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Live Chat: Max Holloway's Future, MMA Evolution, Over Analyzing Everything | Episode 95 Nov 19, 2021

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Today on the podcast, we'll discuss the amount of damage former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway takes, the evolution of mixed martial arts (MMA) over time, how a top-form Michael Chandler would do against a top-form Khabib Nurmagomedov, what would happen if Khamzat Chimaev defeated Gilbert Burns, weight cutting effects over time on a fighter's body, UFC staying at the Apex facility rather than hitting the road, whether Islam Makhachev vs. Beneil Dariush should be the top contender's fight at lightweight and much more. This is episode 95 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat and more.

UFC 268 Leftovers, Edwards-Chimaev, Makhachev-Oliveira | Episode 94 Nov 12, 2021

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Today on the podcast, we'll discuss leftovers from UFC 268 (Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington, Rose Namajunas vs. Zhang Weili, Justin Gaethje vs. Michael Chandler), how a bout between Leon Edwards and Khamzat Chimaev might go, whether Islam Makhachev is a good test for Charles Oliveira, PEDs in the sport, whether having a black belt is overrated, reflecting on the significance of Veterans Day, the upcoming featherweight UFC main event between Max Holloway and Yair Rodriguez and much more. This is episode 94 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.

Live Chat, ep. 91: Marvin Vettori-Paulo Costa Preview, Jones-McGregor Behavior Oct 23, 2021

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Today on the podcast, we'll preview the upcoming UFC Fight Night headlined by Marvin Vettori vs. Paulo Costa. We'll also discuss UFC 267's main event between Jan Blachowicz and Glover Teixeira as well as UFC 268's Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington rematch. We'll also get into cults inside of Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ), comparing the UFC's tolerance of Jon Jones's misdeeds with Conor McGregor's, books to read and much more. This is episode 91 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.

Live Chat, ep. 90: Jones-Mayweather Comparisons, Self Image, Poirier-Oliveira Oct 08, 2021

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Today on the podcast, we'll discuss the comparisons between Jon Jones and Floyd Mayweather, what the best division is in mixed martial arts (MMA) and how the 'final four' of Justin Gaethje, Dustin Poirier, Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler stack up. We'll also talk life stresses, how fighters respond when getting stopped versus losing decision, best books on the bookshelf and more. This is episode 90 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.

Live Chat, ep. 89: Jon Jones Arrest, UFC 266 Leftovers, Dana White Fighter Pay Oct 01, 2021

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On today's podcast, we'll discuss the arrest of Jon Jones in Las Vegas following his Hall of Fame induction, results from UFC 266 and the bout between Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega plus UFC President Dana White's rant on fighter pay and Oscar De La Hoya. Plus we'll get into Joe Rogan's views on Covid mitigation. This is episode 89 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.

Sunday Digest: UFC Vegas 17. the Wonderboy & Aldo Show Dec 21, 2020

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At UFC Vegas 17, Stephen 'Wonderboy' Thompson and Jose Aldo secured wins against Geoff Neal and Marlon 'Chito' Vera in their welterweight main and bantamweight co-main event bouts, respectively, on the last show in 2020 for the UFC. We'll talk about what they did to win plus Greg Hardy's lackluster performance, Marlon Moraes's slump, some preliminary card results, your Big Takeaways and much more. This is episode 4 of The Sunday Digest.

UFC 256 Results: Tony Ferguson's Future, Flyweight Revival Dec 13, 2020

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At UFC 256, Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno fought to a draw in the flyweight championship main event on ESPN+ pay-per-view. Tony Ferguson was thoroughly dominated in the lightweight co-main by Charles Oliveira, Mackenzie Dern earned a hard-fought win over Virna Jandiroba, Rafael Fiziev crushed Renato Moicano, Kevin Holland made short work of Jacare Souza, Cyril Gane stopped Junior dos Santos and Cub Swanson crushed Daniel Pienda. I'll discuss all of it on today's podcast. This is episode 3 of the Sunday Digest.

Nate Quarry Explains UFC Lawsuit, Ali Act And Zombie Cagefighter Dec 12, 2020

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Nate Quarry is a cast member of season 1 of 'The Ultimate Fighter', former UFC middleweight contender, co-host on Spike TV's 'MMA Uncensored Live', and active pursuant of the rights and interests of professional mixed martial arts fighters. He has been part of the landmark class-action lawsuit against the UFC as well as proponent of extended the Ali Act to MMA. Interestingly, he's also a comic book proprietor. 'Zombie Cagefighter' has been his passion project and is now in development for a graphic novel publication. In this interview, Quarry discusses the recent rulings on behalf of the plaintiffs (fighters like Jon Fitch, Cung Le and Brandon Vera), why he believes the Ali Act is what's necessary to protect the interests of fighters and what's next in the Zombie Cagefighter universe. For Quarry's Zombie Cagefighter Kickstarter campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zombiecagefighter/zombie-cage-fighter

Sunday Digest: Vettori's Win, Spence-Garcia, UFC Roster Cuts Dec 07, 2020

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At UFC Vegas 16, Marvin Vettori earned the win of his career over Jack Hermansson in the main event while Matt Wiman suffered a terrible defeat, Ilia Topuria scored a sensational win as did Louis Smolka. Oh and the coronavirus nearly ruined the show. We'll talk about all of it. On the boxing side of things, Errol Spence scored a less than dramatic win over Danny Garcia in a perfectly fine fight that had no mystery to it at all. UFC President Dana White said the UFC was going to go through significant roster cuts. Does this mean the organization is trying to get rid of expensive talent for cheaper alternatives? Isn't this what happened to Yoel Romero? Not so fast. This is episode two of my Sunday Digest.

Live Chat: Dana White, Woodley-Covington, Live Chat Future Aug 29, 2020

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Today on the live chat, we'll discuss UFC President Dana White's appearance at the Republican National Convention (RNC), what Tyron Woodley vs. Colby Covington means at this stage, the future of the live chat as I change jobs to CBS Sports, whether jiu-jitsu students practice jaw cranks, questions about Jon Jones moving up to heavyweight, whether Tony Ferguson has absorbed too much damage, Israel Adesanya vs. Paulo Costa, what to do about fouls in mixed martial arts (MMA) and more. This is episode 46 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.

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