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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Jul 21, 2016 • 1h 29min
Live Chat: Jon Jones. Brock Lesnar USADA tests, UFC on FOX 20 preview and more
UFC heavyweight Brock Lesnar and Jon Jones have been flagged by USADA for potential violations, Lesnar both in and out-of-competition. So had Chad Mendes. UFC on FOX 20 is this weekend as is Bellator 159. We'll talk about these issues and more on the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
Jul 19, 2016 • 53min
Monday Morning Analyst: Louis Smolka's Positional Limitlessness
From UFC Fight Night: John Lineker vs. Michael McDonald to Bellator's 158 Michael 'Venom' Page, we take a look at the mixed martial arts action from the weekend. We'll focus our attention on Louis Smolka vs. Ben Nguyen from UFC Fight Night 91. This is the Monday Morning Analyst.
Jul 14, 2016 • 1h 24min
Live Chat: UFC 200 Results, UFC Sale, UFC Fight Night 91 Preview
UFC 200 results, UFC's sale to WME-IMG, Brock Lesnar is back, Jon Jones's career is a mess and UFC Fight Night 91 is tonight. We'll go over this in today's Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
Jul 9, 2016 • 1h 30min
Live Chat: UFC 200, TUF 23 Finale And UFC Fight Night 90 Previews
UFC 200: Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier 2 is this week, which also features the return of Brock Lesnar, Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar 2 and more. TUF 23 Finale: Claudia Gadelha vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk is Friday and UFC Fight Night: Rafael dos Anjos vs. Eddie Alvarez is Thursday. We break all of this down on the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
Jun 29, 2016 • 1h 29min
Live Chat: Jon Jones UFC 200 Referee Issue, UFC Fight Week, Bellator Dynamite 2 Results
Jon Jones doesn't want 'Big' John McCarthy to ref his UFC 200 bout opposite Daniel Cormier, CM Punk thinks it's not far fetched for him to get a UFC title shot, Bellator Dynamite 2 results are in and more. We examine these issues on the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
Jun 28, 2016 • 42min
Monday Morning Analyst: 'Wonderboy' talk with Connor Ruebusch, Bellator Dynamite 2
UFC Fight Night 89's Stephen 'Wonderboy' Thompson vs. Rory MacDonald and Bellator 157: Dynamite 2 are on the docket for this episode. To help us this week, fight analyst Connor Ruebusch joins the podcast. This is the Monday Morning Analyst.
Jun 23, 2016 • 1h 29min
Live Chat: GSP's UFC Return, UFC Sale, Bellator 157 Dynamite 2 Preview
Is Georges St-Pierre (GSP) returning to the UFC? Is the UFC for sale? What about Dana White's criticism of MMA journalism and Ariel Helwani? What's to be said for Bellator 157: Dynamite 2? We answer these questions and more on the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
Jun 16, 2016 • 1h 26min
Live Chat: Fedor & UFC, UFC: MacDonald-Thompson Preview, Bellator, WSOF
Could Fedor Emelianenko sign with the UFC? Will Stephen Thompson beat Rory MacDonald at UFC Fight Night 89? Bellator 156 and WSOF 31 are this week: who has the best fight card? What does Chad Mendes testing positive by USADA mean? We answer these questions and more on this week's Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
Jun 14, 2016 • 55min
Monday Morning Analyst: Aljamain Sterling, Patrick Wyman on Cruz-Faber 3
UFC bantamweight Aljamain Sterling talks his Bryan Caraway fight plus helps review UFC 199: Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber. Bleacher Report's/Washington Post's Patrick Wyman also helps examine that bantamweight title fight. This is the Monday Morning Analyst.
Jun 9, 2016 • 1h 33min
Live Chat: UFC 199 Results, Brock Lesnar's UFC Return, Kimbo Slice's Death
At UFC 199, Michael Bisping defeated Luke Rockhold, Ariel Helwani had his credentials pulled and Brock Lesnar was announced to be returning to the UFC. Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz 2 was announced and Kimbo Slice passed away this week. We discuss these topics and more on the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
