Luke Thomas Live Chat & Podcasts

At UFC 223, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Al Iaquinta fought in a lightweight main event on pay-per-view for the UFC lightweight title. In the co-main event, Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Rose Namajunas had a fantastic display of mixed martial arts with a surprising result in the end. Elsewhere on the fight card, Renato Moicano put on a striking clinic over Calvin Kattar in a featherweight contest. Zabit Magomedsharipov and Kyle Bochniak fought to a great contest while Chris Gruetzemacher gave Joe Lauzon a fairly one-sided beating. We'll discuss that plus what this means for Conor McGregor and Tony Ferguson. This is the UFC 223 post-fight special.

UFC analyst and commentator breaks down not merely the UFC 223 strawweight title fight between Rose Namajunas and Joanna Jedrzejczyk, but assesses the bigger implications and questions the fight raises.

At UFC 223, Max Holloway is going to try to become a two-weight world champion when he faces Khabib Nurmagomedov. Can he get the job done on short notice? We'll discuss. Plus, Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin (GGG) has been cancelled as well as Matt Brown vs. Carlos Condit. What's going on? We'll also dig into Bellator 196's Benson Henderson vs. Roger Huerta. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

On today's podcast, we'll discuss why the recent surge in interest in boxers vs. MMA fighters has picked up steam, what to make of the results from UFC London: Fabricio Werdum vs. Alexander Volkov, smaller news like Darren Till and Kamaru Usman on Twitter going back and forth, Canelo still reeling from PED use accusations and more. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

At UFC London, Fabricio Werdum and Alexander fought in a heavyweight main event on Fight Pass. In the co-main event, Jimi Manuwa and Jan Blachowicz had a fantastic display of mixed martial arts with a surprising result in the end. Elsewhere on the fight card,Tom Duquesnoy and Terrion Ware had an extremely closely-contested bantamweight contest. In the opening bout of the card, Leon Edwards shut down the much-improved Peter Sobotta, calling out Darren Till in the process. This is the UFC London (UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov) post-fight special.

At today's live chat, we'll preview UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov or UFC London. What is there to look forward to on the fight card? We'll break it down. Plus, Ronda Rousey has made her transition from WWE to UFC and has basically closed the door on any MMA return. What is her legacy? We'll also get into the debate about Nick Newell and whether he deserves a shot in the UFC. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

Today on the podcast, we'll recap the results from UFC 222 including Cris Cyborg's win, Brian Ortega defeating Frankie Edgar, Mackenzie Dern's UFC debut and more. We'll get into boxer Canelo Alvarez's run in with a PED infraction for clenbuterol. We'll also talk about Georges St-Pierre's (GSP) potential return to the Octagon and more. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

At UFC 222, UFC women's featherweight champion Cris Cyborg fought Yana Kunitskaya in the main event. In the co-main event, Brian Ortega shocked the world by becoming the first person to stop Frankie Edgar and doing so in the first round. Andrei Arlovski got back to work against Stefan Struve, Sean O'Malley had a star-making performance against Andre Soukhamthath and Ketlen Vieira overwhelmed Cat Zigano. Plus upstarts like Mackenzie Dern, Cody Stamann, Alex Hernandez, Jordan Johnson and others won tonight, all of them fighters in their 20s. This is the UFC 222 post-fight special.

Jon Jones faced the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) on Tuesday. Was his punishment just and what's next for him with USADA? We'll discuss plus UFC 222: Cris Cyborg vs. Yana Kunitskaya is Saturday. What can we expect from that fight and the co-main event between Frankie Edgar and Brian Ortega? We'll cover all of that and more. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

At UFC Orlando, Jeremy Stephens and Josh Emmett fought in a featherweight main event. In the co-main event, Jessica Andrade and Tecia Torres had a fantastic display of mixed martial arts with Andrade. Elsewhere on the fight card, Ilir Latifi had an incredible win over Ovince Saint Preux, calling out Daniel Cormier in the process. Mike Perry had a rough night against Max Griffin and so much more. This is the UFC Orlando (UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Emmett) post-fight special.