On this episode of The MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to Dustin Poirier about his interim lightweight title fight with Max Holloway, how the fight came about, more; Greg Jackson about Jon Jones’ title defense at UFC 235, coaching Jones, more; Israel Adesanya about his interim middleweight championship fight at UFC 236 against Kelvin Gastelum, the state of the division, more; Paul Felder about the status of his health following his bout with James Vick at UFC Phoenix, what’s next for him, more. We also take your questions on the latest news in MMA on Sound Off and A Round of Tweets.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

Luke Thomas speaks to Valentina Shevchenko about her win over Joanna Jędrzejczyk at UFC 231, capturing the flyweight title, what's next for her career, more (1:31:18); Colby Covington about the state of the welterweight division, a possible fight with champ Tyron Woodley, Ben Askren signing with the UFC, more (1:00:00); Kevin Lee about his upcoming rematch with Al Iaquinta on the very last UFC on FOX show this weekend, Max Holloway potentially moving up to lightweight, more (41:07). Luke also looks and breaks down some of the key factors that helped Holloway defend his featherweight belt against Brian Ortega on the Monday Morning Analyst (2:56). He also shares his thoughts on the Holloway's GOAT status and his similarities to Georges St-Pierre on The Weigh-in (1:23:22). We also answer your questions on the latest in MMA on A Round of Tweets (35:10) and Sound Off (1:44:56).

Luke Thomas speaks to UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway about his title defense against Brian Ortega at UFC 231, his health, more (19:33); Rener Gracie about training Ortega, Ortega's title fight against Holloway, his effort to help Syrian refugee with bullying, more (1:21:29); Michael Chandler about his impending title fight against Brent Primus at Bellator 212, more (1:04:56); Julianna Peña about her future in MMA, Valentina Shevchenko vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Combate America's Copa Combate, more (38:53). Luke also looks and breaks down some of the action from the weekend including the big boxing fight between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury and some of the big MMA moments from Bellator and UFC this weekend on the Monday Morning Analyst (2:12:04). He also shares his thoughts on the scoring of Wilder-Fury on The Weigh-in (5:45). We also answer your questions on the latest in MMA on A Round of Tweets (14:28) and Sound Off (1:42:12).

Luke Thomas speaks with Alistair Overeem about his big win at UFC Beijing, wanting to fight Derrick Lewis next, more (1:30:25); Israel Adesanya about his fight with Anderson Silva, possibly fighting for the middleweight belt next, more (33:36); Rafael Lovato Jr. about his Bellator middleweight title shot against Gegard Mousasi, his jiu-jitsu career, more (1:01:00). Luke also looks and breaks down some of the action from the weekend including Liddell vs. Ortiz 3, Louis Smolka’s armbar, more on the Monday Morning Analyst (13:03); he also shares his thoughts on Chuck Liddell's KO loss to Tito Ortiz and retirement talk surrounding Liddell on The Weigh-in (6:05). We also answer your questions on the latest in MMA on A Round of Tweets (54:06) and Sound Off (1:48:23).

Luke Thomas speaks with Sean O’Malley about his suspension from the NSAC, USADA drug test failure, more; Cynthia Calvillo about her UFC Argentina win, her weight issues leading up to the fight, more, Curtis Blaydes about the heavyweight division, upcoming rematch with Francis Ngannou at UFC China. Luke also looks and breaks down some of the action at UFC Argentina from Johnny Walker’s clinch elbows to Calvillo’s bulldog choke in the Monday Morning Analyst; and he shares his thoughts on Neil Magny’s corner not throwing in the towel against Santiago Ponzinibbio on The Weigh-in. We also answer your questions on the latest in MMA on A Round of Tweets and Sound Off.

