The Jose Aldo-Conor McGregor UFC 189 tour is in the books and what a series of events it was. We'll recap all the insanity plus look ahead to UFC Fight Night: Chad Mendes vs. Ricardo Lamas, Bellator vs. Rampage Jackson in court and much more. This is episode 132 of the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat with Luke Thomas.
Brock Lesnar's UFC run is over as he picks WWE for his future, UFC 186's fight card is in trouble with T.J. Dillashaw's injury and Rampage Jackson's uncertain future, Bellator 135 and WSOF 19 are this weekend, plus much more on this episode of the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat podcast with Luke Thomas.
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare is in the books. Demian Maia cruised to a unanimous decision victory over Ryan LaFlare. Other fighters picked up great wins like Erick Silva over Josh Koscheck, Gilbert Burns, Amanda Nunes, Fredy Serrano and more. Logan Stieber also won his fourth national title at the 2015 NCAA Division I National Wrestling Championships along with Gabe Dean and others. Lastly, Garry Tonon cruised at the third Eddie Bravo Invitational. Luke Thomas breaks down the action from al...
UFC 185: Anthony Pettis vs. Rafael dos Anjos is in the books and the Brazilian is the new lightweight champion. Joanna Jedrzejczyk also stopped Carla Esparza to become the new strawweight champion, plus Alistair Overeem, Johny Hendricks and Henry Cejudo picked up key wins. We'll get to this plus UFC Fight Night 62 talk and Bellator news with Liam McGeary and Alexander Shlemenko. This is episode 130 of the Promtional Malpractice Live Chat with Luke Thomas.
UFC 185: Anthony Pettis vs. Rafael dos Anjos results are in and there's a new lightweight champion. Joanna Jedrzejczyk also defeated Carla Esparza to become the new women's strawweight champion at the event and fighters like Johny Hendricks, Alistair Overeem and Henry Cejudo emerged victorious. At the IBJJF Pan-Ams, Bernardo Faria and Dillon Danis got double gold, but names like Keenan Cornelius and Bruno Malficine shined. Last, but certainly not least, Andre Berto got a strong win over Josesito...
UFC 185: Anthony Pettis vs. Rafael dos Anjos is just days away. We'll break down the lightweight title fight plus look at Pettis' future in pay-per-view. We'll also examine Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao ahead of the boxing megafight's press conference on Wednesday. This is episode 129 of the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
UFC 184: Ronda Rousey vs. Cat Zingano results are in and it was a decisive victory for 'Rowdy'. We'll go over that fight card's results plus talk Rousey as this generation's Mike Tyson as well as Rampage Jackson going to court with Bellator MMA.
UFC 184: Ronda Rousey vs. Cat Zingano results are in the book, as are those for Bellator 134: Emanuel Newton vs Liam McGeary and Invcita 11: Cyborg vs. Tweet. Luke Thomas breaks down all three events in this episode of the Monday Morning Analyst.
UFC 184: Ronda Rousey vs. Cat Zingano is almost here, but the Josh Neer bully viral video is already making the rounds. We'll discuss both plus go in depth on Bellator 134: British Invasion and Invicta 11: Cyborg vs. Tweet. This is episode 127 of the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat with Luke Thomas.
UFC Fight Night 61: Frank Mir vs. Antonio 'Bigfoot' Silva results are in. So is the fallout from boxing Gennady Golovkin vs. Martin Murray plus the UK's BAMMA 18. We break all of them down on episode 11 of the Monday Morning Analyst podcast with Luke Thomas.
Dana White, Lorenzo Fertitta and Lawrence Epstein explained to the media the new UFC drug testing policies on Wednesday. We'll break down those issues, preview UFC Fight Night: Frank Mir vs. Antonio 'Bigfoot' Silva and more.
UFC Fight Night 60: Brandon Thatch vs. Benson Henderson is in the books, as is Bellator 133: Alexander Shlemenko vs. Melvin Manhoef and WSOF 18: Marlon Moraes vs. Josh Hill. Luke Thomas breaks down all of the action on this episode of the Monday Morning Analyst.
Anderson Silva and Hector Lombard have both tested positive for steroids, Jon Jones and Nick Diaz have tested positive for recreational drugs. Does MMA or the UFC have a PED problem? Also, UFC Fight Night 60, Bellator 133 and WSOF 18 all take place this week. This is episode 125 of the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat with Luke Thomas.
GLORY 19 results are in the book. Nieky Holzken won the welterweight contender tournament while Rico Verhoeven retained his heavyweight title after defeating Errol Zimmerman. We'll take a look at the card as well as RFA 23 and the Gracie Nationals superfight between Garry Tonon and Javier Vazquez.
UFC 183 results are in the book. Anderson Silva tested positive for two anabolic steroids after the fact. Nick Diaz tested positive for marijuana his third time in Nevada. The month of January in mixed martial arts (MMA) was insane. This and more on today's episode (124) of the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat with Luke Thomas.
