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The Tumblr of Luke Thomas. I pay my mortgage through expertise in face-punching contests (via SB Nation, SiriusXM Radio and Spike TV). Follow @SBNLukeThomas

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Bellator President Scott Coker joined my radio show to discuss Bellator 172: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Matt Mitrione, potentially signing free agents like Ryan Bader, when Chael Sonnen will fight again and more. In particular, Coker opens up about how much easier it is to work with Fedor now that he's no longer involved with M-1.

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My immediate UFC 208 recap with an examination of Holly Holm vs. Germaine de Randamie, Anderson Silva vs. Derek Brunson and a weird night of fights.

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At UFC Halifax, Aiemann Zahabi will make his UFC debut. The younger brother of famed trainer Firas Zahabi of Tristar Gym in Montreal, Canada spoke about finally making the leap to the big leagues, why he's doing so at the relatively older 29 years of age, his background in a decade of coaching, training alongside George St-Pierre (GSP) and much more.

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I had the first talk with Tim Kennedy after he announced his retirement from mixed martial arts (MMA) early on Tuesday morning. We spoke about his regrets, not using PEDs in MMA, fondest memories and what lies ahead.

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Let’s try to make sense of BJ Penn’s loss to Yair Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night 103, take a look at Invicta 21 and do a deep dive on Ezekiel chokes.

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BJ Penn’s coach Jason Parillo makes the case that Yair Rodriguez is too inexperienced to win at UFC Fight Night 103. Penn, himself, surprises me by jumping on the call.

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What does Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson need to do differently against Tyron Woodley at UFC 209 in order to win? We spoke about it on my SiriusXM radio show.

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After UFC 207, Ronda Rousey was subject to criticism that her losses to Holly Holm and Amanda Nunes proved she was the creation of a media who wanted to promote a fraud. In this clip from my radio show, I argue there was hyperbole around Rousey, but her accomplishments in the sport of mixed martial arts are absolutely legitimate.

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UFC welterweight Ben Saunders joined me on my radio show to discuss how he came to exit the UFC through a misunderstanding only to return one fight later. We also talk about how his guard got good after losing to Jon Fitch, his thoughts on B.J. Penn returning, fighting at UFC Fight Night 103 and more.

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My initial take on all things UFC 207, recorded immediately following last night’s fights.

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Turns out if he wanted to, TJ Dillashaw could easily make flyweight. We discuss that plus his quest to get a rematch with Dominick Cruz, which starts with a John Lineker fight at UFC 207.

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Here’s my recap of UFC on FOX 22, with special attention paid to Michelle Waterson vs. Paige VanZant, Mickey Gall and Sage Northcutt’s development, Urijah Faber’s career and more.

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https://soundcloud.com/thelukethomas/ufc-on-fox-22-results-michelle-waterson-submits-paige-vanzant

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I spoke to Dominick Cruz about Cody Garbrandt’s footwork, MMA union infighting, why he’s botoxing his feet and much more. This is from my SiriusXM radio show.

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https://soundcloud.com/thelukethomas/monday-morning-analyst-lando-vannatas-ko-kick-ufc-206-results

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At UFC 206, Max Holloway became the first person to stop Anthony Pettis inside the distance. In addition, the fight card proved wildly entertaining. Donald Cerrone vs. Matt Brown and Cub Swanson vs. Doo Ho Choi were tremendous contests, the latter being arguable fight of the year. We break all of the action down here.

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I had Randy Couture, Nate Quarry and others from the MMAFA to discuss why the want the Ali Act for MMA passed and why the PFA/MMAAA approach of unionization would be, in their judgment, bad for fighters.