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On this episode of The MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to Anthony Smith about his UFC 235 main event fight against Jon Jones, his issues with Colby Covington, more; Stefan Struve about his upcoming bout at UFC on ESPN+ 3, his career, more; Valerie Loureda about her successful pro debut at Bellator 216, her martial arts background, more; Matt Mitrione about his Sergei Kharitonov main event bout at Bellator 215 that ended in a no contest due to groin shot, what’s next from here, more. We also take your questions on the latest news in MMA on Sound Off and A Round of Tweets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

18 Feb 20192h 4min

On this episode of The MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier about the lobbying efforts of Stipe Miocic to get a rematch, Cain Velasquez’s return, Ryan Bader becoming champ-champ in Bellator, more; Israel Adesanya about his win over Anderson Silva at UFC 234, comments made about him by Paulo Costa and Chris Weidman, his plans for 2019, more; Aljamain Sterling about his upcoming bout against Jimmie Rivera at UFC on ESPN 1, bantamweight title picture, more. We also take your questions on the latest news in MMA on Sound Off and A Round of Tweets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

11 Feb 20191h 40min

On this episode of The MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to Stephen Thompson about his unusual fight with former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis, how the fight came about, Tyron Woodley vs. Kamaru Usman, more; Coach Trevor Wittman about his new commentary role for UFC broadcasts, coaching and cornering fighters, more; former UFC welterweight and now coach Ricardo Almeida about Marlon Moraes’ sensational win over Raphael Assuncao at UFC Fortaleza, more; Jose ‘Shorty’ Torres about the next step in his flyweight career after being released by the UFC, more. We also take your questions on the latest news in the world of MMA on A Round of Tweets and Sound Off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

4 Feb 20192h 5min

Luke Thomas speaks to Dennis Bermudez about his decision to retire from MMA, his win over Te Edwards at UFC Brooklyn, a look back on his MMA career, what's next for him, and more (1:00:37); Henry Cejudo's coach and mentor Eric Albarracin about Cejudo's win over TJ Dillashaw, the future of the flyweight division, what's next for Cejudo, and more (02:36); Allen Crowder about his DQ win over Greg Hardy, the fight itself, what's next for him, and more (1:28:31). Luke also breaks down Donald Cerrone's head-kick knockout win over Alexander Hernandez and the controversial stoppage of Cejudo vs. Dillashaw on the Monday Morning Analyst (33:53). Additionally, we take your questions on everything that's going on in the MMA world on Sound Off (1:41:23) and A Round of Tweets (2:05:07). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

21 Jan 20192h 13min

Luke Thomas speaks to Henry Cejudo about his upcoming flyweight title defense against UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw at UFC Brooklyn, the future of the flyweight division, Dillashaw's weight cut, more (1:50:50); Gordon Ryan about his combat jiu-jitsu match against Fabricio Werdum and also officially announces that he's going to start a career in MMA (1:07:34); Gregor Gillespie about his fight with Yancy Medeiros at UFC Brooklyn, fishing, more (45:18). Additionally, Luke previews and breaks down Cejudo vs. Dillashaw on the Monday Morning Analyst (2:31) and we take your questions on the latest in MMA on A Round of Tweets (36:53) and Sound Off (1:42:37). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

14 Jan 20192h 13min

Luke Thomas speaks to Luke Rockhold about his health, plan to move to light heavyweight, more (48:27); Colby Covington about his perspective on being passed over for a title shot at UFC 235, Tyron Woodley vs. Kamaru Usman, what's next for his career, more (1:36:12); Jimmy Smith about parting ways with the UFC, his next step, more (1:02:53); coach Mike Winkeljohn about Jon Jones' performance against Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 232, his upcoming bout against Anthony Smith, more (1:21:59). Luke also breaks down and analyses how formidable of a challenge Kamaru Usman is for champ Tyron Woodley on the Monday Morning Analyst. We also answer your questions on the latest news in MMA on Sound Off (1:52:36) and A Round of Tweets (36:42). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

7 Jan 20192h 17min

Luke Thomas speaks to Daniel Cormier about Jon Jones' win over Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 232, relinquishing the light heavyweight belt, his plans for 2019, more (45:15); UFC commentator Jon Anik about all the storylines from UFC 232 and the road ahead in broadcasting in the ESPN era.(1:04:10); Ryan Hall about his submission win over B.J. Penn, what's next for his career, and more (1:20:45); Amanda Nunes’s coach Conan Silveira about his fighter’s enormous win over Cris Cyborg on Saturday, what makes her so special and more (1:39:15); Megan Anderson about her win over Cat Zingano, Nunes’ win over Cyborg, the state of women's featherweight division, more (1:59:02). Luke also looks and breaks down some of the key factors that helped Jones defeat Gustafsson in the rematch at UFC 232 on the Monday Morning Analyst (01:55). We also answer your questions on the latest in MMA on A Round of Tweets (37:45) and Sound Off (2:11:15). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

31 Des 20182h 45min

Luke Thomas speaks to Sage Northcutt about his decision to go from the UFC to ONE Championship, his career and development, more (2:11:12); Al Iaquinta's coach Ray Longo about Iaquinta's win over Kevin Lee, potential match-ups moving forward, more (1:50:38); Brandon Gibson about coaching Jon Jones and Carlos Condit for their respective bouts at UFC 232, more (41:28). Luke also looks and breaks down some of the key factors that helped Iaquinta defeat Lee in the main event of UFC on FOX 31 on the Monday Morning Analyst (01:59); He also shares his thoughts on the refereeing of the Barboza-Hooker fight on The Weigh-in (1:03:37). We also answer your questions on the latest in MMA on A Round of Tweets (35:57) and Sound Off (1:11:50). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

17 Des 20182h 29min