Luke Thomas Podcasts

Bellator MMA launched their Dynamite show at the SAP Center in San Jose. We'll break down Tito Ortiz vs. Liam McGeary, Josh Thomson vs. Mike Bronzoulis, Phil Davis' big tournament win, Mo Lawal's throws and more. This is the Monday Morning Analyst with Luke Thomas.

Nick Diaz has been suspended five years by the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC), Bellator MMA launches their Dynamite 1 show in San Jose this weekend, WSOF returns to action and more. We'll cover all these UFC and mixed martial arts (MMA) topics on this edition of the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat with Luke Thomas on MMA Fighting.

John Danaher-black belt Eddie Cummings, winner of the fourth Eddie Bravo Invitational and ADCC 2015 participant, spoke to me about a range of topics related to grappling. Notably, he calls himself a 'scathing indictment' of how the sport has treated the training and use of leg locks.

Frankie Edgar and Chad Mendes are set to fight as part of a huge UFC December including Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor at UFC 194, Junior dos Santos vs. Alistair Overeem at UFC on FOX 17, and more. Bellator 141 features the Bellator debut of Melvin Guillard, WSOF wants to do tournaments and more. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

UFC Fight Night 74: Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira results are in. We'll breakdown the fight card including Patrick Cote vs. Josh Burkman, Neil Magny vs. Erick Silva, Maryna Moroz vs. Valerie Letourneau and more. This is the Monday Morning Analyst.

UFC 194's fight card fills out and now features Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor, Chris Weidman vs. Luke Rockhold plus Yoel Romero vs. Jacare Souza. We'll break down what it all means plus take a look at UFC Fight Night 74: Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira and more. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

UFC 194: Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor is booked, but we're still waiting on Ronda Rousey vs. Cris Cyborg to materialize. Josh Thomson has left UFC for Bellator, Anderson Silva claims he needs sex drugs to the Nevada Athletic Commission, more Reebok pay fallout and more. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

UFC Fight Night 73: Glover Teixeira vs. Ovince Saint Preux is in the books. We'll break down their main event, plus other bouts from the fight card including Michael Johnson vs. Beneil Dariush, Sara McMann vs. Amanda Nunes, Ray Borg vs. Geane Herrera and more. This is the Monday Morning Analyst

Dr. Rhadi Ferguson is a judo and jiu-jitsu black belt, Strikeforce veteran and was a member of the 2004 Olympic team alongside UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey. In this interview, he breaks down the reasons for her success and dominance in mixed martial arts.

Ronda Rousey mania is sweeping the country. We'll talk Rousey vs. Cyborg plus UFC 190 fight card results and look ahead to UFC Fight Night 73: Ovince St. Preux vs. Glover Teixeira. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

UFC 190: Ronda Rousey vs. Bethe Correia is in the books. We'll talk Rousey's win, plus Jake Shields vs. Rousimar Palhares and more. This is the Monday Morning Analyst

UFC 190: Ronda Rousey vs. Bethe Correia is Saturday. We'll break down the fight card, plus look back at the UFC on FOX 16: T.J. Dillashaw vs. Renan Barao 2 results, where Dominick Cruz fits in, Wanderlei Silva being sued by UFC, Reebok fallout and more. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

UFC on FOX 16: T.J. Dillashaw vs. Renan Barao 2 is in the books. We'll break down all the results and technical action from that fight plus Miesha Tate vs. Jessica Eye, Joe Lauzon vs. Takanori Gomi, Edson Barboza vs. Paul Felder and much more from the entire fight card. This is the Monday Morning Analyst podcast.

Jacob 'Stitch' Duran says he was fired for making comments about the UFC's Reebok deal this week, Saturday is UFC on FOX 16: T.J. Dillashaw vs. Renan Barao 2 and HBO's Real Sports aired a segment saying the UFC and MMA have a domestic violence problem using Christy Mack and War Machine as an example. We'll talk about all of these issues on today's episode of the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

We recap the technical action from the week, including Frank Mir vs. Todd Duffee from UFC Fight Night 71, Joe Duffy vs. Ivan Jorge from UFC Fight Night 72 and more. This is the Monday Morning Analyst podcast with Luke Thomas.

UFC 189: Chad Mendes vs. Conor McGregor results are in, but what do they all mean? We'll break down that fight card plus look at Robbie Lawler vs. Rory MacDonald, Frank Mir vs. Todd Duffee, Fedor Emelianenko's return and more.

UFC 189: Chad Mendes vs. Conor McGregor is in the books and it may have been the best mixed martial arts (MMA) event of all time. We'll break down the main event plus Robbie Lawler vs. Rory MacDonald, Gunnar Nelson vs. Brandon Thatch, Dennis Bermudez vs. Jeremy Stephens and more. This is the Monday Morning Analyst with Luke Thomas.

UFC 189: Chad Mendes vs. Conor McGregor is Saturday, but mixed martial arts is everywhere this week. On Sunday, The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale takes place as does Cris Cyborg's return to Invicta on Thursday. We'll preview those events plus talk IVs in weight cutting, Jose Aldo's next move and more. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat with Luke Thomas.

UFC 189 is now Conor McGregor vs. Chad Mendes with Jose Aldo out with injury. We'll talk about the ramifications of that plus review the new Reebok UFC Fight Kit uniforms on display yesterday. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat with Luke Thomas.

Jose Aldo's UFC 189 date with Conor McGregor is in doubt after a rib injury in training could derail his plans. Kimbo Slice defeated Ken Shamrock to record Bellator ratings on Spike TV and Lyoto Machida and Yoel Romero tangle at UFC Fight Night 70 on Fox Sports 1. We'll tackle all of these topics on this week's episode of the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat with Luke Thomas.