Today on the podcast, we'll revisit some of the storylines coming out of UFC 274 such as the reason for Charles Oliveira's transformation, Rose Namajunas's corner work with Pat Barry and Trevor Wittman plus some of Justin Gaethje's known weaknesses. We'll also discuss fighters using therapeutic use exemptions, UFC fight cards being watered down, the lack of respect shown to knocked out fighters, Dana White's take on Rose vs. Carla Esparza 2 and much more.

This is episode 115 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.

Live Chat: Oliveira's Transformation, Namajunas Corner, Gaethje's Weaknesses

Fresh off the success of their release Everything's Awesome, Vanderslice is back with another one. Celph Titled on Shots Fired sounds as hunrgry and vicious as ever. it's everything you'd want from Celph. The sample was composed by Green Steez and transformed into an electronic homocide by Vanderslice. Thank you for listening and the continued support. www.ihatevanderslice.com for more info. 

Shots Fired Feat. Celph Titled

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.

Live Chat: Anderson Silva's return, Mike Goldberg's NFL disaster, UFC 179 preview and more

Will Trump's policy toward Cuba undo the Obama administration's efforts to normalize relations? What's at stake? Karen DeYoung answers those questions. Plus, the history of U.S-Cuba relations and Obama's special assistant on U.S-Cuba negotiations.

How many of Obama's Cuba policies could Trump rollback?

On this week's episode, the host of The Luke Thomas Show on SiriusXM Rush 93, a senior editor at MMAFighting.com, and one of the best technical analysts in MMA media, Luke Thomas, joins host Josiah Renaudin to discuss what it's like covering the UFC.  They talk about the comparisons between Dana White and Donald Trump, whether or not you should practice BJJ in order to write about MMA, the issues fighters are facing today that casual fans might not know about, and how to connect with your audience in modern sports media.

Episode 143: Sirius XM Host and MMAFighting Senior Editor Luke Thomas on MMA Media

Celph Titled is our guest on today's very special episode to The House List. Many know his work both as a producer and vocalist combined with Apathy, but within the many facets of groups like the prolific Demigodz and Army of the Pharaohs - here we dig into the origin story of his first group Equilibrium and much more. We even get some rec.music.hiphop talk in, for the older-older heads. Recorded in Los Angeles while on tour with Apathy.

Ep. 111 - Celph Titled

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.

Live Chat: Anderson Silva's return, Mike Goldberg's NFL disaster, UFC 179 preview and more

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