Luke Thomas speaks to Oscar De La Hoya about the latest with his Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz 3 event, his feud with Floyd Mayweather, more (1:01:23); Yair Rodriguez’s coach Israel Martinez about everything that happened in the main event at UFC Denver (1:36:06); Miesha Tate about becoming a ONE Championship Vice President and what that means for her future in the sport (2:17:36); Chas Skelly about his fight at UFC Denver being prematurely stopped (1:21:03); and legendary combat sports commentator Mauro Ranallo about his documentary and the latest with him (41:23). Luke also looks and breaks down Yair Rodriguez's insane elbow KO win and Donald Cerrone's arm-bar victory at UFC Denver in the Monday Morning Analyst (23:33); and he gives his opinion on Skelly's premature stoppage loss and why that was a robbery on The Weigh-in. We also answer your questions on the latest in MMA on A Round of Tweets (18:08) and Sound Off (1:57:02).

Luke Thomas speaks to Israel Adesanya in studio about his big win over Derek Brunson at UFC 230, his career development, possibly fighting for the title next, more (17:44); Alexander Gustafsson about his faceoff with Jon Jones at the UFC 232 presser, what he’s expecting from the rematch, more (1:05:01) Luke also looks at Adesanya's MMA technique development through his UFC career on the Monday Morning Analyst (1:17:55), and shares his thoughts and opinions on Floyd Mayweather's RIZIN bout with Tenshin Nasukawa on The Weigh-in (6:33) We also answer your questions on the latest in MMA on A Round of Tweets (1:43:36) and Sound Off (1:49:05).

Luke Thomas speaks to Ben Askren about how he ended up in the UFC after a historic trade with ONE Championship for Demetrious Johnson, the UFC welterweight division, more (2:12:18); Israel Adesanya about his UFC 230 bout opposite Derek Brunson, his development, more (30:53); Anthony Smith about his win over Volkan Oezdemir in the main event of UFC Moncton, what's next for him (1:16:27); David Branch about his UFC 230 bout opposite Jared Cannonier after losing out on the Jacare Souza fight (1:52:27); and KSW CEO Martin Lewandowski about the latest with his organization as well as changes in the MMA industry (1:31:03). Luke also looks at some of the bigger victories from UFC Moncton plus an examination of Ben Askren’s UFC potential on the Monday Morning Analyst (10:56); and he also shares his thoughts on the Ben Askren, Demetrious Johnson trade on The Weigh-in (3:53). We also take your questions on the latest in MMA and more on Sound Off (47:22) and A Round of Tweets (2:06:44).

Luke Thomas speaks to Sijara Eubanks about the UFC canceling her women's flyweight title fight with Valentina Shevchenko and her now upcoming fight with Roxanne Modafferi at UFC 230 (18:30); Randy Couture to discuss the latest on getting the Ali Act extended to MMA, Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz 3 (37:00); Cat Zingano about her featherweight bout with Megan Anderson at UFC 232 and Cris Cyborg vs. Amanda Nunes (1:13:25). Luke also looks at one big reason Tony Ferguson is the toughest challenge for Khabib Nurmagomedov on the Monday Morning Analyst (54:47), and he also shares his thoughts on the suspensions given out for the Lakers-Rockets brawl and how that relates to MMA on The Weigh-in (2:18). We also answer your questions on the latest in MMA on A Round of Tweets (12:30) and Sound Off (1:33:11).

On this episode of the MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to double UFC champ Daniel Cormier about his upcoming title defense against Derrick Lewis at UFC 230 (39:00); lightweight contender Dustin Poirier about his cancelled fight with Nate Diaz and the injury that forced him out (1:13:50), Chael Sonnen about his loss to Fedor Emelianenko at Bellator 208 and what's next, Michael Chiesa about his move to welterweight and his fight with Carlos Condit at UFC 232 (18:30). Luke also breaks down some of the action over the weekend at Bellator 208 and PFL 9 on the Monday Morning Analyst (1:23:55), and gives his thoughts on Ronda Rousey's recent comments about the UFC 229 melee on The Weigh-in (05:25). We also answer your voicemails on Sound Off (1:48:15) and your tweets on A Round of Tweets (2:08:00).

