Luke Thomas Podcasts

Cain Velasquez's injury has him out of UFC 180, but what does that mean for Mark Hunt, Fabricio Werdum and the Mexican mixed martial arts (MMA) market? UFC 179: Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes 2 is Saturday, we'll preview that fight card. UFC middleweight Cung Le's HGH-related punishment was rescinded by the UFC before arbitration. We'll get to the bottom of that issue and others. This is episode 108 of the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

Anderson Silva said his UFC return against Nick Diaz would be 'beautiful', but also discussed the challenges of rehab. UFC commentator Mike Goldberg royally botched his NFL TV debut for Fox Sports and appears to be done in that role. UFC 179: Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes 2 is less than two weeks away, so it's time to start examining it. We'll get to these issues and more on this live chat, which is episode 108 of The Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

Cung Le, UFC middleweight, believes the positive HGH test result from his bout with Michael Bisping needs review. Welterweights Rory MacDonald and Rick Story had been weekend wins against Tarec Saffiedine and Gunnar Nelson, Bellator 128 featuring Michael 'Venom' Page, Eduardo Dantas, Joe Warren and Bubba McDaniel is Saturday plus we answer a host of reader questions and comments.

UFC 178 proved Conor McGregor is a featherweight divisional threat, Cung Le tested positive for HGH, Dominick Cruz and Cat Zingano made triumphant mixed martial arts (MMA) returns, Donald Cerrone moved up at lightweight and more. We break down these topics on episode 106 of The Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso is Saturday, but Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier have already received their punishment from the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC or NSAC). Wanderlei Silva's MMA career is likely over, much like Thiago Silva's UFC career. Welcome to episode 105 of the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat with MMA Fighting Senior Editor Luke Thomas.

UFC Fight Night 50 is headlined by 'Jacare' Souza vs. Gegard Mousasi while on the same night, Spike TV's Bellator 123 is anchored by Pat Curran vs. Patricio 'Pitbull' Freire for the featherweight title. Between those two cards, MMA stars like Alistair Overeem, 'King' Mo Lawal, Joe Lauzon, Bobby Lashley and many others will be on national television. We'll preview this event, these fights plus look back on UFC 177 with Luke Thomas in the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat, episode 104.

From Michael Bisping vs. Cung Le to Benson Henderson vs. Rafael dos Anjos, we'll recap UFC Fight Nights from the weekend. We'll also preview UFC 177: T.J. Dillashaw vs. Renan Barao 2, Ben Askren's return to ONE FC and much more on this week's Promotional Malpractice Live Chat with Luke Thomas, episode 103.

The UFC has finally signed Eddie Alvarez, the now former Bellator lightweight champion, to face Donald Cerrone at UFC 178. MMA Fighting Senior Editor Luke Thomas discusses this as well as Michael Bisping vs. Cung Le, the latest on Gina Carano and War Machine and more on his weekly live chat.

MMA Fighting Senior Luke Thomas discusses the ongoing beef between Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones, Jones' injury and the delay of UFC 178, whether Gina Carano will go to Bellator, the manhunt for War Machine, a recap of Metamoris 4 and more.

Senior Editor Luke Thomas breaks down the brawl between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier at Monday's media tour stop for UFC 178 in Las Vegas, discusses the future of Chael Sonnen at Metamoris and answers a host of reader questions and comments.

MMA Fighting Senior Editor Luke Thomas breaks down the Nick Diaz vs. Anderson Silva match-up, what's next for Bellator's Eddie Alvarez, the UFC 178 fight card and much more.