UFC Fight Night: Rose Namajunas vs. Paige VanZant is tonight, Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor is just days away and the UFC is trying to make a Ronda Rousey vs. Holly Holm rematch happen. We'll discuss this and more on day 2 of the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
UFC 194: Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor is days away, as is UFC Fight Night: Rose Namajunas vs. Paige VanZant. Sage Northcutt returns to the UFC, plus Frankie Edgar takes on Chad Mendes at the finale for The Ultimate Fighter. There's a Fight Pass, Fox Sports 1 and pay-per-view show, all in three days time. We'll discuss all of this on the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
UFC 194: Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor is near, Reebok is taking heat for an 'Anderson Aldo' t-shirt, Georges St-Pierre and Jon Jones are distancing themselves from certain UFC actions and more. We'll talk all of this on the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
After UFC Fight Night 79: Benson Henderson vs. Jorge Masvidal, we take a brief look at the card, but go in depth on rising prospect Doo Ho Choi after his first-round TKO of Sam Sicilia. Pictures and explanations included. This is the Monday Morning Analyst.
Jon Jones has broken his silence about Vitor Belfort, the UFC, Daniel Cormier and more. We'll talk him plus UFC Fight Night 79: Benson Henderson vs. Jorge Masvidal, more Ronda Rousey and more. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
We take a look at the three biggest events from the weekend - UFC Fight Night 78, Bellator 146, WSOF 25 - and break down the technical action on this episode of the Monday Morning Analyst with Luke Thomas.
UFC 193: Ronda Rousey vs. Holly Holm results discussed in detail, plus a talk of Conor McGregor's punching power and Jose Aldo, Joanna Jedrzejczyk's fight with Valerie Letourneau and more on the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
At UFC 193, Holly Holm KO'd Ronda Rousey to become the UFC women's bantamweight champion. How did she do it? Did Rousey have a bad game plan or was just overmatched? What happened? We break the entire fight down on the Monday Morning Analyst with Luke Thomas.
UFC 193: Ronda Rousey vs. Holly Holm will be previewed plus we'll talk Ronaldo and the Reebok deal, Mirko Cro Cop retiring, USADA's 'prohibitive association' rule and more. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
From UFC Fight Night (77): Vitor Belfort vs. Dan Henderson to Bellator 145, we'll break down all of the major fight cards from the weekend. That includes wins by Thomas Almeida, Will Brooks, Glover Teixeira, Daniel Straus, Bobby Lashley, Rashid Magomedov, Corey Anderson, Michael Chandler and more. This is the Monday Morning Analyst.
UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 3 is this weekend as is Bellator 145, which features the rubber match between Patricio 'Pitbull' Freire and Daniel Straus. We'll talk those fight cards plus Ronda Rousey's trainer declaring bankruptcy, Tim Kennedy's return and other mixed martial arts news. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
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.
