Today on the podcast, we'll look ahead to UFC 280's bigger matchups between Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev, Aljamain Sterling and T.J. Dillashaw plus much more.

This is episode 135 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.

Live Chat: Oliveira-Makhachev Preview, Sterling-Dillashaw, Weight Cutting

On today's podcast, we'll talk about the death and legacy of Stephan Bonnar, performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) in mixed martial arts (MMA), the return of Jon Jones to heavyweight and much more.

This is episode 143 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.

Live Chat: Andrew Tate, PEDs in MMA, Stephan Bonnar, Jon Jones's Return



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.

Live Chat  Eddie Alvarez To UFC, Michael Bisping Vs. Cung Le, Gina Carano & War Machine Updates

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.

The MMA #1 - Metamoris 5, Pacquiao-Algieri, UFC Fight Night 57

From Ronda Rousey's issues with her mother calling out her trainer Edmond Tarverdyan, Nick Diaz getting 100,000 signatures on his White House petition to Team Alpha Male's ongoing fallout from T.J. Dillahsaw's departure, we'll break it all down on the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

Live Chat: Ronda Rousey Issues, Nick Diaz Petition, Team Alpha Male Fallout

At UFC 205, Conor McGregor will battle Eddie Alvarez. What does that mean for Khabib Nurmagomedov and Jose Aldo? John Lineker also faces John Dodson Saturday at UFC Fight Night 96. We go over these issues and more on the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

Live Chat: UFC 205, Jose Aldo news, UFC Fight Night 96 preview

At UFC on FOX 22, Michelle Waterson and Mickey Gall scored rear naked choke submission wins. We'll talk about how they beat Paige VanZant and Sage Northcutt, respectively, plus the rest of the fight card including Urijah Faber's last fight. We'll also get into Bellator 169 and Bernard Hopkins's last boxing bout. This is the Monday Morning Analyst.

Monday Morning Analyst: Michelle Waterson, Mickey Gall Score Submission Wins

At UFC Fight Night 103, BJ Penn was badly outclassed by Yair Rodriguez, ultimately losing by TKO in the second round. We'll discuss what happened and what it means for both fighters' careers. Also on that card, Marcin Held dropped a close split decision to Joe Lauzon, Ben Saunders edged out Court McGee, Sergio Pettis decisioned John Moraga and much more from the preliminary fight card.

UFC Fight Night 103 Results: BJ Penn TKO'd By Yair Rodriguez

Luke Thomas explains why real patriotism has nothing to do with standing during the national anthem.

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Luke Thomas explains why real patriotism has nothing to do with standing during the national anthem

At UFC 242, Khabib Nurmagomedov submits Dustin Poirier in the third round to retain his UFC lightweight championship. Paul Felder scored a controversial decision over Edson Barboza, Islam Makhachev defeated Davi Ramos, Curtis Blaydes ran through Shamil Abdurakhimov and Carlos Diego Ferreira defeated Mairbek Taisumov and so much more. What do the main event results mean for Conor McGregor or Tony Ferguson? We'll get to this and all of the other results on my UFC 242 post-fight special.

UFC 242 Results: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Dustin Poirier | Post-Fight Special

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Luke Thomas is a leading voice and analyst in the sport of MMA whose work routinely crosses media platforms. He currently serves as the host of SiriusXM's The Luke Thomas Show on channel 156. He is also a former editor and podcaster at MMA Fighting, where he hosted the Monday Morning Analyst and Promotional Malpractice Live Chat podcasts as well as studio shows such as The MMA Beat and The MMA Hour. Thomas helped create the co-branded USA Today/SB Nation Consensus MMA Rankings. His written work has appeared in the Washington Post, Salon, ESPN and dozens of newspapers across the country.

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