Today on the podcast, we'll discuss what went wrong for Jack Della Maddalena against Islam Makhachev, the role of Craig Jones plus much more.

This is episode 279 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.

At UFC 322, Islam Makhachev easily surpassed Jack Della Maddalena to become the new UFC welterweight champion. Did he surpass Khabib Nurmagomedov in the process? We discuss that and more on this post-fight show.

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Today on the live chat, we go over the latest in terms of what we know about the UFC's betting scandal plus we look ahead to UFC 322 and much more.

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Today on the live chat, we discuss why the Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane rematch might be really good despite all of the present controversy. We also get into why fighters quitting is not the black mark some imagine it to be.

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At UFC 321, Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane ended in a draw. For an event that was supposed to be about heavyweight turning the page, the division ended up just as stuck as before.

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On today's episode, we preview UFC 321 plus I respond to some of the most insane controversy I got roped into this week.

This is episode 275 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.

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On today's podcast, we explore why the California commission unanimously supported TKO's Ali Act bill, whether Merab's 2025 is the best year any MMA fighter has ever had, what Holloway-Oliveira 2 might look like.

This is episode 274 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.

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Today on the live chat, we discuss whether Alex Pereira is a tough fight for Jon Jones now. We also get into whether Merab Dvalishvili is already Fighter of the Year, the Bad Bunny Super Bowl controversy and more.

This is episode 273 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.

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Alex Pereira is the UFC light heavyweight champion again. His win over Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 320 was the shortest and easiest of Pereira’s entire MMA career, marking yet another incredible achievement in a career full of them.

Additionally, Merab Dvalishvili’s claim on being the best bantamweight in MMA history is becoming undeniable after a near-stoppage and otherwise controlling performance over Cory Sandhagen.

Oh, and Jiri Prochazka scored maybe the comeback of the year.

We discuss all of this and more in our UFC 320 Post-Fight Show.

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Today on the podcast, we look ahead to UFC 320 as well as the PFL's Nurmagomedov-Hughes 2 main event. We'll also delve into the controversy from the Riyadh Comedy Festival and Bill Burr plus more.

This is episode 272 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat.

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