On this week’s episode, the panel will discuss who Darren Till should fight in Liverpool, Frankie Edgar vs. Cub Swanson 2, the fascination with crossover fights, Francis Ngannou’s next bout and more.Read More →
On today’s podcast, we’ll discuss why the recent surge in interest in boxers vs. MMA fighters has picked up steam, what to make of the results from UFC London: Fabricio Werdum vs. Alexander Volkov, smaller news like Darren Till and Kamaru Usman on Twitter going back and forth, Canelo stillRead More →
At UFC London, Alexander Volkov earned the best win of his career by defeating former heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum via strikes in the fourth round. However, it wasn’t just the strikes that helped him gain the victory. In fact, it was the Russian’s grappling defense that enabled him to keep the jiu-jitsu world champion at bay, find his moment and finish the fight. Specifically, Volkov showed good guard retention and deep half escapes. In this episode of the podcast, I explain why those were key to his victory. It’s the Monday Morning Analyst with Luke Thomas.Read More →
Anik and Florian recap the UFC’s recent event in London. Guests include UFC commentator Dan Hardy, radio host Luke Thomas, and Ray Longo.Read More →
At UFC London, Jimi Manuwa and Jan Blachowicz fought in the co-main event of the fight card. In this video from my UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov Post-Fight Special, I break down the results, what they mean for the division, for both the winners and losers and much more.Read More →
At UFC London, Fabricio Werdum and Alexander fought in a heavyweight main event on Fight Pass.Read More →
Duke Roufus, head coach of Roufusport, joined me on Thursday to discuss his UFC 223 fighters Anthony Pettis and Paul Felder as they get ready for their fights. He also discussed Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson, who would fare better against Conor McGregor, Ben Askren vs. Georges St-Pierre (GSP), CM Punk’s improvements and much more.Read More →
A United Airlines flight from Houston to New York saw a passenger forced by a flight attendant to put her dog – who was in a TSA-approved carrying case – in the overhead compartment. During the course of the three-hour flight, the dog died, leaving the owners horrified and despondent. While this story itself is unbearably tragic, combined with other notably horrific incidents, it also underscores how there’s not enough competition in the airline industry, Americans have grown accustomed to being abused and over policed and why reform of the industry is so desperately needed.Read More →
The MMA Beat panel answers your questions regarding marijuana suspensions in MMA, their favorite current rivalries in MMA, the MMAJA, the possibility of adding a heavier women’s division, and much more.Read More →
On this week’s show the panel will discuss the aftermath of UFC 222, Georges St-Pierre’s future, Bellator 200, Rockhold vs. Bisping 3 and much more.Read More →
Having worked the door in several bars, I’ve seen some reasonably crazy things. Having been a waiter, I’ve dealt with some wild people. I tell some of my stories on the air as well as take calls from listeners who share their perspectives. The Luke Thomas Show airs weekdays, 3Read More →
Would Georges St-Pierre vs. Conor McGregor be a bigger pay-per-view success than the boxing-MMA crossover fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor? GSP’s coach Firas Zahabi believes it might be possible. In this clip from my radio show, I explain why the data likely doesn’t support that idea. The LukeRead More →
The panel answers your questions regarding Colby Covington’s recent comments about Mike Perry’s girlfriend, in-competition testing in MMA, the chances Conor McGregor filling in on short notice for the Ferguson-Nurmagomedov fight, and much more.Read More →
At UFC 222, UFC featherweights Brian Ortega and Frankie Edgar will face off in the co-main event. In this clip from an interview in studio on my radio show, Brendan Schaub tells a story about how Ortega got into jiu-jitsu, but nearly had to quit if it wasn’t for RenerRead More →
After Nick Newell, a congenital amputee, came out of retirement and defeated Sonny Luque at LFA 35, questions are swirling again if he’s worthy of an opportunity to fight in the UFC.Read More →
Why hasn’t the NBA ever had a performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) scandal? Individual players have occasionally been caught for various small infractions, but there’s never been a major BALCO-type scandal. How is that possible? Spencer Lund, a writer for Complex magazine, explored the topic. In his estimation, a big reason isRead More →
Former UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub stopped by on Thursday to discuss his new Showtime program ‘Below the Belt’. We discussed how he got the show, how it might evolve, his podcasts (The Fighter and the Kid, Below the Belt), working with E! Entertainment, his stand-up comedy tour and more. TheRead More →
On this week’s show, the panel will discuss the aftermath of Jon Jones’s hearing with the CSAC, breakout stars for UFC 222, commission regulation hurting MMA and more.Read More →
Today on the podcast, we’ll recap the results from UFC 222 including Cris Cyborg’s win, Brian Ortega defeating Frankie Edgar, Mackenzie Dern’s UFC debut and more. We’ll get into boxer Canelo Alvarez’s run in with a PED infraction for clenbuterol. We’ll also talk about Georges St-Pierre’s (GSP) potential return toRead More →
Brendan Schaub – former UFC heavyweight, podcaster (The Fighter and the Kid, Below the Belt), stand-up comedian – stopped by my radio show on Thursday. In this clip, we discuss the lightweight triangle of Conor McGregor vs. Tony Ferguson vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov and who is the worst match-up for eachRead More →
Olympian, strongman, powerlifter and former WWE wrestler Mark Henry joined me on Thursday to preview the Arnold Classic 2018 Strongman competition. This year’s battle won’t feature Eddie Hall, but Thor Bjornsson (‘The Mountain’ from Game of Thrones) and Brian Shaw are back and likely to be the top two contenders.Read More →