Morning Kombat

On episode 228 of Morning Kombat Luke and Brian are back to preview a packed weekend in combat sports. The boys start off by previewing UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez. Next up the guys break down the biggest matchups on the Bellator 271 card. Jorge Masvidal was forced to pull out of his upcoming fight with Leon Edwards due to an undisclosed injury. Who should Leon fight next? David Benavi...

On episode 227 of Morning Kombat Luke and Brian discuss the biggest storylines heading into UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez. What should we expect from Yair Rodriguez? Next up the guys discuss a big Bellator 271 card. What are Sinead Kavanagh's chances against Cris Cyborg? Michael Chandler and Conor McGregor exchanged some words on twitter... Is that the fight to make? The boys also discus...

Luke Thomas is back with episode 7 of Morning Kombat Extra Credit. Luke will break down five fights from UFC 268 and get to some honorable mentions.  (1:20) - MARLON VERA vs. FRANKIE EDGAR (11:05) - ALEX PEREIRA vs. ANDREAS MICHAILIDIS (14:25) - BOBBY GREEN vs. AL IAQUINTA (19:10) - NASSOURDINE IMAVOV vs. EDMEN SHAHBAZYAN (26:11) - IAN GARRY vs. JORDAN WILLIAMS (28:56) - Honorable Mentions Morning...

On episode 226 of Morning Kombat the boys are back to recap a packed weekend of combat sports. The guys start off by discussing Canelo Alvarez's win over Caleb Plant. Where does Canelo's resume sit among all-time greats? Next up the guys break down UFC 268. Did Colby Covington have a case for a win? What's next for Rose Namajunas? Did Justin Gaethje become the number one contender? The guys close...

Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell are here with an instant reaction to UFC 268. The guys will break down Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington 2, Rose Namajunas vs. Weili Zhang 2, Justin Gaethje vs. Michael Chandler 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 coverag...

Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell are here with an instant reaction to Canelo Alvarez vs. Caleb Plant. Who will become the first undisputed super middleweight champion? 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: youtube.com/MorningKombat   Follow our...

On episode 225 of Morning Kombat the boys are doing a deep dive into all the combat sports this weekend. First up they preview Canelo Alvarez vs. Caleb Plant. What does each fighter need to do to come out with a win Saturday night? Next up they preview a stacked UFC 268 card. Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington 2, Rose Namajunas vs. Weili Zhang 2 and Justin Gaethje vs. Michael Chandler are just a few...

The Boys are back in Las Vegas! On episode 224 Luke and Brian look ahead to a packed weekend in the combat sports world. First off the guys break down the storyline for Canelo Alvarez vs. Caleb Plant. Next the guys discuss the storyline for UFC 268 on Saturday. Bellator 270 is on Friday so the guys get you ready for that card with a deep preview. They close out the show by matchmaking Nate Diaz an...

Luke Thomas is back with Episode 6 of Morning Kombat Extra Credit. Luke breaks down 5 fights from UFC 267 that we didn't get to recap in Episode 223 of Morning Kombat. (2:15) - ISLAM MAKHACHEV vs. DAN HOOKER (10:00) - MAGOMED ANKALAEV vs. VOLKAN OEZDEMIR (15:35) - ALBERT DURAEV vs. ROMAN KOPYLOV (22:05) - ELIZEU ZALESKI DOS SANTOS vs. BENOIT SAINT-DENIS (28:00) - LERONE MURPHY vs. MAKWAN AMIRKHANI...

The Resume Review is BACK! Will the curse continue? Luke and Brian break down Canelo Alvarez's incredible career ahead of his Showtime PPV unification bout with Caleb Plant. How did Canelo become one of the biggest stars in boxing? You won't want to miss this break down of Canelo Alvarez's career. (3:20) - Canelo Alvarez vs. Josesito Lopez (9:40) - Canelo Alvarez vs. Austin Trout (21:00) - Floyd M...

A big episode 223 of Morning Kombat is here! Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell recap UFC 267, as Glover Teixeira became the oldest UFC champ in history. Plus, Petr Yan and Khamzat Chimaev earn impressive victories. Also, Jaron Ennis turned in an awesome performance this weekend, is it fair to say Ennis matches the hype? It's Canelo vs. Plant fight week on SHOWTIME PPV. The guys preview the storylines...

At UFC 267, Jan Blachowicz and Glover Teixeira will battle for the UFC light heavyweight championship while the interim championship at bantamweight will be contested by Cory Sandhagen and Petr Yan. Also on the ESPN+ fight card is Khamzat Chimaev vs. Li Jianglang, Islam Makhachev vs. Dan Hooker, Magomed Ankalaev vs. Volkan Oezdemir and much more. Morning Kombat’ is available on Apple Podcasts, Spo...

