The Luke Thomas Show

Luke Thomas examines the battle between Dana White and Jon Jones from a different angle, speaks to UFC lightweight Roosevelt Roberts, and breaks down fighter pay on both the high and low end and demonstrates why these athletes are criminally underpaid.

Luke Thomas recaps an excellent performance by Gilbert Burns against Tyron Woodley at UFC Vegas, shares the latest update in the ongoing public battle between Jon Jones and Dana White, examines what could be next for Tyron Woodley and speaks with Factory X head coach, Marc Montoya.

Luke Thomas examines the public back and forth between Dana White and Jon Jones over the salary demands for a superfight with Francis Ngannou, gets a 'Brawls Deep' breakdown from Tyron Woodley coach Din Thomas on Woodley's fight with Gilbert Burns on Saturday, and shares his thoughts about a Twitter dispute between Valerie Loureda and Macy Chiasson about whether "selling sex" on social media sends the wrong message to fans and future female athletes and hurts the view of WMMA.

Luke Thomas reacts the recent and fairly surprising fight announcement of Petr Yan vs Jose Aldo for the vacant UFC bantamweight title, speaks with 'Lance' director Marina Zenovich about her two part ESPN 30 for 30 documentary on Lance Armstrong, and examines the interest level for a fight challenged and accepted via Twitter between Anderson Silva and Conor McGregor.

Luke Thomas reacts to the news out Nevada, that combat sports have been cleared to return to action, speaks with UFC Bantamweight Cory Sandhagen about his upcoming bout with Aljamain Sterling at UFC 250, and answers listener questions from the TLTS Midweek Mailbag.

Luke Thomas examines Conor McGregor's recent tweets about where he fits in the 'Greatest Of All Time' conversation, reacts to some of Daniel Cormier's recent comments on fighter pay, checks in with rising UFC Bantamweight Sean O'Malley, and discusses what effect a smaller cage might have on future UFC Apex events.

Jimmy Smith looks ahead to Tyron Woodley vs. Gilbert Burns this weekend and analyzes what a win or a loss does for Woodley. He looks at the issues surrounding fighter pay in relation to Jon Jones vs. Francis Ngannou, plus, UFC Flyweight Jessica Eye joins the show!

Jon Jones took to Twitter to explain how negotiations for a superfight with Francis Ngannou fell through over the purse involved to secure it. Luke Thomas examines who's at fault for this fight dissolving, speaks with BloodyElbow.com's Trent Reinsmith about the article he wrote on how medical experts graded the UFC's handling of COVID-19 protocols, previews two exciting matchups announced in the bantamweight division, and debates with his staff whether the celebrities involved in the College Admissions Scandal should go to prison.

It's a commonly held belief that you're never out until you're out in MMA. Luke Thomas examines what the stats say about fighters who pulled out a win in the fifth round in a fight they were losing leading up to it. Strength & Conditioning coach, Phil Daru joins the show to discuss what's next for him after parting ways with American Top Team, and The TLTS crew discuss the pros and cons of ESPN's 'The Last Dance' series chronicling Michael Jordan and the 90's era Chicago Bulls.

Anthony Smith spoke out about his fight with Glover Teixeira and the criticism he and and his corner received for not stopping the fight sooner. Luke Thomas reacts to his comments and examines under what conditions a fight should be stopped. Plus, Luke breaks down a recently announced welterweight matchup between Tyron Woodley and Gilbert Burns and answers listener questions from the TLTS Midweek Mailbag.