On this episode of The MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to Fedor Emelianenko about his upcoming fight with Chael Sonnen at Bellator 208 (45:25); Duke Roufus about his decision to stop Anthony Pettis' fight with Tony Ferguson in the co-main event of UFC 229 (1:22:20); Ryan Bader about his Bellator heavyweight Grand Prix fight with Matt Mitrione plus his opinion on all the chaos that went down at UFC 229 (1:06:00). Luke also shares his thoughts on the UFC 229 brawl between Numagomedov and McGregor's teams on our segment The Weigh-in, and he also breaks down Nurmagomedov's submission win over McGregor on the Monday Morning Analyst. Plus, we discuss all things UFC 229 and more on A Round of Tweets and Sound Off.

On this episode of The MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi about his win over Rory MacDonald at Bellator 206 (; Michael McDonald about his retirement from MMA; Alberto Del Rio & Campbell Mclaren about the latest with Combate Americas and Del Rio's return to MMA competition. We also bring you The Weigh-in, the Monday Morning Analyst, A Round of Tweets, and Sound Off where we take your calls on the latest news in MMA.

On this episode of The MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks about his retirement from MMA as well as his foray into bareknuckle boxing; Bas Rutten about recent MMA headlines plus his work with the PFL and upcoming Karate Combat event in NYC; journalist Karim Zidan who will help unpack the statements and accusations made at the UFC 229 presser by Conor McGregor against Khabib Nurmagomedov, Additionally we also answer your questions on the Sound Off, and Luke gives his thoughts about Jon Jones' USADA suspension on The Weigh-in.

On this episode of The MMA Hour, Luke Thomas speaks to ADCC bronze medalist and TUF winner Ryan Hall about his upcoming bout with B.J. Penn at UFC 232 (21:30); Dan Hardy who joins us to recap UFC Moscow and look ahead to UFC 229 in our Monday Morning Analyst segment (44:50). Additionally Luke also shares his thoughts on Herb Dean's controversial UFC Moscow stoppage in The Weigh-in (6:35), and we answers your questions on the lattest news in MMA in A Round of Tweets (1:05:45) and Sound Off (1:21:10).

On this episode of The MMA Hour, we speak to Din Thomas about coaching and cornering Tyron Woodley for his successful title defense against Darren Till at UFC 228 (39:02); Nicco Montaño about her withdrawal from UFC 228, being stripping of the women's UFC flyweight title, her health and failed weight cut (1:01:24); Valentina Shevchenko about Montaño's withdrawal from UFC 228, where she goes next, when she’ll be fighting for a UFC title next, and more (1:38:00). We also speak to jiu-jitsu wizard Eddie Bravo in our Monday Morning Analyst segment about some of the submissions at UFC 228, plus his Quintet submission grappling venture on Fight Pass (1:21:46). Additionally, we have The Weigh-in (5:55) , Sound Off (17:50) and A Round of Tweets (2:00:52).

On this episode of The MMA Hour, we speak to double Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison about her first two MMA fights and run in the PFL; Paul Felder, who serves as the guest for the Monday Morning Analyst to discuss his UFC 226 fight with Mike Perry, his commentary on the Contender Series, as well as some analyst work for us in previewing the big fights on the horizon. We also speak to Mickey Gall about his Octagon return at UFC Lincoln and Tom Lawlor about his abrupt release from the UFC and what’s next for his career. Additionally, Luke Thomas brings you his latest opinion and thoughts on The Weigh-in, and we answer your questions on the latest MMA news and headlines on our segments Sound Off and A Round of Tweets.

On this episode of The MMA Hour, we speak to Derrick Lewis about his bout against Alexander Volkov in September; Bellator CEO Scott Coker to discuss the welterweight tourney, the future of streaming, a pivot to Europe and more; Kamaru Usman to talk about serving as an alternate in the Darren Till vs. Tyron Woodley sweepstakes; Ed Ruth, who participates in the Bellator welterweight tournament. We also answer your questions on the latest MMA news and headlines on our segment The Sound Off.