite show at the SAP Center in San Jose. We'll break down Tito Ortiz vs. Liam McGeary, Josh Thomson vs. Mike Bronzoulis, Phil Davis' big tournament win, Mo Lawal's throws and more. This is the Monday Morning Analyst with Luke Thomas.

Nick Diaz has been suspended five years by the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC), Bellator MMA launches their Dynamite 1 show in San Jose this weekend, WSOF returns to action and more. We'll cover all these UFC and mixed martial arts (MMA) topics on this edition of the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat with Luke Thomas on MMA Fighting.

John Danaher-black belt Eddie Cummings, winner of the fourth Eddie Bravo Invitational and ADCC 2015 participant, spoke to me about a range of topics related to grappling. Notably, he calls himself a 'scathing indictment' of how the sport has treated the training and use of leg locks.

Frankie Edgar and Chad Mendes are set to fight as part of a huge UFC December including Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor at UFC 194, Junior dos Santos vs. Alistair Overeem at UFC on FOX 17, and more. Bellator 141 features the Bellator debut of Melvin Guillard, WSOF wants to do tournaments and more. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

UFC Fight Night 74: Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira results are in. We'll breakdown the fight card including Patrick Cote vs. Josh Burkman, Neil Magny vs. Erick Silva, Maryna Moroz vs. Valerie Letourneau and more. This is the Monday Morning Analyst.

UFC 194's fight card fills out and now features Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor, Chris Weidman vs. Luke Rockhold plus Yoel Romero vs. Jacare Souza. We'll break down what it all means plus take a look at UFC Fight Night 74: Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira and more. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

UFC 194: Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor is booked, but we're still waiting on Ronda Rousey vs. Cris Cyborg to materialize. Josh Thomson has left UFC for Bellator, Anderson Silva claims he needs sex drugs to the Nevada Athletic Commission, more Reebok pay fallout and more. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

UFC Fight Night 73: Glover Teixeira vs. Ovince Saint Preux is in the books. We'll break down their main event, plus other bouts from the fight card including Michael Johnson vs. Beneil Dariush, Sara McMann vs. Amanda Nunes, Ray Borg vs. Geane Herrera and more. This is the Monday Morning Analyst

Dr. Rhadi Ferguson is a judo and jiu-jitsu black belt, Strikeforce veteran and was a member of the 2004 Olympic team alongside UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey. In this interview, he breaks down the reasons for her success and dominance in mixed martial arts.

Ronda Rousey mania is sweeping the country. We'll talk Rousey vs. Cyborg plus UFC 190 fight card results and look ahead to UFC Fight Night 73: Ovince St. Preux vs. Glover Teixeira. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.