Live Chat: Is UFC Staying With ESPN?

Nick Diaz has been suspended five years by the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC), Bellator MMA launches their Dynamite 1 show in San Jose this weekend, WSOF returns to action and more. We'll cover all these UFC and mixed martial arts (MMA) topics on this edition of the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat with Luke Thomas on MMA Fighting.

18 Sep 20151h 29min

John Danaher-black belt Eddie Cummings, winner of the fourth Eddie Bravo Invitational and ADCC 2015 participant, spoke to me about a range of topics related to grappling. Notably, he calls himself a 'scathing indictment' of how the sport has treated the training and use of leg locks.

28 Aug 201527min

Frankie Edgar and Chad Mendes are set to fight as part of a huge UFC December including Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor at UFC 194, Junior dos Santos vs. Alistair Overeem at UFC on FOX 17, and more. Bellator 141 features the Bellator debut of Melvin Guillard, WSOF wants to do tournaments and more. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

27 Aug 20151h 24min

UFC Fight Night 74: Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira results are in. We'll breakdown the fight card including Patrick Cote vs. Josh Burkman, Neil Magny vs. Erick Silva, Maryna Moroz vs. Valerie Letourneau and more. This is the Monday Morning Analyst.

24 Aug 201544min

UFC 194's fight card fills out and now features Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor, Chris Weidman vs. Luke Rockhold plus Yoel Romero vs. Jacare Souza. We'll break down what it all means plus take a look at UFC Fight Night 74: Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira and more. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

19 Aug 20151h 29min

UFC 194: Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor is booked, but we're still waiting on Ronda Rousey vs. Cris Cyborg to materialize. Josh Thomson has left UFC for Bellator, Anderson Silva claims he needs sex drugs to the Nevada Athletic Commission, more Reebok pay fallout and more. This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.

12 Aug 20151h 26min

UFC Fight Night 73: Glover Teixeira vs. Ovince Saint Preux is in the books. We'll break down their main event, plus other bouts from the fight card including Michael Johnson vs. Beneil Dariush, Sara McMann vs. Amanda Nunes, Ray Borg vs. Geane Herrera and more. This is the Monday Morning Analyst

11 Aug 201545min

Dr. Rhadi Ferguson is a judo and jiu-jitsu black belt, Strikeforce veteran and was a member of the 2004 Olympic team alongside UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey. In this interview, he breaks down the reasons for her success and dominance in mixed martial arts.

9 Aug 201527min