UFC 183: Nick Diaz vs. Anderson Silva is Saturday, which we'll preview, but also take a look back at the fight card results for UFC on FOX 14: Alexander Gustafsson vs. Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson on this, episode 123 of the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat with Luke Thomas.
UFC on FOX 14: Alexander Gustafsson vs. Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson results are in. Johnson defeated Gustafsson in just over two minutes at the Tele2 Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. We'll examine the entire fight card as well as the FOX broadcast. We'll also look at Mike Alvarado vs. Brandon Rios 3 and the European IBJJF Championships. This is episode 9 of The Monday Morning Analyst with Luke Thomas.
UFC has signed Mirko Cro Cop, Kimbo Slice is headed to Bellator, Conor McGregor pulled a monster rating for Fox Sports 1 (UFC Fight Night 59), Jon Jones talks to the media and UFC on FOX 14: Alexander Gustafsson vs. Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson is Saturday. We talk about this and more on episode 122 of the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat with Luke Thomas.
Conor McGregor fought Dennis Siver at UFC Fight Night 59, Patricio Freire beat Daniel Straus at Bellator 132, Jake Shields submitted Brian Foster at WSOF 17 and much more happened in the busy weekend in combat sports. We break it all down on the Monday Morning Analyst, episode 7 with Luke Thomas.
Jon Jones left drug rehab early, Conor McGregor faces Dennis Siver on Sunday's UFC Fight Night, Bellator 132 is Friday, WSOF 17 is Saturday and so is Showtime's boxing heavyweight headliner Bermane Stiverne vs. Deontay Wilder. There's lots to talk about in this week's episode of the Promotional Malpractice Live chat with Luke Thomas, episode 121.
RFA 22 took place this past weekend, featuring Chidi Njokuani vs. Gilbert Smith in the main event. The Polaris Pro Jiu-Jitsu Invitational had names like Kit Dale, Keenan Cornelius, Dean Lister, Garry Tonon, Marcin Held and more. Last, but certainly not least, Dusty Hernandez Harrison headlined the first Roc Nation boxing event on Fox Sports 1.
UFC 182 results are in, but Jon Jones tested positive for cocaine metabolites roughly a month before the fight. As their light heavyweight champion, what does this mean? He's faced no sanction from the Nevada Athletic Commission, but he has entered a drug treatment facility (rehab). We'll explore all angles of this complex situation. We'll also explore his win over Daniel Cormier last Saturday. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat, episode 120.
UFC 182: Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier results are in the books. We'll break down that fight and the entire fight card including Donald Cerrone vs. Myles Jury, Paul Felder's fantastic win and more. The Monday Morning Analyst (MMA) is hosted by MMA Fighting's Senior Editor Luke Thomas. This is episode 5.
UFC 182: Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier for the light heavyweight title is days away. It's an important bout for their career, but UFC 182 also features Donald Cerrone vs. Myles Jury as well as other important bouts. We'll also look back at this year in mixed martial arts while looking ahead.
Sambo expert, noted grappler and mixed martial arts fighter Reilly Bodycomb speaks to Luke Thomas of MMA Fighting about the nature of leg locks, why the brutality of Rousimar Palhares' submission is understandable, the lack of knowledge around lower-body submissions and more in the latest installment of the Technique Talk series.
Rampage Jackson left Bellator for UFC, Lyoto Machida stopped C.B. Dollaway at UFC Fight Night 58, Grapple at the Garden with Kyle Dake and King Mo Lawal took place, Dominick Cruz has torn his ACL in his other knee and much more is discussed on the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat with Luke Thomas.
UFC Fight Night 58: Lyoto Machida vs. C.B. Dollaway results are in the books as is the Grapple at the Garden, which featured Kyle Dake, King Mo Lawal, Joe Warren, Tervel Dlagnev, Gray Maynard, Scott Jorgensen and more.
The UFC was hit by a class-action lawsuit from Jon Fitch, Cung Le and Nate Quarry. We'll break down what that means and what could be next. UFC on FOX 13: Junior dos Santos vs. Stipe Miocic results are in the book as are those for The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat, hosted by Luke Thomas.
UFC on FOX 13 results are in the books as are those for The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale. MMA Fighting Senior Editor Luke Thomas will take a look at those events as well as boxing's Ishe Smith vs. Erislandy Lara, Amir Khan vs. Devon Alexander, Timothy Bradley vs. Diego Chaves and more.
UFC 181 results are in the books, former WWE star CM Punk is in the UFC and UFC on FOX 13: Junior dos Santos vs. Stipe Miocic is Saturday. It's a busy week in mixed martial arts. We'll also talk Robbie Lawler beating Johny Hendricks, Anthony Pettis stopping Gilbert Melendez and a whole lot more.
