Luke Thomas Live Chat & Podcasts

Latest Episodes:

Live Chat: Was Alex Pereira Really 'Hacked'? May 09, 2025

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On today's episode, we review Bo Nickal's response to his first pro loss, debate whether Alex Pereira was really hacked, look ahead to UFC 315 and more.

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This is episode 252 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.

UFC Iowa Post-Fight Show: Sandhagen Shines, Nickal Collapses May 04, 2025

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At UFC Iowa, Cory Sandhagen made relatively quick work of Deiveson Figueiredo in the main event while Reinier de Ridder managed to stop the Bo Nickal hype train dead in its tracks. We talk about these results and more in my UFC Iowa post-fight show.

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Live Chat: Aspinall-Gane? It's a No for Me, Dawg May 02, 2025

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Today on the podcast, we discuss the new movie 'The Smashing Machine', our temperature on Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane, Trump not understanding Photoshop and much more.

This is episode 251 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.

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Live Chat: Will Jones vs. Aspinall Ever Happen? Apr 25, 2025

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On today's episode, we'll discuss the Fighting Nerds using data analytics, whether Jones-Aspinall will happen, how Topuria-Makhachev might go down and more.

This is episode 250 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.

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UFC 314 Post-Fight Show: Volk Does the Impossible Apr 13, 2025

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At UFC 314, Alex Volkanovski reclaimed the UFC featherweight title with a clear and decisive victory over Diego Lopes, winning via unanimous decision. In this post-fight show, I go over all of the results from this main event, plus Paddy Pimblett outclassing Michael Chandler, Jean Silva submitting Bryce Mitchell and so much more.

Live Chat: Volk's Attempt at History + GFL's Collapse Apr 11, 2025

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Today on the podcast, we discuss the history that Alexander Volkanovski is attempting at UFC 314, why the GFL's implosion is the most obvious conclusion to its existence and more.

This is episode 249 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.

Live Chat: Is Jones-Aspinall Too Risky? Apr 04, 2025

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Today on the podcast, we'll look at the risks of Jones-Aspinall going wrong for the UFC, whether Topuria vs. Gaethje makes sense, what inventory Netflix might want from UFC and more.

This is episode 248 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.

Live Chat: UFC PPV Buys Are Down...But Why? Mar 21, 2025

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Today on the podcast, we look ahead a bit to UFC London's Leon Edwards vs. Sean Brady, try to understand Jon Jones's motivations for delaying the Tom Aspinall fight, dig into the details on the case of UFC pay-per-views being down and more.

This is episode 246 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.

Live Chat: BJ Penn Needs Help Mar 14, 2025

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Today on the podcast, we review BJ Penn's situation, forecast what a rematch between Magomed Ankalaev and Alex Pereira might look like and more.

This is episode 245 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.

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UFC 313 Results & Post-Fight Show Mar 09, 2025

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At UFC 313, Magomed Ankalaev defeated Alex Pereira to become the new UFC light heavyweight champion.

What does this mean for the division? Will there be a rematch? Was the scoring fair?

We delve into all of it in today's UFC 313 post-fight show.

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