On Episode 222 of Morning Kombat, Luke Thomas Previews UFC 267, Recaps PFL 2021 Championship and breaks down some of Sean Strickland's recent comments. Can Glover Teixeira win a title after 40? Will Petr Yan bounce back from his DQ loss and win the interim Bantamweight title? Luke Closes out the show with a little Dead Wrong and Tip2Tip. (8:00) - Jan Blachowicz vs. Glover Teixeira Preview (22:30)...

On Episode 221 of Morning Kombat, Brian and Luke Look ahead to UFC 267 this weekend and break down the biggest storylines. PFL World Championship is Wednesday night so the guys preview the full card. Dana White made some interesting comments about Nate Diaz and Kayla Harrison's contracts running out. Finally we close out the show by discussing Mike Perry signing with BKFC. (8:15) - UFC 267 Storyli...

Luke Thomas is back with episode 5 of Morning Kombat Extra, an extended look at the weekend of fights. (1:40) - Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Patrik Pietila (5:30) - Grant Dawson vs. Rick Glenn (11:20) - Jessica-Rose Clark vs. Joselyne Edwards (17:50) - Mason Jones vs. David Onama (23:30) - Jonathan Martinez vs. Zviad Lazishvili Morning Kombat’ is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox,...

The guys are back to recap all the action in combat sports from a packed weekend. In the UFC, MArvin Vettori takes down Paulo Costa via UD. What is going on with Costa? They also recap Bellator 269, including Usman Nurmagomedov's impressive win and Fedor's devestating KO of Tim Johnson. Plus, in boxing, Shakur Stevenson dominates Jamel Herring. (7:00) - Vettori Bests Costa by UD (18:30) - Paulo Co...

On Episode 219 of MK, the guys preview UFC Fight Night Vettori vs. Costa. What is going on with Paulo Costa? They also preview Bellator 269, what should they expect out of Fedor? Gervonta Davis and Rolando Romero had their kick-off press conference yesterday. What were the biggest take aways from the presser? Jamel Herring and Shakur Stevenson will be facing off this weekend. The guys close out th...

On Episode 21 of MK, the guys look ahead to the weekend and break down some storylines heading into UFC Fight Night Marvin Vettori vs. Paulo Costa. Thats not the only big fight this weekend as Fedor Emelianenko will be fighting for the first time since 2019. There are some rumors floating around that Anthony Joshua is in the US testing out new trainers. Who should he go to? Next the guys debate Ji...

Luke Thomas is back with episode 4 of MK Extra Credit looking at the fights from the weekend that we didn't get to on Morning Kombat. (2:09) - Andrei Arlovski vs. Carlos Felipe (6:05) - Jim Miller vs. Erick Gonzalez (8:27) - Manon Fiorot vs. Mayra Bueno Silva (13:00) - Nate Landwehr vs. Ludovit Klein (19:15) - Brent Primus vs. Benson Henderson (23:10) - Henry Corrales vs. Vladislav Parubchenko (26...

On Episode 217 of MK, the guys recap Bellator 268 where Corey Anderson scored arguably the biggest win of his career and Vadim Nemkov dominated Anglickas. Also, Luke and Brian recap Aspen Ladd's lackluster loss to Norma Dumont (08:24) - Vadim Nemkov (15:35) - Corey Anderson (29:50) - Dumont's Decision over Ladd (46:00) - Andre Arlovski & Jim Miller's Wins (55:40) - Everything Else from the Wee...

On Episode 215 of MK, the guys Preview Bellator 268 and UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont. What should we be looking out for on these two cards? Next up the guys discuss the news from Mike Winkeljon that Jon Jones won't be allowed at Jackson Wink until he can get his out of the cage issues under control. The guys close out the show by discussing Francis Ngannou's comments about the UFC and breaking...

On Episode 215 of MK, the guys break down the latest news in the combat sports world. Jorge Masvidal is set to face Leon Edwards at UFC 269 on December 11th. Colorado has approved open scoring in combat sports. The guys discuss the recent string of domestic violence incidents in combat sports. What can be done to avoid this? The boys close out the show by discussing some fight news (Luke Rockhold,...

Luke Thomas is back with Episode 3 of MK Extra where he recaps all the fights from UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez.  (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:15) - Marina Rodriguez vs. Mackenzie Dern (00:05:12) - Randy Brown vs. Jared Gooden (00:08:46) - Matheus Nicolau vs. Tim Elliott (00:12:24) - Mariya Agapova vs. Sabina Mazo (00:16:00) - Chris Gutierrez vs. Felipe Colares (00:19:00) - Alexandr Romanov vs...

On Episode 214 of MK, the guys recap the fight of the year between Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder where Fury scored an 11th round TKO in a dramatic fight. What did the result say about each fighter? Plus, Mackenzie Dern came up short against Marina Rodriguez. Was this worthy of leapfrogging Carla Esparza for a title shot? Morning Kombat’ is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, G...

The heavyweight trilogy fight between WBC and Lineal Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder took place in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 9th. In this post-fight show, we'll cover all the boxing results and what it means for not just the competitors, but Anthony Joshua, Oleksandr Usyk and other top heavyweights. Morning Kombat’ is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, G...