After his UFC 225 win over Rafael dos Anjos to become the interim welterweight champion, Colby Covington earned some respect from the MMA community, at least insofar as being a fighter is concerned. But it remains true so many let their animus towards him impact their judgment of what he’sRead More →
At UFC 225, Colby Covington defeated Rafael dos Anjos to become the interim UFC welterweight champion. In this interview from my radio show, Covington discusses the fight, potentially meeting President Donald Trump, Tyron Woodley’s recent comments and more. The Luke Thomas Show airs weekdays, 3 to 6pm ET, on SiriusXMRead More →
At UFC 225, Robert Whittaker and Yoel Romero fought in the main event in a middleweight title contest. **SPOILERS AHEAD** In the co-main event, Colby Covington and Rafael dos Anjos ….. Elsewhere on the card, Holly Holm showed amazing improvement as a fighter against Megan Anderson. Tai Tuivasa and AndreiRead More →
UFC fighter Andrea ‘KGB’ Lee’s husband was shown to have two Nazi tattoos. The fighter accused critics of being ‘sensitive’ and the husband defended his decision to not get tattoos removed or covered. In this clip from my radio show, I explain why MMA media is tired of covering storiesRead More →
UFC President Dana White told the UFC Unfiltered podcast he was looking to get rid of early weigh-ins because of how many weight cut failures and fight cancellations the new policy caused. In this clip from my radio show, I explain why the early weigh-ins may or may not beRead More →
Ahead of his UFC 225 interim welterweight title showdown with Rafael dos Anjos, Colby Covington joined me to discuss that impending bout, his thoughts on Darren Till vs. Stephen Thompson, Kamaru Usman vs. Demian Maia, why he spoils movies on Twitter and more. The Luke Thomas Show airs weekdays, 3Read More →
On today’s podcast, we’ll discuss the retirement of Michael Bisping, the UK’s first UFC champion. What did he accomplish in his career and what can we say about it? We’ll discuss. We’ll also look at the results from UFC Liverpool: Stephen Thompson vs. Darren Till. We’ll also look ahead to UFC Utica and more. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat with Luke Thomas.Read More →
At UFC Liverpool, Darren Till was awarded the unanimous decision victory over Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson. It was a controversial call, but was it the right one? In this episode of the podcast, we’ll explain why a scorecard for either fighter is justifiable, but only if the process by which it is obtained is done the right way. This is the Monday Morning Analyst with Luke Thomas.Read More →
UFC and ESPN have agreed to a $1.5 billion agreement for an all-inclusive television deal for five years. The worldwide leader in sports will get UFC for five years, 30 events per year plus much more. We’ll discuss every inch of this agreement. Plus, UFC Liverpool is this weekend. We’ll look ahead to the main event between Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson and Darren Till. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat with Luke Thomas.Read More →
At UFC Chile, Tatiana Suarez put on a dominant display against Alexa Grasso, scoring a first-round submission win. In the post-fight interview for FOX, she was asked if she liked the comparison of being the female Khabib Nurmagomedov (she did). In this edition of the podcast, we’ll explore to what extent that are overlaps and what else we can learn about Suarez’s grappling dominance. It’s the Monday Morning Analyst with Luke Thomas.Read More →
Bellator welterweight contender Michael ‘Venom’ Page joined me on my radio show Thursday to discuss his impending Bellator 200 bout with David Rickels, being away from the cage for so long, what he learned taking a boxing fight, training with Karl Amoussou and why the only way he’ll fight PaulRead More →
UFC 224 is in the books and we’ll recap all the action including Amanda Nunes’s win over Raquel Pennington, Lyoto Machida KO’ing Vitor Belfort and more. We’ll also get into a discussion of cornering in MMA and how it can be improved. UFC Chile: Demian Maia vs. Kamaru Usman is Saturday, so we’ll take a look ahead to that and much more, including Chuck Liddell coming out of retirement. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat with Luke Thomas.Read More →
At UFC 224, Raquel Pennington lost to Amanda Nunes in the main event. The pair were battling for the UFC women’s bantamweight title. However, between the fourth and fifth rounds, Pennington told her corner she was done. Rather than listen to her, they sent her back out for the fifthRead More →
Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt joined me on my radio show to discuss his new book, The Pact, as well as preview his upcoming rematch against T.J. Dillashaw at UFC 227. We discuss the impetus behind the book, but did into his exhausting rivalry with Dillashaw as well.Read More →
Yair Rodriguez is no longer with the UFC. UFC President Dana White released him on Friday after, apparently, becoming frustrated with his lack of willingness to accept fights, time off and a tweet White seemed to take exception to. Rodriguez hadn’t fought since UFC 211 when he lost to Frankie Edgar, his only loss inside the organization. They wanted the Mexican featherweight to face Zabit Magomedsharipov at UFC 227, but Rodriguez, for whatever reason, didn’t appear interested.Read More →
On today’s podcast, we’ll examine the new OTT deal between the UFC and ESPN+. We’ll preview UFC 224: Amanda Nunes vs. Raquel Pennington as well as Bellator 199’s Ryan Bader vs. ‘King’ Mo Lawal. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat with Luke ThomasRead More →
Over the weekend, Kyoji Horiguchi defeated Ian McCall at RIZIN 10, Pearl Gonzalez submitted Barbara Acioly at Invicta 29 and Askar Askarov at ACB 86 turned in a talented performance. In this episode of the podcast, we go over how they won and what made their victories impressive. This is the Monday Morning Analyst with Luke Thomas.Read More →
Dan Patrick – former ESPN anchor, host of NBC’s Football Night in America, Emmy-award winner, host of The Dan Patrick Show – joined me on Friday to talk about the sports broadcasting degree and program he’s established at Full Sail University. We discuss breaking into sports media, how the challengeRead More →
Nate Diaz is reportedly in talking to return in August at UFC 227. Will he do that and who should he fight? We’ll discuss. Plus, Bellator 198 is in the books and many of the results will help boost the organization’s effort. On the other hand, their ratings’ woes continue. What does that mean for the organization? We’ll dig into that plus Nicco Montano’s media issues and more. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.Read More →
Keziah Daum made waves on social media recently for wearing a Chinese dress from prom that critics said was racist and made her guilty of cultural appropriation. In this interview from my radio show on Wednesday, Daum joined me to discuss the Twitter uproar, why she stands by herRead More →
UFC bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes will face Raquel Pennington at UFC 224. In this interview to promote that fight, Nunes discusses her immigration to America, Pennington’s strengths and weaknesses, why so many of her opponents (Ronda Rousey, Miesha Tate, Shayna Baszler) either have left MMA or the weight class andRead More →
At Bellator 198, the heavyweights headlined with Fedor Emelianenko beating Frank Mir. But for today’s podcast, let’s focus on the high-level Brazilian jiu-jitsu of black belts Dillon Danis and Rafael Lovato, Jr. For Danis’s pro debut, he did well and scored a beautiful toehold. Lovato, on the other hand, is already a tricky veteran and secured a sensational armbar victory. How’d they do it? We examine on the Monday Morning Analyst with Luke Thomas.Read More →
Ronda Rousey, current WWE star and former UFC bantamweight champion, spoke to the media while promoting her new movie Mile 22. In answering questions, she said it was ‘privilege’ to hear her speak. What did the former Olympic judoka mean by that? In this clip from my show, we breakRead More →
Nick Newell, a lightweight MMA fighter and congenital amputee, will be given an opportunity to compete for a UFC contract on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series. The show airs on Fight Pass and is likely a replacement for The Ultimate Fighter (TUF). In short, this is progress. I’m happyRead More →