Morning Kombat

On episode 262 of Morning Kombat Luke and Brian look ahead to UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2. What are the biggest storylines heading into the rematch? What should we be looking for when Derrick Lewis faces Tai Tuivasa? What other fights on the UFC 271 card should we keep an eye on? Next up the boys discuss Amanda Nunes' recent comments. How do these comments impact their thoughts heading into...

Another week of MK gets started as Luke and Brian recap an eventful weekend in combat sports. In the UFC Sean Strickland took down Jack Hermansson. How does Strickland pair up with the current top 5 of the division? Plus, Thurman impressed in a win over Mario Barrios. How much did this performance restore interest in him? Also, What's the biggest storyline ahead of UFC 271 main event between Israe...

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Luke Thomas is BACK for episode 260 of Morning Kombat. Luke and Brian preview UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland. What does each fighter need to do to get a win? Next up the guys break down Keith Thurman vs. Mario Barrios and Claressa Shields vs. Ema Kozin. The boys close out the show with some quick hitters and get Luke's reaction to all the news since he left. Learn more about your ad ch...

On Episode 259 of Morning Kombat Brian Campbell is solo to talk UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland. What are the biggest storylines heading into this fight? Next up BC looks ahead to Keith Thurman vs. Mario Barrios. How will Thurman look after his long layoff? BC closes out the main topics with some MMA quick hitters. Who should be Paul Daley's last fight? (8:00) - Jack Hermansson vs. Sean...

On Episode 258 of Morning Kombat Brian Cambell is joined by Chuck Mindenhall to recap a wild Bellator 273. Ryan Bader took down Valentin Moldavsky and Benson Henderson upset Islam Mamedov. Plus, Khabib Nurmagomedov’s EagleFC promotion makes U.S. debut in Miami and the boys talk all th,e latest boxing news. (9:45) - Bellator 273  (25:00) - Eagle FC 44 (36:00) - Boxing Roundup (49:20) - Kayla Harris...

On Episode 257 of Morning Kombat Brian Cambell is joined by Shakiel Mahjouri to preview Bellator 273. Can Ryan Bader bounce back? What other fights should we be looking for? Dana White had some interesting comments about some potential super fights. Do we believe either will happen? Charles Oliveira will be facing Justin Gaethje at UFC 274. The boys close out the show with a preview of Eagle FC 44...

On a big-time Episode 256 of Morning Kombat Brian Cambell is solo to break down the latest news in the combat sports world. BC breaks down Francis Ngannou's comments following his UFC 270 win over Ciryl Gane. Next up Brian dissects the latest fight announcements for the UFC. Bellator returns this weekend with a heavyweight title unification bout. What else should we be looking for on this card? BC...

On a big-time Episode 255 of Morning Kombat Brian and Chuck Mindenhall break down all the results from UFC 270 as Francis Ngannou earns the huge win over Cyril Gane and Deiveson Figueiredo gets the victory over Brandon Moreno in their triology matchup. Plus, the fallout after the main event, including Ngannou's contract saga and Dana White. Plus, Mark Magsayo ended Gary Russell's title ran on SHOW...

At UFC 270, Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane battle it out in the pay-per-view ESPN+ main event for the UFC heavyweight championship. In the co-main event, Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo will compete for the third time for the UFC flyweight championship. Morning Kombat’ is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Bullhorn and wherever else you listen to podca...

On Episode 254 of Morning Kombat Luke and Brian are here to break down UFC 270. The boys preview Francis Ngannou vs. Ciryl Gane, Brandon Moreno vs. Deiveson Figueiredo 3 and the rest of the main card. Showtime boxing is back on Saturday as Gary Russell Jr. defends his title against Mark Magsayo. As always we close out Fridays with an extended dead wrong. Morning Kombat’ is available on Apple Podca...

On Episode 253 of Morning Kombat Luke and Brian are back to talk UFC 270. Which Fights are they looking forward to the most? What are the biggest storylines heading into Francis Ngannou vs. Ciryl Gane? Reports are out that Amanda Nunes will be leaving American Top Team. Is this the right move for her? The boys discuss Terence Crawford's lawsuit against Top Rank. Does he have a case? The guys close...

Luke Thomas, Brian Campbell and Chuck Mindenhall are back with a pregame preview for UFC 270. The guys break down Francis Ngannou vs. Ciryl Gane, Brandon Moreno vs. Deiveson Figueiredo 3 and much more. Morning Kombat’ is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Bullhorn and wherever else you listen to podcasts.    For more Combat Sports coverage subscribe here: you...

