On today's podcast, we'll close the debate between UFC commentator Joe Rogan and ESPN talking head Stephen A. Smith, preview UFC 247: Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes, discuss the potential of Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier 3, what to make of prospect Arnold Allen, impressive feats of strength, potential Khabib Nurmagomedov matchups and more. This is episode 17 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
On today's podcast, we'll discuss the sudden and tragic death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, the dispute between Joe Rogan and Stephen A. Smith related to UFC 246 (related to Conor McGregor and Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone) and more. We'll also recap UFC Raleigh, Bellator 238, Showtime's Danny Garcia vs. Ivan Redkach card and more. This is episode 16 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
At UFC 246, Conor McGregor and Donald Cerrone fought in the main event with the Irish former champion easily winning in the first round, stopping Cerrone within minutes with strikes. In the co-main event, Holly Holm and Raquel Pennington fought to an uninteresting but clear cut decision win for Holm. Elsewhere on the fight card, Carlos Diego Ferreira submitted former UFC and WEC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis, Alexei Oleinik submitted Maurice Green, Brian Kelleher submitted Ode Osbourne and...
On today's podcast, we'll preview in detail UFC 246: Conor McGregor vs. Donald Cerrone, discuss McGregor facing questions about sexual assault investigations in Ireland from the media, how much McGregor is actually paid, Cerrone's noticeable anger towards the media, who is on my MMA Mount Rushmore, Robert Whittaker's future, more fighters having issues with USADA and much more. This is episode 15 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
On today's podcast, we'll discuss Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero, more on the UFC 246 main event between Conor McGregor and Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone, the impending end of the Reebok deal, my most terrifying DC Metro adventure, Kevin Lee vs. Justin Gaethje, favorite combat sports films, Jorge Masvidal wanting a fight with Georges St-Pierre (GSP) and so much more. This is episode 14 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
On today's podcast, we'll talk about whether Khabib Nurmagomedov will fight Conor McGregor if McGregor beats Donald Cerrone, goals for this YouTube channel, UFC President Dana White's justification for passing Justin Gaethje up for a title shot, a potential return of Georges St-Pierre (GSP), Kayla Harrison's push for the PFL, how Henry Cejudo would do at featherweight and much more. This is episode 13 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
On today's podcast, we'll discuss the latest rumors involving Conor McGregor's upcoming UFC 246 bout with Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone, why Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker is that bad, various predictions for the UFC in 2020, why we should condemn Ramzan Kadyrov, what's next for Israel Adesanya, the commentary of Joe Rogan and more. This is episode 12 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
On today's podcast, we'll talk UFC 245 leftovers - what's next for Colby Covington? Kamaru Usman? Jorge Masvidal? - and how it changes the welterweight division, preview UFC Busan: Frankie Edgar vs. Korean Zombie, discuss the latest in Star Wars with the release of The Rise of Skywalker, maybe dabble a bit in impeachment talk, Rory MacDonald to PFL after leaving Bellator and whatever else you want to talk about in the world of mixed martial arts (MMA) and beyond. This is episode 11 of The Luke T...
At UFC 245, Colby Covington and Kamaru Usman battled in the main event where Usman won via fifth-round stoppage. In the co-main event, Max Holloway put his featherweight title up for grabs against Alexander Volkanovski. In a decision victory, Volkanovski defeated Holloway to become the new champion. In the feature fight, Amanda Nunes defended her belt against Germaine de Randamie, although it got difficult in moments. Jose Aldo fought Marlon Moraes to a controversial decision loss, Geoff Neal ma...
I'm late posting this, but...UFC on ESPN 7 (UFC DC) is this weekend and UFC 245 is right around the corner. We'll preview both of those events and some of the bigger fights on the cards (Alistair Overeem vs. Jairzinho Rosenstruik, Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington). We'll also delve into some boxing talk with Anthony Joshua rematching Andy Ruiz on DAZN this weekend plus Jermall Charlo facing Dennis Hogan on Showtime. Conor McGregor is returning to the Octagon, Frankie Edgar is facing the Korean Z...
