Live Chat: UFC 311 Preview, Pitbull vs. Aldo?
On today's podcast, we matchmake for Patricio Pitbull, talk Arman-Islam and Umar-Merab from UFC 311 plus so much more. This is episode 237 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
Jan 17, 2025•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 237
Luke Thomas Live Chat & Podcasts
Luke Thomas is a leading voice and analyst in the sport of MMA whose work routinely crosses media platforms. He currently serves as the host of SiriusXM's The Luke Thomas Show on channel 156. He is also a former editor and podcaster at MMA Fighting, where he hosted the Monday Morning Analyst and Promotional Malpractice Live Chat podcasts as well as studio shows such as The MMA Beat and The MMA Hour. Thomas helped create the co-branded USA Today/SB Nation Consensus MMA Rankings. His written work has appeared in the Washington Post, Salon, ESPN and dozens of newspapers across the country.
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AI vs Human Judges: Who Gets Boxing Right?
Can AI really replace human judges? The answer is we might be closer to finding out that never. I spoke with Allan Svejstrup, the founder and CEO of Jabbr, a company at the forefront in statistics in combat sports as well as AI judges in the sport of boxing. In the interview, we discuss what Jabbr is and does, where combat sports statistics are header, the future of the “Jabbr cam” and how it aims to revolutionize training plus how their AI judging works and where it could be deployed.
Jan 15, 2025•49 min
Live Chat: Umar-Merab, Elon and FS1 Lawsuit
Today on the program, we'll discuss what Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Merab Dvalishvili might look like, why Elon Musk is a lying fraud, the fallout from the FS1 sexual harassment lawsuit and more. This is episode 236 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
Jan 10, 2025•2 hr 14 min•Ep. 236
Live Chat: UFC Finish Percentage Is Low, but Why?
Today on the podcast, we'll examine why the UFC's finishing percentage is low relative to other promotions, discuss H-1B visas, Islam Makhachev vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov and more. This is episode 235 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
Jan 04, 2025•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 235
Live Chat: The UFC in 2025, Happy Holidays!
Today on the podcast, we look ahead to the UFC in 2025 and so much more. This is episode 234 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
Dec 27, 2024•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 234
Live Chat: Fury-Usyk Preview, AI Judging Is Not Real
Today on the podcast, we'll preview Saturday's Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk rematch, discuss why AI judging isn't real and much more. This is episode 233 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
Dec 20, 2024•2 hr 1 min
Live Chat: Why the GFL Cannot Succeed
On today's podcast, we'll review UFC 310, look ahead to UFC Tampa, discuss the UHC CEO killer, and I explain why GFL cannot win. This is episode 232 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
Dec 13, 2024•2 hr 28 min•Ep. 232
Live Chat: Jones-Ngannou Will NEVER Happen
On today's episode, we discuss why Jon Jones vs. Francis Ngannou (UFC-PFL) will never happen, how Shavkat Rakhmonov and Ian Garry match up and so much more. This is episode 231 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
Dec 06, 2024•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 231
Live Chat: Conor McGregor's Uncertain Future
On this episode, we'll go over the results of Conor McGregor's trial, including Proper 12 and other business severing ties with the former UFC champion. This is episode 230 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
Nov 30, 2024•2 hr 14 min•Ep. 230
Conor McGregor's Sexual Assault Trial EXPLAINED | Frank Greaney Interview
Conor McGregor was found civilly liable for sexual assault on Friday in a Dublin, Ireland courtroom, but what are the facts of the case? Who is Nikita Hand, what is she alleging and is she right? What are McGregor's responses to her allegations? What does his conviction mean? Luke Thomas speaks to Frank Greaney from Newstalk in Ireland to unpack all of the allegations, what mattered at trial, the impact on McGregor's reputation in Ireland and more.
Nov 24, 2024•1 hr 1 min
Live Chat: Tom Aspinall NEEDS Jon Jones?
Today on the podcast, we discuss the road ahead for Tom Aspinall and Jon Jones, who really needs the other more. We'll also discuss the fallout from Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson, president-elect Trump's cabinet picking chaos and more. This is episode 229 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
Nov 22, 2024•2 hr 14 min•Ep. 229
Live Chat: Responding to Jon Jones, Paul-Tyson Preview
Today on the podcast, we'll respond to Jon Jones's recent public statements including calling me a 'nerd' plus we'll look ahead to UFC 309 and Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson. This is episode 228 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
Nov 15, 2024•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 228
Live Chat: Election Results, Conor McGregor Trial
Today on the podcast, we'll discuss Conor McGregor being back in a court room, the fallout of the 2024 presidential election results and more. This is episode 227 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
Nov 08, 2024•2 hr 20 min
Live Chat: Antitrust Settlement, 200k Story Time
On today's episode, we discuss how fighters are viewing the antitrust settlement plus it's story time after the YouTube channel his 200,000 subscribers. This is episode 225 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
Oct 25, 2024•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 225
Francis Ngannou KOs Renan Ferreira: PFL Post-Fight Show
Francis Ngnannou's return to the cage after nearly three years away went well, but what can we say about his performance and what should be next? We'll dig into that plus Cyborg's big win over Pacheco. We'll also grade the PFL card and much more. This is the PFL Superfights Post-Fight Show.
Oct 20, 2024•43 min
Live Chat: What If Francis Ngannou Loses?