The Resume Review is BACK with a special guest! Luke, Brian and Chuck Mindenhall break down Francis Ngannou's UFC run leading up to his UFC 270 bout with Ciryl Gane. What were the biggest wins of his career? When did the guys know Francis could be champion? The boys break it all down here. Morning Kombat’ is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Bullhorn and whe...

At UFC Vegas 46, UFC featherweight contenders Calvin Kattar and Giga Chikadze battle in the main event. Luke Thomas takes us through the fight and event results, analysis and viewer questions. This is the UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Chikadze post-fight show. Morning Kombat’ is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Bullhorn and wherever else you listen to podcast...

On Episode 252 of Morning Kombat Luke previews UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Chikadze. Which fights are they most excited for? Next up the guys run through a bunch of fight announcements. The boys close out the show with some quick hitters and Dm's from Donks. Morning Kombat’ is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Bullhorn and wherever else you listen to podcast...

On Episode 251 of Morning Kombat Luke and Brian react to a a bunch of breaking news. First up Jorge Masvidal will be facing Colby Covington at UFC 272. Reports are out that Canelo Alvarez could be fighting Jermall Charlo in May. Alexander Volkanovski will be facing Chan Sung Jung in the main event of UFC 273. Aljamain Sterling vs. Petr Yan has been postponed. The guys close out the main topics wit...

On Episode 250 of Morning Kombat Luke and Brian react to the breaking news that Max Holloway is OUT of his trilogy fight with Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 272. Plus, they breakdown Giga Chikadze vs. Calvin Kattar this weekend and look ahead to UFC 271. (7:00) - Max Holloway Out (23:00) - Giga Chikadze vs. Calvin Kattar (29:55) - Derrick Lewis vs. Tai Tuivasa (39:15) - MMA in January (45:00) - Quic...

On Episode 249 of Morning Kombat Luke and Brian break down the recent fights added to UFC 272. Which fight are they more excited for Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway 3 or Aljamain Sterling vs. Petr Yan 2? Next up the guys preview Shobox's card this weekend which features 6 undefeated fighters. The boys close out the main topics with some quick hitters then move to Dead Wrong and a Homework r...

On Episode 248 of Morning Kombat Luke and Brian break down Dustin Poirier's recent comments about fighting Nate Diaz in the next six weeks. Would the UFC really make this fight this soon? Next up the guys discuss a bunch of fight announcements made this week. Benson Henderson vs. Islam Mamedov, Ryan Spann vs. Ion Cutelaba, Marina Rodriguez vs. Yan Xiaonan and Irene Aldana vs. Aspen Ladd. The guys...

In the first episode of 2022 of Morning Kombat, Luke and Brian kick it off by handing out their end of year awards across combat sports. Plus, they discuss Jake Paul and Dana Whites on-going fued, which went nuclear this weekend and recap the first boxing fight of the year between Luis Ortiz and Charles Martin. (7:20) - 2021 End of the Year Awards (80:00) - Jake Paul vs. Dana White (91:00) - Luis...

On Episode 246 of Morning Kombat Luke and Brian give their predictions for the combat sports world in 2022. Which champions will face the toughest challenges? Which fights do they want to see? Next up the guys discuss Francis Ngannou's status with the UFC. Is it really possible his manager hasn't talked to them in six months? The boys close out the show with Dead wrong and Fan submissions. Morning...

On Episode 245 of Morning Kombat Brian breaks down Charles Oliveira's recent comments about who he wants to fight next and when. Is Justin Gaethje next up? Dana White told Daniel Cormier why Conor McGregor got 'special treatment'. Is Dana right? Belal Muhammad spoke more on a potential Khamzat Chimaev fight. BC closes out the main topics with some quick hitters (Rashad Evans, Kevin Lee, Jon Jones)...

On Episode 244 of Morning Kombat Luke and Brian discuss Dana White's comments about Nick Diaz. Is he right that Nick should retire? Next up is Nate Diaz... Dana White says he wants to make Nate Diaz vs. Dustin Poirier. What's holding him back? We close out the main topics with some quick hitters (Chael Sonnen, Rose Namajunas, Diego Sanchez). Morning Kombat’ is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,...

Luke Thomas is back with Episode 11 of Morning Kombat Extra Credit. Luke breaks down a couple fights from UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus that he didn't get to on episode 243 of Morning Kombat. (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:35) - Belal Muhammad vs. Stephen Thompson (00:09:05) - Amanda Lemos vs. Angela Hill (00:15:30) - Ricky Simon vs. Rafael Assuncao (00:21:15) - Cub Swanson vs. Darren Elkins (00:2...