Luke Thomas Live Chat & Podcasts
Luke Thomas Live Chat and 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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May 11, 2025 • 1h 8min
UFC 315 Post-Fight Show: JDM-Islam It Is!
At UFC 315, Jack Della Maddalena defeated Belal Muhammad via unanimous decision to claim the welterweight title. That sets up a showdown with P4P top fighter Islam Makhachev and so much more. We discuss all of it after last night's fights.SUBSCRIBE to my SUBSTACK for tape study: https://lthomas.substack.com/
May 9, 2025 • 2h 9min
Live Chat: Was Alex Pereira Really 'Hacked'?
On today's episode, we review Bo Nickal's response to his first pro loss, debate whether Alex Pereira was really hacked, look ahead to UFC 315 and more.Subscribe to my Substack: https://lthomas.substack.com/This is episode 252 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
May 4, 2025 • 52min
UFC Iowa Post-Fight Show: Sandhagen Shines, Nickal Collapses
At UFC Iowa, Cory Sandhagen made relatively quick work of Deiveson Figueiredo in the main event while Reinier de Ridder managed to stop the Bo Nickal hype train dead in its tracks. We talk about these results and more in my UFC Iowa post-fight show.SUBSCRIBE to my SUBSTACK: https://lthomas.substack.com/
May 2, 2025 • 2h
Live Chat: Aspinall-Gane? It's a No for Me, Dawg
Today on the podcast, we discuss the new movie 'The Smashing Machine', our temperature on Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane, Trump not understanding Photoshop and much more.This is episode 251 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.Subscribe to my Substack: https://lthomas.substack.com/
Apr 25, 2025 • 2h 20min
Live Chat: Will Jones vs. Aspinall Ever Happen?
On today's episode, we'll discuss the Fighting Nerds using data analytics, whether Jones-Aspinall will happen, how Topuria-Makhachev might go down and more.This is episode 250 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.Subscribe to Luke's Substack: https://lthomas.substack.com
Apr 13, 2025 • 1h 16min
UFC 314 Post-Fight Show: Volk Does the Impossible
At UFC 314, Alex Volkanovski reclaimed the UFC featherweight title with a clear and decisive victory over Diego Lopes, winning via unanimous decision. In this post-fight show, I go over all of the results from this main event, plus Paddy Pimblett outclassing Michael Chandler, Jean Silva submitting Bryce Mitchell and so much more.
Apr 11, 2025 • 2h 4min
Live Chat: Volk's Attempt at History + GFL's Collapse
Today on the podcast, we discuss the history that Alexander Volkanovski is attempting at UFC 314, why the GFL's implosion is the most obvious conclusion to its existence and more.This is episode 249 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
Apr 4, 2025 • 2h 28min
Live Chat: Is Jones-Aspinall Too Risky?
Today on the podcast, we'll look at the risks of Jones-Aspinall going wrong for the UFC, whether Topuria vs. Gaethje makes sense, what inventory Netflix might want from UFC and more.This is episode 248 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
Mar 21, 2025 • 2h 30min
Live Chat: UFC PPV Buys Are Down...But Why?
Today on the podcast, we look ahead a bit to UFC London's Leon Edwards vs. Sean Brady, try to understand Jon Jones's motivations for delaying the Tom Aspinall fight, dig into the details on the case of UFC pay-per-views being down and more.This is episode 246 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.
Mar 14, 2025 • 2h 17min
Live Chat: BJ Penn Needs Help
Today on the podcast, we review BJ Penn's situation, forecast what a rematch between Magomed Ankalaev and Alex Pereira might look like and more.This is episode 245 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.Follow me on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/lukethomas.bsky.social
