The Luke Thomas Show

Luke Thomas recaps the action from Wednesday's UFC event in Fight Island, including what's next for main event competitors Calvin Kattar and Dan Ige, tries to figure out how to grade some of the judging and officiating that's taken place in Abu Dhabi, and discusses The Nevada State Athletic Commission's new choice to no longer disclose fighter purses.

Luke Thomas reveals an idea he has to help limit the amount of judging controversies in the sport, Alexander Volkanovski coach and City Kickboxing mastermind, Eugene Bareman joins Luke to discuss the featherweight champion's win over Max Holloway at UFC 251, and Luke answers listener questions submitted to the TLTS Midweek Mailbag.

Luke Thomas breaks down the big UFC 251 PPV numbers and what they mean, explains what lessons can be learned from the Jose Aldo late stoppage, speaks with Dominick Reyes about what's happening with the UFC light-heavyweight title, and examines how Kamaru Usman compares to Georges St-Pierre at this point in his career.

Luke Thomas gives his "Big Takeaway" on UFC 251 on judging in MMA, speaks with UFC reporter Laura Sanko about this weekend's fights, and discusses what could be next for Jorge Masvidal after taking a loss to Kamaru Usman in the main event.

We're just 24 hours away from UFC 251 and Luke Thomas gives you his main event preview for Kamaru Usman vs Jorge Masvidal and speaks with one of the best minds in the fight game in former title challenger and analyst Dan Hardy for Brawls Deep. Plus, Luke examines the new apparel deal between the UFC and Venum, and the last man to beat Jorge Masvidal, Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson joins Luke for a breakdown of this weekend's fight card!

After covering the bantamweight title fight on yesterday's show, Luke Thomas gives the keys to victory for the featherweight title rematch between Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway at UFC 251. Plus, UFC bantamweight Aljamain Sterling helps break down the three title fights this weekend and Luke recaps the video that surfaced of an incident Mike Perry got into at a Texas restaurant.

Luke Thomas digs into the keys to victory for Petr Yan and Jose Aldo in their bantamweight title fight at UFC 251. Plus, all the way from Fight Island, UFC Broadcaster Jon Anik stops by to help preview the fight card this weekend and Luke answers UFC 251 listener questions from the TLTS Midweek Mailbag.

As fight week rolls on, Luke Thomas examines whether taking this short-notice title fight against Kamaru Usman was worth the risk for Jorge Masvidal, breaks down which fighter has the most to gain and the most to lose on the UFC 251 main card, and reacts to some of the UFC's comments about how they've handled the COVID-19 pandemic.

The MMA world was hit hard by COVID-19 over the weekend. Luke Thomas recaps the news, including a new UFC 251 welterweight title main event between Jorge Masvidal and Kamaru Usman, speaks with American Kickboxing Academy head coach Javier Mendez about the tragic passing of Khabib Nurmagomedov's father, Abdulmanap, and reacts to a shocking confession Max Holloway made about his training camp heading into his featherweight title fight with Alexander Volkanovski on Saturday.

Luke Thomas shares which company he thinks should land the next UFC apparel deal, speaks with battle-tested UFC lightweight Dustin Poirier about his main event victory in a fight of the year contender against Dan Hooker at UFC Vegas 4, and tries to guess the right movie off an alternate plot synopsis in the #explainafilmplotbadly trivia game.