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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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.
Nov 15, 2016 • 1h 10min
Monday Morning Analyst: Can Khabib Nurmagomedov Beat Conor McGregor?
At UFC 205, Conor McGregor defeated Eddie Alvarez to become the lightweight and featherweight champion. Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Michael Johnson on the same fight card. Are the two on a collision course? We examine the Russian's win plus the entire card including wins by Yoel Romero, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Frankie Edgar and more. This is the Monday Morning Analyst.
Nov 10, 2016 • 1h 23min
Live Chat: UFC 205 Preview, Jon Jones's Future, MMA News And Notes
UFC 205: Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez is just days away, Jon Jones has been stripped of his interim UFC light heavyweight title after his USADA arbitration went poorly, and more on today's Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
Nov 8, 2016 • 54min
Monday Morning Analyst: Tony Ferguson, The Future of Fighting
At UFC Fight Night 98, Tony Ferguson defeated Rafael dos Anjos. We talk in detail about how he did it, plus Ricardo Lamas's victory over Charles Oliveira and Alexa Grasso's UFC debut. This is the Monday Morning Analyst.
Nov 2, 2016 • 1h 29min
Live Chat: Ronda Rousey's UFC exit, UFC Fight Night 98 & Bellator 163 previews
Ronda Rousey told Ellen DeGeneres her days in the UFC are numbered, Luke Rockhold vs. Jacare Souza 2 has been cancelled, UFC Fight Night 98: Rafael dos Anjos vs. Tony Ferguson is days away as is Bellator 163: Phil Davis vs. Liam McGeary. We go over these topics and more on the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
Nov 1, 2016 • 26min
Monday Morning Analyst: Yves Edwards Breaks Down McGregor vs. Alvarez
UFC 205: Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez is less than two weeks away. To help us better understand those fighters, UFC on FOX analyst and former top MMA lightweight Yves Edwards stopped by the podcast. He discusses the strengths and weaknesses of both fighters plus offers a prediction for the fight. This is the Monday Morning Analyst.
Oct 26, 2016 • 1h 23min
Live Chat: Jon Jones talk, Urijah Faber's legacy, Tim Kennedy & USADA
Jon Jones appears to have tainted supplement defense before his USADA and Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) hearing, Urijah Faber's retiring, Tim Kennedy's issue with USADA underscores the issue of athlete privacy rights and UFC 206 remains an unpopular curiosity. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
Oct 25, 2016 • 32min
Technique Talk: Joey Villaseñor on the Beauty and Brutality of Body Shots
Joey Villaseñor - a veteran of nearly 40 fights who competed in Strikeforce, PRIDE and other organizations - discusses the value of body shots, how their use is changing in mixed martial arts, what makes them special and more in this episode of Technique Talk for MMA Fighting.
