The Luke Thomas Show

Luke Thomas shares his thoughts on the news that UFC 249 will not be happening on April 18th, reacts to Dana White's official announcement in his interview with Brett Okamoto of ESPN, and talks to Kevin Draper of the New York Times whose article on Dana White and UFC 249 drew the ire of Dana himself.

Luke Thomas reacts to the news of Rose Namajuanas being out of her UFC 249 co-main event fight with Jessica Andrade, shares his thoughts on Dominick Cruz stepping in and possibly getting a title shot at UFC 250, checks in with UFC strawweight Tatiana Suarez, and discusses the New York Times article written about Dana White and UFC 249.

Luke Thomas shares the response to him "tapping out" on his criticism of UFC 249 from the previous podcast, speaks with New York Times writer Austin Frakt about his article about the efficacy of Alcoholic Anonymous, explains why media has no choice about whether to cover UFC 249, and answers listener questions from the Midweek Mailbag.

Luke Thomas shares why he's giving up on his efforts for people to care about health and safety concerns for UFC 249, speaks to Ebola Czar and Washington Post Opinion Contributor Ronald Klain about how to get back to normalcy post-pandemic, and checks in with Washington Post sports writer Adam Kilgore about when all sports may resume play.

Though no location has been revealed yet, it was announced that Tony Ferguson will take on Justin Gaethje at UFC 249 on April 18th. Luke Thomas reacts to the latest news in the UFC 249 saga, talks with CNBC writer Alex Sherman about major media companies possibly owing money to consumers as a result of sports getting shut down due to the pandemic, and checks in with Damon Martin of MMAFighting.com to discuss UFC 249 and how fighters are training with gyms closed for coronavirus.

Luke Thomas reacts to Khabib Nurmagomedov's interview with ESPN responding to the criticism he's received for withdrawing from UFC 249, examines Dana White's motivation for carrying on trying to stage the event, and reveals the results of the opening round fan voting for The Luke Thomas Show Ultimate Fight Movie Bracket Challenge.

Khabib Nurmagomedov has officially had to withdraw from UFC 249 and a fight with Tony Ferguson has fallen through for the fifth time. Luke Thomas explains why there's no reason to blame Khabib, reacts to Tony Ferguson's comments about the fight falling out again on SportsCenter, and responds to the fans blaming the media for their coverage during the pandemic.

Michele Evermore from the National Employment Law Project joins Luke Thomas to share VITAL information for fighters and independent contractors on how to get PUA benefits. Plus, Luke reacts to Bob Arum's comments about Dana White attempting to stage an event during a global pandemic and discusses the latest update on the recent legal troubles for UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion, Jon Jones.

Dana White continues his attempts to bring UFC 249 to fruition during a global pandemic and Luke Thomas discusses his efforts and compares them with the approach of Scott Coker and Bellator, reacts to Big John McCarthy's comments about the recent arrest of Jon Jones from his 'Weighing In' podcast, and explains why we need to stop trying to save UFC 249.

Khabib Nurmagomedov has revealed he may not be able to compete in his UFC 249 matchup vs Tony Ferguson due to travel bans as result of coronavirus precautions. Now reports are saying that the UFC is looking into having Justin Gaethje take his spot against Ferguson. Luke Thomas reacts to the news and speaks with Gene Park of the Washington Post for his tips on how to get into gaming.