Luke Thomas Podcasts

Jon Jones left drug rehab early, Conor McGregor faces Dennis Siver on Sunday's UFC Fight Night, Bellator 132 is Friday, WSOF 17 is Saturday and so is Showtime's boxing heavyweight headliner Bermane Stiverne vs. Deontay Wilder. There's lots to talk about in this week's episode of the Promotional Malpractice Live chat with Luke Thomas, episode 121.

RFA 22 took place this past weekend, featuring Chidi Njokuani vs. Gilbert Smith in the main event. The Polaris Pro Jiu-Jitsu Invitational had names like Kit Dale, Keenan Cornelius, Dean Lister, Garry Tonon, Marcin Held and more. Last, but certainly not least, Dusty Hernandez Harrison headlined the first Roc Nation boxing event on Fox Sports 1.

UFC 182 results are in, but Jon Jones tested positive for cocaine metabolites roughly a month before the fight. As their light heavyweight champion, what does this mean? He's faced no sanction from the Nevada Athletic Commission, but he has entered a drug treatment facility (rehab). We'll explore all angles of this complex situation. We'll also explore his win over Daniel Cormier last Saturday. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat, episode 120.

UFC 182: Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier results are in the books. We'll break down that fight and the entire fight card including Donald Cerrone vs. Myles Jury, Paul Felder's fantastic win and more. The Monday Morning Analyst (MMA) is hosted by MMA Fighting's Senior Editor Luke Thomas. This is episode 5.

UFC 182: Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier for the light heavyweight title is days away. It's an important bout for their career, but UFC 182 also features Donald Cerrone vs. Myles Jury as well as other important bouts. We'll also look back at this year in mixed martial arts while looking ahead.

Sambo expert, noted grappler and mixed martial arts fighter Reilly Bodycomb speaks to Luke Thomas of MMA Fighting about the nature of leg locks, why the brutality of Rousimar Palhares' submission is understandable, the lack of knowledge around lower-body submissions and more in the latest installment of the Technique Talk series.

Rampage Jackson left Bellator for UFC, Lyoto Machida stopped C.B. Dollaway at UFC Fight Night 58, Grapple at the Garden with Kyle Dake and King Mo Lawal took place, Dominick Cruz has torn his ACL in his other knee and much more is discussed on the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat with Luke Thomas.

UFC Fight Night 58: Lyoto Machida vs. C.B. Dollaway results are in the books as is the Grapple at the Garden, which featured Kyle Dake, King Mo Lawal, Joe Warren, Tervel Dlagnev, Gray Maynard, Scott Jorgensen and more.

The UFC was hit by a class-action lawsuit from Jon Fitch, Cung Le and Nate Quarry. We'll break down what that means and what could be next. UFC on FOX 13: Junior dos Santos vs. Stipe Miocic results are in the book as are those for The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat, hosted by Luke Thomas.

UFC on FOX 13 results are in the books as are those for The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale. MMA Fighting Senior Editor Luke Thomas will take a look at those events as well as boxing's Ishe Smith vs. Erislandy Lara, Amir Khan vs. Devon Alexander, Timothy Bradley vs. Diego Chaves and more.

UFC 181 results are in the books, former WWE star CM Punk is in the UFC and UFC on FOX 13: Junior dos Santos vs. Stipe Miocic is Saturday. It's a busy week in mixed martial arts. We'll also talk Robbie Lawler beating Johny Hendricks, Anthony Pettis stopping Gilbert Melendez and a whole lot more.

UFC 181 results are in and Anthony Pettis is still your lightweight champ while Robbie Lawler is your welterweight king. Oh, CM Punk is a UFC fighter, too. Meanwhile, Michelle Waterson was dethroned and Khalil Rountree continues to make a name for himself. This is episode of The Monday Morning Analyst (MMA) with Luke Thomas.

UFC 181: Johny Hendricks vs. Robbie Lawler 2 is days away, but UFC and Reebok signing a six-year uniform deal to replace existing sponsorship has been the big news in the sport of mixed martial arts this week. Still, we'll break down the UFC 181 fight card with Anthony Pettis vs. Gilbert Melendez as well as in ins and outs of this new uniform and uniform policy for all UFC fighters. This is episode 115 of the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat with Luke Thomas.

Conor McGregor or Frankie Edgar: Who is going to get the UFC featherweight title shot first? We'll go over UFC Fight Night 57 results with Edgar's win over Cub Swanson being the focal point. We'll also touch on Manny Pacquiao's win over Chris Algieri, Metamoris 5: Renzo Gracie vs. Kazushi Sakuraba results and more on this week's edition of the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat with Luke Thomas.

Metamoris 5, Manny Pacquiao vs. Chris Algieri, and UFC Fight Night 57: Frankie Edgar vs. Cub Swanson all took place this past Saturday. Luke Thomas breaks down the action from all three events plus the highlights and lowlights.

UFC 181 results and Bellator 131 results are in as it was a big weekend in mixed martial arts. Brock Lesnar's return to the UFC? Rumors are swirling as is controversy about Duke Roufus and Roufusport's mistreatment of fighters like Rose Namajunas, Eric Schafer, Matt Mitrione, Ben Rothwell and others. All of these topics will be discussed on the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat with Luke Thomas.

UFC 180: Werdum vs. Hunt, Bellator 131: Tito Ortiz vs. Stephan Bonnar both take place on Saturday, but the MMA world never stops. Wanderlei Silva was pulled from helping promote the Bellator event, Alexander Gustaffson vs. Anthony Rumble Johnson was signed for FOX and Melvin Guillard faces Justin Gaethje on Saturday for the WSOF lightweight title. This is episode 112 of the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

Luke Rockhold and Bisping battle at UFC Fight Night 55 while Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua headlines UFC Fight Night 56 this weekend. Rua must prove against Ovince St. Preux he can still compete with the UFC's best. Also on UFC fight cards this weekend: Ian McCall vs. John Lineker, Al Iaquinta and more.

Bellator welterweight Michael 'Venom' Page discusses his unique style of freestyle kickboxing in this edition of Technique Talk.

UFC 179 results, Conor McGregor's role in UFC, middleweight's Michael Bisping vs. Luke Rockhold and their impending bout. These topics and more will be discussed on today's Promotional Malpractice Live Chat (episode 109) with Luke Thomas. Other topics to be covered: Jose Aldo's fighter pay comments, Anderson Silva's new contract, GLORY 18, Manny Pacquiao and more.