On today's podcast, we'll look ahead to UFC 287, what adjustments Israel Adesanysa can make to defeat Alex Pereira, controversial judging in mixed martial arts (MMA), the decline in the popularity of kickboxing.

This is episode 153 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.

Live Chat: Israel Adesanya Adjustments, MMA Judging, Kickboxing's Decline

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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Today on the podcast, we'll preview Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury, Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler, Daniel Cormier's beef with Jaoquin Buckley and so much more.

This is episode 204 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.

Live Chat: Usyk-Fury, McGregor-Chandler, DC-Buckley

Today on the podcast, we'll preview Islam Makhahcev vs. Dustin Poirier, update the situation on Ryan Garcia, discuss Naoya Inoue's greatness and much more.

This is episode 203 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.

Live Chat: Makhachev-Poirier, Inoue's Greatness, Ryan Garcia Update

Former UFC welterweight and current PFL commentator Dan Hardy joins me to discuss the future of the PFL, what it was like to fight GSP, leading technique adaptations happening in the MMA industry and much more.

Dan Hardy Live Chat Interview: PFL's Future, Fighting GSP & More

Well, I missed all of the Canelo-Oscar drama as well as the Ryan Garcia news, but we still discussed the brewing feud between Max Holloway and Ilia Topuria, what to expect at UFC 301, Canelo vs. Munguia and much more.

This is episode 202 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.

Live Chat: Max-Topuria, Canelo-Munguia, UFC 301 Preview

Luke Thomas talks to Max Holloway's striking coach Ivan Flores about Holloway's incredible UFC 300 knockout of Justin Gaethje, the strategic lessons learned from the Alexander Volkanovski rivlary and wanting rematches with Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier and even a fourth fight with Volkanovski. He also previews how Holloway and Ilia Topuria might match up.

Live Chat: Israel Adesanya Adjustments, MMA Judging, Kickboxing's Decline

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