Today on the podcast, we'll examine the implications of what happens should Francis Ngannou lose to Renan Ferreira, why there are no easy fixes in judging, fighters having no sympathy for other fighters and more. This is episode 224 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
Oct 18, 2024•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 224
Live Chat: Who Is Fighter of the Year?
In this episode, we discuss why Max Holloway or Ilia Topuria could pass Alex Pereira for Fighter of the Year in 2024, Laura Sanko's commentary, Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol and much more. This is episode 223 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
Oct 11, 2024•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 223
UFC 307 Post-Fight Show: Pereira Wins, but Khalil Impresses
At UFC 307, Alex Pereira was able to secure his third title defense in 175 days, but not without adversity and insane resilience from Khalil Rountree. We go over the results of this fight as well as Julianna Peña's title win over Raquel Pennington and everything else on the UFC 307 main card.
Oct 06, 2024•1 hr 7 min
Live Chat: UFC 307, Legacy Fights, Hands Off Lebanon
Today on the podcast, we'll examine the likelihood of an upset by Khalil Rountree over Alex Pereira at UFC 307, the bombing campaign against Lebanon, which fighters will be remembered long term and more. This is episode 222 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
Oct 04, 2024•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 222
Live Chat: UFC in Boxing, New Antitrust Settlement
Luke Thomas examines statements by UFC President Dana White that he will get into boxing "guns blazing", the alleged rise of boring fighters in the UFC and MMA, expectations for Jon Jones vs Stipe Miocic and more. This is episode 221 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
Sep 27, 2024•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 221
Live Chat: Dana White Moves Into Boxing
Today on the program, we discuss UFC President Dana White getting involved in boxing, whether Chris Weidman was ever any good, the future of bantamweight and much more. This is episode 220 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
Sep 20, 2024•1 hr 47 min
UFC 306 Post-Fight Show: The Sphere...Delivers? Merab, Valentina Are Champs
The UFC's first (and only?) show in the Sphere is over. Did it live up to the hype? Also, Merab Dvalishvili easily bested Sean O'Malley as did Valentina Shevchenko over Alexa Grasso. But how did they do it and were the fights even entertaining? This is the UFC 306/Noche UFC Post-Fight Show.
Sep 15, 2024•1 hr 9 min
Live Chat: UFC 306 Expectations, Debate Reax
We'll preview UFC 306 and the main event between Sean O'Malley and Merab Dvalishvili. We'll talk about the card's good and bad and what we make of being at the Sphere. We'll also delve into boxing's Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga, the troubles ONE Championship is having and much more. This is episode 119 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
Sep 13, 2024•1 hr 37 min
Live Chat: Dana White-Jon Jones and Sphere Expectations
We review the strange relationship between Dana White and Jon Jones, discuss our expectations for UFC 306 at the Sphere in Las Vegas, talk about what Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga might be like and so much more. This is episode 218 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
Sep 12, 2024•1 hr 45 min
Live Chat: Who Can Defeat Dricus du Plessis?
Dana White sparring with the media over Jon Jones, theories on how to beat Dricus du Plessis, expectations for UFC Noche (UFC 306) at the Sphere and so much more. This is episode 217 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
Sep 11, 2024•1 hr 59 min
Mike Israetel Dishes on PED Use in MMA
Dr Mike Israetel is a sports physiologist, Brazilian jiu-jitsu brown belt, now former bodybuilder, YouTube personality and proprietor of Renaissance Periodization. In this conversation, he and I discuss why MMA training is catabolic, Jon Jones being an example of good MMA training protocol, how many fighters are actually using performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), whether I should get on TRT and so much more.
Aug 27, 2024•55 min
Live Chat: Is UFC Monopoly Actually Good?
Luke Thomas examines the fallout from CJI vs ADCC, Ilia Topuria noting the BMF title with Max Holloway at UFC 308 is not on the line, UFC 305's results and the ascension of Dricus du Plessis plus so much more. This is episode 216 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat. USE CODE LT15 for 15% sitewide at tooletries.com.
Aug 23, 2024•1 hr 41 min
Ever Heard of Dima Murovanni? An Interview With B-Team's Coach
I interviewed B-Team coach Dima Murovanni, who just coached finalists and winners for ADCC 2024 and Craig Jones Invitational. After the success (and some setbacks) B-Team experienced at these tournaments, I decided to learn more about him and how his coaching is helping change one of the biggest teams in professional grappling. We discuss Nicky Rodriguez's $1 million win, Jay Rodriguez's ADCC silver medal, the competitive fire of Owen Jones, Nicky Ryan's injury, B-Team's rivalry with New Wave, c...
Aug 21, 2024•44 min
UFC 305 Post-Fight Show: DDP Subs Izzy
At UFC 305, Dricus du Plessis faced off with Israel Adesanya for the UFC middleweight title. Kai-Kara France battled Steve Erceg in the co-main event, Mateusz Gamrot and Dan Hooker went tooth and nail, Tai Tuivasa disappointed against Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Carlos Prates impressed against Jiangliang Li. This is the official UFC 305 results and watchalong show with Luke Thomas.
Aug 18, 2024•1 hr 4 min
LIVE CHAT: UFC 307 announcements, UFC 305, Tim Walz
We discussed UFC 307 announcements, UFC 305: Dricus du Plessis vs Israel Adesanya, vacation highlights, discuss Tim Walz's military service record and more. This is episode 215 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
Aug 17, 2024•2 hr 27 min
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