Today we'll discuss Floyd Mayweather apparently unretiring from boxing following a recent public meetup with UFC President Dana White. We'll also look ahead to UFC 245's biggest fights, reflect on Ben Askren's career, explore more USADA issues, circle back to Nick Diaz questions, discuss the latest with Cody Garbrandt or Frankie Edgar or Tony Ferguson and more. This is episode 8 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
Today we'll discuss the UFC's card that takes place in Sao Paulo tomorrow, the latest developments in the life of Nick Diaz and how Jorge Masvidal intersects with them, the ongoing idiotic MMA fighter vs. boxer crossover discussions (Canelo vs. Masvidal, Stipe Miocic vs. Tyson Fury), what to make of developments at SBG Ireland and John Kavanagh, the latest Colin Kaepernick news, why liking Ben Shapiro is the intellectual equivalent of liking Nickelback and so much more. This is episode 7 of The ...
Nate Diaz's future in the UFC is now uncertain after a social media post, Jorge Masvidal success with the BMF title and promotion has rocketed him potentially into a title shot, Israel Adesanya has articulated a need to fight Yoel Romero, UFC Moscow is this weekend, DAZN is showing a boxing fight with YouTube stars KSI and Logan Paul plus we're talking albums of the decade, book recommendations and so much more.
At UFC 244, Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz fought through three rounds before a doctor stopped the contest. Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) pinned the belt on the winner. In the co-main event, Kelvin Gastelum and Darren Till fought to a decision victory for Till. Elsewhere on the fight card, Kevin Lee viciously knocked out Gregor Gillespie, Derrick Lewis scored a split decision victory over Blagoi Ivanov, Stephen Thompson scored a well-earned victory over Vicente Luque, Corey Anderson blew past Johnny W...
In today's episode, we dig further into the details of UFC 244: Jorge Masvidal vs. Nate Diaz, what the Baddest Motherf-cker (BMF) title actually represents, what to make of Darren Till vs. Kelvin Gastelum, Kevin Lee vs. Gregor Gillespie and more. We also dig further into the USADA debate and why fighter/athlete consent in professional sports matters plus talk Ben Askren's future, how to prep for media work, whether Israel Adesanya should fight Yoel Romero and much more. This is episode 5 of The ...
Nate Diaz is battling with USADA and anti-doping in general and may not compete at UFC 244. Ben Askren is set to square off with Demian Maia at UFC Singapore and there's a lot on the line for the former Olympian. Bellator is featuring the finals of their welterweight grand prix between Rory MacDonald and Douglas Lima with a lot being different about the rematch this time around. Who to make of Edward Snowden especially after his recent interview with Joe Rogan? Why are Doug Stanhope and Patrice ...
In today's episode from Bogotá, Colombia, we preview UFC Boston's Chris Weidman vs. Dominick Reyes and what it means for both fighters and a potential showdown with light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. We also circle back to LeBron James's comments on NBA's China controversy, why Kron Gracie and Mackenzie Dern struggled at UFC Tampa, managers Ali Abdelaziz and Abe Kawa squabbling, Israel Adesanya ratcheting up tensions with Jones, the value of Joe Rogan's commentary and much more. This is episo...
On today's episode of the podcast, we discuss everything heading into UFC Tampa. Why was Joanna Jedrzejczyk seemingly unable to make weight against Michelle Waterson only to end up doing it no problem? What about the co-main event between Kron Gracie and Cub Swanson with the latter being denied entry into some jiu-jitsu (BJJ) schools? We'll discuss that fight card and more. Plus, we'll discuss the leftovers of the UFC 243 event between Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker and whatever else is on...
At UFC 243, Israel Adesanya defeated Robert Whittaker in the second round to become the undisputed middleweight champion. In the co-main event, Dan Hooker easily beat Al Iaquinta and subsequently called out Dustin Poirier. Elsewhere on the fight card, Tai Tuivasa was submitted by Sergey Spivak, Dhiego Lima beat Luke Jumeau, Jake Matthews and Megan Anderson secured wins and much more. This is my UFC 243 Post-Fight Special.
UFC 243: Robert Whittaker vs. Israel Adesanya is this weekend. We'll preview that fight as well as the card including the co-main event between Al Iaquinta and Dan Hooker. UFC President Dana White is giving lip service to Adesanya potentially fighting Jon Jones and even Georges St-Pierre (GSP) facing UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. We'll discuss that plus Bellator 229 and whatever else is on your mind. This is The Luke Thomas Live Chat, episode 1.
