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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Jan 16, 2017 • 34min
UFC Fight Night 103 Results: BJ Penn TKO'd By Yair Rodriguez
At UFC Fight Night 103, BJ Penn was badly outclassed by Yair Rodriguez, ultimately losing by TKO in the second round. We'll discuss what happened and what it means for both fighters' careers. Also on that card, Marcin Held dropped a close split decision to Joe Lauzon, Ben Saunders edged out Court McGee, Sergio Pettis decisioned John Moraga and much more from the preliminary fight card.
Jan 11, 2017 • 1h 27min
Live Chat: Mark Hunt's Lawsuit, BJ Penn's Return, UFC Fight Night 103 Preview
UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt has sued the UFC, Dana White and Brock Lesnar over what he sees is their failure to protect him from a doping athlete. BJ Penn makes his long-awaited return to the Octagon on Sunday against Yair Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night 103. We'll discuss these topics and more on the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
Jan 5, 2017 • 1h 27min
Live Chat: UFC 207 Results, Ronda Rousey Fallout, MMA In 2017
Today we'll explore the UFC 207 results, especially Ronda Rousey's defeat to Amanda Nunes. We'll go into Cody Garbrandt's win over Dominick Cruz as well as other news and notes in the world of mixed martial arts (MMA). This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
Jan 2, 2017 • 1h
Monday Morning Analyst: Anatomy of Ronda Rousey's UFC 207 Defeat
At UFC 207, Ronda Rousey badly lost in her return to the Octagon after 13 months away. Amanda Nunes retained her title as bantamweight champion while questions swirled around coach Edmond Tarverdyan. In addition, Cody Garbrandt defeated Dominick Cruz to become the new bantamweight champion while T.J. Dillashaw outclassed John Lineker. We'll explore those fights in detail plus look at the entire fight, WSOF 34 and some RIZIN fights. This is the Monday Morning Analyst.
Dec 31, 2016 • 36min
UFC 207 Results: Ronda Rousey KO'd By Amanda Nunes
At UFC 207, Ronda Rousey was knocked out in 50 seconds by Amanda Nunes. We discuss that fight plus Cody Garbrandt defeating Dominick Cruz to win the UFC bantamweight title, TJ Dillashaw's performance against John Lineker and much more.
Dec 28, 2016 • 31min
Technique Talk: 'King' Mo Lawal on homogenization, judging impact and more
In this edition of Technique Talk, Bellator and Rizin competitor and former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion 'King' Mo Lawal walks us through the good and the bad of MMA's technical development. We also take a look ahead and examine to what extent bad officiating affects the ability of fighters to be develop technique.
Dec 27, 2016 • 1h 29min
Live Chat: UFC 207, Ronda Rousey & The Media, Cyborg & USADA, MMA In 2017
At UFC 207, Ronda Rousey will return to the UFC and mixed martial arts (MMA) when she faces women's bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes. We'll discuss that fight, the event and why Rousey might be entering a media black out. Plus, we'll discuss Cris 'Cyborg' Justino's recent run in with USADA, where MMA is headed in 2017 and more. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat with Luke Thomas.
Dec 21, 2016 • 1h 28min
Live Chat: Jose Aldo Comments, UFC On FOX 22 Recap, Mark Hunt's Concerns
Jose Aldo isn't facing Max Holloway and might fight for an interim lightweight title. Mark Hunt will face Alistair Overeem or any other heavyweight, but not before certain contractual demands are met, UFC on FOX 22 featured top wins by Michelle Waterson over Paige VanZant and Mickey Gall submitting Sage Northcutt. It also did well in the ratings. We'll discuss what all of this means on the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
Dec 20, 2016 • 1h 4min
Monday Morning Analyst: Michelle Waterson, Mickey Gall Score Submission Wins
At UFC on FOX 22, Michelle Waterson and Mickey Gall scored rear naked choke submission wins. We'll talk about how they beat Paige VanZant and Sage Northcutt, respectively, plus the rest of the fight card including Urijah Faber's last fight. We'll also get into Bellator 169 and Bernard Hopkins's last boxing bout. This is the Monday Morning Analyst.
Dec 18, 2016 • 28min
UFC On FOX 22 Results: Michelle Waterson Submits Paige VanZant
At UFC on FOX 22, Michelle Waterson submitted Paige VanZant in the first round. Also on the card, Mickey Gall choked out Sage Northcutt. Urijah Faber had his final mixed martial arts (MMA) bout, beating Brad Pickett and Alan Jouban bested Mike Perry. I discuss this and more on today's results/recap on last night's card.
