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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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.
Dec 15, 2016 • 1h 27min
Live Chat: Cyborg And UFC 208, UFC 206 Results, UFC On FOX 22 Preview
At UFC 208, Cyborg Justino won't fight for the UFC women's featherweight championship while Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie will. We'll get into that plus UFC 206 results, a preview of UFC on FOX 22 with Paige VanZant and Michelle Waterson and more in the world of mixed martial arts (MMA). This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat with Luke Thomas.
Dec 13, 2016 • 44min
Monday Morning Analyst: Lando Vannata's KO Kick, UFC 206 Results
At UFC 206, Max Holloway bested Anthony Pettis while Matt Brown as head kick knocked out by Donald Cerrone. Doo Ho Choi and Cub Swanson put on a brawl for the ages, but preliminary fight card fighters like Lando Vannata and Misha Cirkunov scored some of the most impressive finishes. We go through that plus UFC Albany, Rico Verhoeven vs. Badr Hari and Bellator 168. This is the Monday Morning Analyst with Luke Thomas.
Dec 11, 2016 • 40min
UFC 206 Results: Max Holloway TKOs Anthony Pettis
At UFC 206, Max Holloway became the first person to stop Anthony Pettis inside the distance. In addition, the fight card proved wildly entertaining. Donald Cerrone vs. Matt Brown and Cub Swanson vs. Doo Ho Choi were tremendous contests, the latter being arguable fight of the year. We break all of the action down here.
Dec 8, 2016 • 1h 27min
Live Chat: Dana White vs. Bjorn Rebney, UFC 206 Preview, MMAAA Talk
From UFC President Dana White blasting Cris 'Cyborg' Justino and former Bellator MMA CEO Bjorn Rebney to previewing UFC 206: Anthony Pettis vs. Max Holloway to discussion of the Mixed Martial Arts Athletes Association (MMAAA), we'll go over the latest in the world of MMA on the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat with Luke Thomas.
Dec 1, 2016 • 1h 26min
Live Chat: Conor McGregor Stripped, Bjorn Rebney's Return, AKA Injuries
UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor has been stripped of his featherweight belt, former Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney is back as the architect of a MMA fighters union, American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) is in the news for its injury woes again after Daniel Cormier withdrew from UFC 206 and more. We'll discuss these issues on the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat with Luke Thomas.
Nov 29, 2016 • 32min
Monday Morning Analyst: Robert Whittaker TKOs Derek Brunson at UFC Melbourne
At UFC Fight Night 101 in Melbourne, Australia, Robert Whittaker stopped Derek Brunson in the first round to likely enter the top five of the UFC's middleweight division. We go over that fight plus go in depth on Tyson Pedro's submission of Khalil Rountree and more. This is the Monday Morning Analyst.
Nov 24, 2016 • 30min
Technique Talk: Ryan Hall examines the spotty modernization of grappling
UFC featherweight, jiu-jitsu black belt and ADCC bronze medalist Ryan Hall looks at the state of grappling in mixed martial arts and examines whether all the developments in play are necessarily positives for MMA or sport jiu-jitsu.
Nov 23, 2016 • 1h 29min
Live Chat: Fedor's & BJ Penn's Return, MMA Weekend Recap And More
At Bellator 165, Fedor Emelianenko was announced to be fighting Matt Mitrione. B.J. Penn will be facing Yair Rodriguez at UFC Phoenix in January, Rashad Evans's fight with Tim Kennedy is off UFC 206 and we have results from Invicta 20, Bellator 165, UFC Fight Night 99 and UFC Fight Night 100. We'll get to all of them on this edition of the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat with Luke Thomas.
Nov 17, 2016 • 1h 24min
Live Chat: UFC 205 Results, Conor McGregor's Future, MMA Weekend Preview
At UFC 205, Conor McGregor became the UFC lightweight champion by defeating Eddie Alvarez. We'll talk about his path forward as a two-division champion, UFC 205 results generally, the two UFC Fight Nights this weekend, plus Bellator 165 and more. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