I recently had Gerorge Hickman come across my radar. Hickman is a former fighter and now head coach of Tiger Muay Thai in Thailand. Hickman, an American, tried out for the team in 2014 and eventually worked his way into the head coaching role. What's noteworthy is some of the changes his leadership has brought both to the fighters he coaches as well to the team. It's also a reflection of the changing dynamics of team gyms in MMA, especially in Asia. In this interview, we discuss his background, ...
At UFC 242, Khabib Nurmagomedov submits Dustin Poirier in the third round to retain his UFC lightweight championship. Paul Felder scored a controversial decision over Edson Barboza, Islam Makhachev defeated Davi Ramos, Curtis Blaydes ran through Shamil Abdurakhimov and Carlos Diego Ferreira defeated Mairbek Taisumov and so much more. What do the main event results mean for Conor McGregor or Tony Ferguson? We'll get to this and all of the other results on my UFC 242 post-fight special.
At UFC 241, Stipe Miocic reclaimed his heavyweight title by stopping Daniel Cormier, Nate Diaz returned to action with a clear decision win over Anthony Pettis. Yoel Romero lost in a close war with Paulo Costa, Sodiq Yusuff flattened Gabriel Benitez, Ian Heinisch fell short against Derek Brunson, Cory Sandhagen worked through Raphael Assuncao and so much more. We'll get to this and all of the other results on my UFC 241 post-fight special.
In this live chat, I'll discuss Nate Diaz's week, Conor McGregor punching an old man, UFC 241 plus much more.
At UFC 239, Jon Jones retained his light heavyweight title against Thiago Santos while Amanda Nunes made short work of Holly Holm. Meanwhile, Jorge Masvidal scored the fastest knockout (KO) in UFC history as he obliterated Ben Askren in five seconds. Michael Chiesa steamrolled Diego Sanchez and Jan Blachowicz stopped Luke Rockhold with a monster left hook. This is my UFC 239 post-fight special.
At UFC on ESPN 3, Francis Ngannou stopped Junior dos Santos inside of a round, Joseph Benavidez TKO'd Jussier Formiga, Demian Maia held off Anthony Rocco Martin, Alonzo Menifield made short work of Paul Craig, Vinc Pichel slowed Roosevelt Roberts's progress and more.
At UFC 238... Henry Cejudo became a champ champ in a thrilling victory over Marlon Moraes. In the co-main event, Valentina Shevchenko defeated Jessica Eye with a brutal head kick knockout (KO) and defended her flyweight title. Tony Ferguson defeated Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone after a second-round doctor stoppage, Petr Yan put it on Jimmie Rivera and on the main card, Blagoi Ivanov defeated Tai Tuivasa. On the preliminary card, Tatiana Suarez bested Nina Ansaroff and Aljamain Sterling got past Pedro...
At UFC 237, Jessica Andrade defeated Rose Namajunas to become the UFC strawweight champion. Jared Cannonier stopped Anderson Silva in the first round after Silva suffered an injury, Alexander Volkanovski soundly defeated Jose Aldo, Irene Aldana submitted Bethe Correia, BJ Penn lost a decision to Clay Guida plus more. I'll also make a separate breakout video for Bellator 221, but we'll also discuss Patricio 'Pitbull' Freire defeating Michael Chandler to become a champ champ, Douglas Lima knocking...
At UFC 236, Dustin Poirier defeated Max Holloway to become the interim lightweight champion. Israel Adesanya defeated Kelvin Gastelum to become the UFC middleweight (interim) champion, but did so in a fight of the year contender. Khalil Rountree bested Eryk Anders, Nikita Krylov got revenge on Ovince St. Preux and Dwight Grant defeated Alan Jouban plus more. This is my UFC 236 post-fight special.
At UFC 235, Jon Jones had a relatively unremarkable fight against Anthony Smith to retain his light heavyweight title. Kamaru Usman positively dominated Tyron Woodley to become the new welterweight champion. Ben Askren scored a controversial stoppage win over Robbie Lawler. Weili Zhang defeated Tecia Torres, Pedro Munhoz stopped Cody Garbrandt, Zabit Magomedsharipov bested Jeremy Stephens and more. This is my UFC 235 post-fight special.
