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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 on FOX 13 results are in the books as are those for The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale. MMA Fighting Senior Editor Luke Thomas will take a look at those events as well as boxing's Ishe Smith vs. Erislandy Lara, Amir Khan vs. Devon Alexander, Timothy Bradley vs. Diego Chaves and more.

Monday Morning Analyst, Ep 3: UFC On FOX 13 Results, TUF 20 Finale Results and more

UFC Fight Night 58: Lyoto Machida vs. C.B. Dollaway results are in the books as is the Grapple at the Garden, which featured Kyle Dake, King Mo Lawal, Joe Warren, Tervel Dlagnev, Gray Maynard, Scott Jorgensen and more.

Monday Morning Analyst, Ep 4: UFC Fight Night 58 Results, Grapple At The Garden Results

Sambo expert, noted grappler and mixed martial arts fighter Reilly Bodycomb speaks to Luke Thomas of MMA Fighting about the nature of leg locks, why the brutality of Rousimar Palhares' submission is understandable, the lack of knowledge around lower-body submissions and more in the latest installment of the Technique Talk series.

Reilly Bodycomb Technique Talk interview: Understanding Rousimar Palhares

UFC 182: Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier results are in the books. We'll break down that fight and the entire fight card including Donald Cerrone vs. Myles Jury, Paul Felder's fantastic win and more. The Monday Morning Analyst (MMA) is hosted by MMA Fighting's Senior Editor Luke Thomas. This is episode 5.

Monday Morning Analyst-UFC 182 Results: Jon Jones Vs. Daniel Cormier

RFA 22 took place this past weekend, featuring Chidi Njokuani vs. Gilbert Smith in the main event. The Polaris Pro Jiu-Jitsu Invitational had names like Kit Dale, Keenan Cornelius, Dean Lister, Garry Tonon, Marcin Held and more. Last, but certainly not least, Dusty Hernandez Harrison headlined the first Roc Nation boxing event on Fox Sports 1.

Monday Morning Analyst: RFA 22, Polaris Pro Jiu-Jitsu Results, Dusty Harrison Roc Nation Recap

Conor McGregor fought Dennis Siver at UFC Fight Night 59, Patricio Freire beat Daniel Straus at Bellator 132, Jake Shields submitted Brian Foster at WSOF 17 and much more happened in the busy weekend in combat sports. We break it all down on the Monday Morning Analyst, episode 7 with Luke Thomas.

Monday Morning Analyst: UFC Fight Night 59, Bellator 132, WSOF 17 And More

UFC on FOX 14: Alexander Gustafsson vs. Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson results are in. Johnson defeated Gustafsson in just over two minutes at the Tele2 Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. We'll examine the entire fight card as well as the FOX broadcast. We'll also look at Mike Alvarado vs. Brandon Rios 3 and the European IBJJF Championships. This is episode 9 of The Monday Morning Analyst with Luke Thomas.

Monday Morning Analyst: UFC On FOX 14 Results, Alvarado Vs. Rios 3 And More

UFC Fight Night 61: Frank Mir vs. Antonio 'Bigfoot' Silva results are in. So is the fallout from boxing Gennady Golovkin vs. Martin Murray plus the UK's BAMMA 18. We break all of them down on episode 11 of the Monday Morning Analyst podcast with Luke Thomas.

Monday Morning Analyst: UFC Fight Night 61, Golovkin Vs. Murray, BAMMA 18

UFC 184: Ronda Rousey vs. Cat Zingano results are in the book, as are those for Bellator 134: Emanuel Newton vs Liam McGeary and Invcita 11: Cyborg vs. Tweet. Luke Thomas breaks down all three events in this episode of the Monday Morning Analyst.

Monday Morning Analyst: UFC 184, Bellator 134 And Invicta 11 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

UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare is in the books. Demian Maia cruised to a unanimous decision victory over Ryan LaFlare. Other fighters picked up great wins like Erick Silva over Josh Koscheck, Gilbert Burns, Amanda Nunes, Fredy Serrano and more. Logan Stieber also won his fourth national title at the 2015 NCAA Division I National Wrestling Championships along with Gabe Dean and others. Lastly, Garry Tonon cruised at the third Eddie Bravo Invitational. Luke Thomas breaks down the action from all three for the Monday Morning Analyst podcast.

Monday Morning Analyst: UFC Fight Night 62, NCAA Wrestling Championships, EBI 3

UFC Fight Night: Chad Mendes vs. Ricardo Lamas results are in the books and we'll go over all of the action from Fairfax, Virginia. We'll discuss the big wins by Mendes, Julianna Pena, Dustin Poirier, Clay Guida and more. We'll also talk GLORY 20 results with Robin Van Roosmalen defeating Andy Ristie and more.

Monday Morning Analyst: UFC Fight Night 63, GLORY 20 and more

UFC Fight Night: Cro Cop vs. Gonzaga 2 results are in, as are those for Bellator 136 and WSOF 20. We'll break down Will Brooks vs. Dave Jansen, Mirko Cro Cop vs. Gabriel Gonzaga, Joe Schilling vs. Rafael Carvalho, David Branch's win, Maryna Moroz vs. Joanne Calderwood and more on this episode of the Monday Morning Analyst.

Monday Morning Analyst: UFC Fight Night: Cro Cop vs. Gonzaga 2, Bellator 136, WSOF 20

UFC on FOX 15 results are in the books. Luke Rockhold absolutely handled Lyoto Machida, Cub Swanson was finished by Max Holloway, Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza easily dispatched Chris Camozzi, Paige VanZant blitzes Felice Herrig. We'll break down these fight card results plus more from the world of boxing, too, on this episode of the Monday Morning Analyst with Luke Thomas.

Monday Morning Analyst: UFC on FOX 15, Luke Rockhold vs. Lyoto Machida in depth and more

UFC Fight Night: Stipe Miocic vs. Mark Hunt is in the books as is Metamoris 6: Josh Barnett vs. Ryron Gracie. We'll talk about the UFC Fight Night 65 results, fight card, and more plus Dillon Danis vs. Joe Lauzon, Chael Sonnen vs. Renato Sobral and more. This is the Monday Morning Analyst podcast with Luke Thomas.

Monday Morning Analyst: UFC Fight Night Miocic Vs. Hunt, Metamoris 6

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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