Morning Kombat

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Bellator 277: McKee vs. Pitbull 2 | Nemkov vs. Anderson | Morning Kombat Post-Fight Show Apr 16, 2022

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Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell have you covered with an instant reaction to Bellator 277. The guys discuss AJ McKee vs. Patricio Pitbull 2, Vadim Nemkov vs. Corey Anderson and much more.

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Errol Spence Jr. vs. Yordenis Ugas | Bellator 277 | UFC Vegas 51 | Ep. 289 Apr 15, 2022

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Episode 289 of Morning Kombat Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell are live in Dallas Texas to preview Errol Spence Jr. vs. Yordenis Ugas. What are the keys to victory for each fighter? Next up the guys preview Bellator 277: McKee vs. Pitbull 2. Can AJ McKee defeat Pitbull again? Who wins the light heavyweight grand prix? UFC Vegas 51 is also Saturday so the guys break down Vicente Luque vs. Belal Muhammad 2. Henry Cejudo has re entered into the USADA testing pool. Who should he fight in his comeback? The boys close out the show with some quick hitters and dead wrong.

(3:00) - Shawn Porter Interview

(8:45) - Errol Spence Jr. vs. Yordenis Ugas

(41:10) - Bellator 277 Preview

(63:15) - UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad 2

(69:00) - Henry Cejudo Enters USADA

(70:45) - Quick Hitters

(84:30) - Dead Wrong

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Alexander Volkanovski Explains the Uniqueness of His Style, Talks Lightweight Move | Alexander Volkanovski Interview Apr 13, 2022

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Luke Thomas sits down with Alexander Volkanovski following his UFC 273 win over the Korean Zombie. What does Alexander think of his UFC 273 performance? Is Max Holloway his next fight or is he considering a move to 155? The guys discuss it all.

(00:45) - Arriving in NYC

(1:35) - Korean Zombie Gameplan/Fight

(10:40) - Throwing in the towel

(12:20) - Fan/Media Talk

(14:45) - Max Holloway Trilogy

(20:00) - Evolution on MMA

(26:00) - Moving up to 155

(28:45) - Luke Travels to Australia?

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Mackenzie Dern, Ian Garry Progress Report | Morning Kombat Extra Credit Ep. 19 Apr 12, 2022

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Luke Thomas is back with Episode 19 of Morning Kombat Extra Credit. Luke breaks down a couple fights from UFC 273 that he didn't get to on episode 288 of Morning Kombat.

(1:30) - Mackenzie Dern vs. Tecia Torres

(9:30) - Mark O. Madsen vs. Vinc Pichel

(14:54) - Ian Garry vs. Darian Weeks

(20:00) - Raquel Pennington vs. Aspen Ladd

(24:24) - Mike Malott vs. Mickey Gall

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UFC 273 Recap: Volkanovski, Sterling, Burns-Chimaev | Boxing Roundup | Ep. 288 Apr 11, 2022

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Episode 288 of Morning Kombat Luke Thomas is joined by Danny Segura to recap UFC 273. Alexander Volkanovski dominated the Korean Zombie, is it Max Holloway or 155 for Volk? Aljamain Sterling defeated Petr Yan in a close fight to unify the bantamweight titles. How did the guys score this fight? Khamzat Chimaev defeated Gilbert Burns in the most exciting fight of the night. How would Chimaev fare against Colby Covington or Kamaru Usman? The guys also recap Showtime Boxing, GGG and Ryan Garcia vs. Emannuel Tagoe. Luke and Danny close out the show with DM's from Donks and Odds & Ends.

(8:00) - Alexander Volkanovski

(31:45) - Sterling vs. Yan

(47:00) - Chimaev Defeats Burns

(64:30) - GGG

(71:20) - Rest of Boxing

(83:00) - Dm's from Donks

(93:30) - Odds & Ends

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UFC 273 Results: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Korean Zombie | Chimaev-Burns | UFC 273 Post-Fight Show Apr 10, 2022

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At UFC 273, UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski faces the Korean Zombie (Chan Sung Jung) in the main event. In the co-main event, UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling faces off against former champ and current interim champion Petr Yan in a highly-anticipated rematch. Rising sensation Khamzat Chimaev also takes on Gilbert Burns in the biggest bout of his young career in a welterweight showdown. We'll go over the UFC 273 results and more from the ESPN+ pay-per-view fight card on our UFC 273 post-fight show/instant reaction.

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UFC 273 Preview: Volkanovski-Korean Zombie | Sterling-Yan | Burns-Chimaev | Ep. 287 Apr 08, 2022

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Episode 287 of Morning Kombat is packed full of combat previews. The boys start off with the main event of UFC 273 Alexander Volkanovski vs. Aljamain Sterling. Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan face off in a bantamweight unification bout. Next up the guys break down Gilbert Burns vs. Khamzat Chimaev and the rest of the UFC 273 card. The guys transition to boxing to discuss Gennadiy Golovkin vs. Ryota Murata, Ryan Garcia vs. Emmanuel Tagoe and Erickson Lubin vs. Sebastian Fundora. The boys close out the show with dead wrong.

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UFC 273: Aljamain Sterling vs. Petr Yan | Gilbert Burns vs. Khamzat Chimaev | 286 Apr 06, 2022

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On episode 286 of Morning Kombat Luke and Brian do a deep dive on UFC 273. They start of by discussing the biggest storylines for Aljamain Sterling vs. Petr Yan and Gilbert Burns vs. Khamzat Chimeav. The guys also discuss Mackenzie Dern vs. Tecia Torres and Ian Garry vs. Darian Weeks. PFL announced their May 6th card headlined by Kayla Harrison. They boys close the show with some quick hitters and fan submissions

(12:30) - Aljamain Sterling vs. Petr Yan

(41:00) - Gilbert Burns vs. Khamzat Chimaev

(64:00) - Rest of UFC 273

(72:50) - PFL Drama

(81:45) - Quick Hitters

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Alexander Volkanovski Explains Why Scrambling Opponents' Brains Has Made Him Champion | UFC 273 Apr 05, 2022

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At UFC 273, UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski will defend his title against Chan Sung Jung (the Korean Zombie). Before that, however, he stopped by MK to talk about that fight and the unique style he's developed that's put him at the top of the division. In this interview with Luke Thomas, he explains how his style of fighting 'scrambles the brains' of his opponents based on the overload of reads he forces them to make. Volkanovski also talked about the significance of his win over Jose Aldo, what beating the Korean Zombie would add to his resume or legacy, who he favors in the bantamweight title fight between Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan plus so much more.

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UFC 273: Volkanovski vs Korean Zombie Storylines | The Weekend In Boxing | Ep. 285 Apr 04, 2022

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A big time episode 285 of MK is HERE. The boys begin previewing UFC 273 and discuss all the major storylines. Plus, they look ahead to an active weekend of boxing, including Erickson Lubin vs. Sebastian Fundora and GGG vs. Ryoto Murata.

(9:30) - Volkanovski vs. Korean Zombie

(33:30) - P4P List if Volkanovski Wins

(46:40) - Best Outcome Saturday Night?

(52:30) - GGG vs. Murata

(66:00) - Boxing Lookahead

(88:00) - DM's from Donks

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