P.M.L.C. Extras

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

Jose Aldo is treated as though liking his fights is a requirement for MMA fan authenticity or understanding when that's really not the case. He is more defensive as a fighter than is acknowledged, and his game works on shutting down his opposition's, often in long bouts. If you like that, great. If you don't, though, that's also OK.

Jose Aldo and why not loving his fighting style is OK

UFC 179 results: Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes put on a scintillating performance in their main event on Saturday, but it was in stark contrast to the rest of the fight card, which was lackluster.

UFC 179 results: Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes and the rest of the fight card

Bellator welterweight Michael 'Venom' Page discusses his unique style of freestyle kickboxing in this edition of Technique Talk.

Michael 'Venom' Page Technique Talk interview

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

UFC 181 results are in and Anthony Pettis is still your lightweight champ while Robbie Lawler is your welterweight king. Oh, CM Punk is a UFC fighter, too. Meanwhile, Michelle Waterson was dethroned and Khalil Rountree continues to make a name for himself. This is episode of The Monday Morning Analyst (MMA) with Luke Thomas.

The MMA, Episode 2: UFC 181 Results, Invicta 10 Results, RFA 21 Results

UFC 185: Anthony Pettis vs. Rafael dos Anjos results are in and there's a new lightweight champion. Joanna Jedrzejczyk also defeated Carla Esparza to become the new women's strawweight champion at the event and fighters like Johny Hendricks, Alistair Overeem and Henry Cejudo emerged victorious. At the IBJJF Pan-Ams, Bernardo Faria and Dillon Danis got double gold, but names like Keenan Cornelius and Bruno Malficine shined. Last, but certainly not least, Andre Berto got a strong win over Josesito Lopez on Spike's debut episode of Premier Boxing Champions.

Monday Morning Analyst: UFC 185, IBJJF Pan-Ams, PBC on Spike

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.

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