Morning Kombat

Morning Kombat episode 75 is here and Luke and Brian begin the show by breaking down Dana White's latest comments about Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou 2. Will we see this fight in March? Luke and Brian preview Bellator 254 main event between Gegard Mousasi and Douglas Lima. Plus a deep dive on what is an underrated Bellator card. The guys close out the main topics by discussing the story lines f...

On today's episode of Morning Kombat, Luke and Brian recap a wild UFC 254 event, including Khabib retiring after his impressive win over Justin Gaethje (). Where does he stand in the all-time UFC GOAT rankings ()? Where does the UFC's lightweight division go from here ()? Plus a breakdown of Robert Whittaker's impressive win over Jared Cannonier. Should he get a rematch vs. Israel Adesanya ()? The...

At UFC 254, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated interim champion Justin Gaethje in the second round via submission, but following the result of the pay-per-view main event on Fight Island, Khabib told the sport historic and explosive news. Luke Thomas gets to all of this in his instant reaction video. --------------------------------- 'Morning Kombat’ is available on Apple Podcas...

Morning Kombat episode 73 is here and Luke and Brian preview everything UFC 254. Does Justin Gathje have a chance vs. Khabib (5:34)? What's at stake for Robert Whittaker and Jared Cannonier (30:00)? PLUS A full breakdown of the rest of the card (38:30). The guys make some corrections from when they were DEAD WRONG (44:20). They close the show with a Homework Review of Patrice O'neal's Elephant in...

Today on the podcast, we'll be digging into all things UFC 254. We'll go over every detail of the lightweight championship main event between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje, the co-main event at middleweight between Robert Whittaker and Jared Cannonier and other details. We'll dig into media coverage maybe leading to a fighters union, where Conor McGregor/Tony Ferguson/Georges St-Pierre fi...

Brian Campbell welcomes Rafe Bartholomew as the Boxing Hardcores address the fallout and pound-for-pound impact of Teofimo Lopez Jr.’s upset of Vasiliy Lomachenko. Where does Lopez deserve to be ranked? Should the more proven Lomachenko remain higher? The guys also debate the merits of how Lomachenko’s follow up shoulder surgery affected the fight and whether Lopez could gain anything from a remat...

On MK episode 72, Luke and Brian dive into an early look at this weekend's UFC 254 event between Khabib and Justin Gaethje. The boys discuss what will happen if Khabib Nurmagomedov wins and what happens if Justin Gaethje wins. They examine where new lightweight Michael Chandler fits in all of this. Luke and Brian break down the co-main event between Robert Whittaker and Jared Cannonier. The boys c...

Brian Campbell sits down with UFC Hall of Famer Rashad Evans to get his expert picks for UFC 254. Brian and Rashad runs through the entire main to get Rashad's best bets for UFC 254: Khabib-Gaethje. --------------------------------- 'Morning Kombat’ is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Bullhorn and wherever else you listen to podcasts.    For more Combat Spo...

On MK episode 71, Brian and Luke recap the weekend in combat sports. First up is Brian Ortega's dominant victory over Chan Sung Jung (4:30)). Following Ortega's victory Alexander Volkanovski tweeted that finally there is some clarity in the featherweight division. Is Alexander Volkanovski vs. Brian Ortega the fight to make (15:00)? Teofimo Lopez Shocked the world by defeating Vasiliy Lomachenko to...

On MK episode 70, Brian and Luke run through the biggest news in the combat sports world. Conor McGregor verbally accepted a matchup with Dustin Poirier for January 23rd (7:10). The guys preview UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Korean Zombie (16:35) and Recap Bellator 249 (25:05). The guys cross over to boxing to preview the big fight between Vasiliy Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez Jr (35:35). You guys ca...

On episode 69 of MK, the boys break down the latest news surrounding Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor, is it time to give up on this rematch (5:00)? Bellator 249 is this Thursday and the guys have you covered with an in-depth preview (19:58). They also discuss the rumors that Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury III won't be happening in 2020 and Tyson Fury potentially is looking for a new opponent...

Brian Campbell give you 5 reasons to LOVE Vasiliy Lomachenko's title unification bout vs. Teofimo Lopez Jr. this saturday. PLUS BC sat down with Teofimo Lopez Jr. to preview his Lightweight title unification bout vs. Vasiliy Lomachenko. Is it true that Lomachenko took a pay cut so Lopez could get the right amount of money? What really happened when his dad confronted Vasiliy Lomachenko? What does...

Episode 68 of MK is here as Luke and Brian recap the events from this past weekend, including an eventful UFC Fight Night that saw Cory Sandhagen score an impressive stoppage of Marlon Moraes (7:20). Edson Barboza bounced back Saturday night can he really be a contender at featherweight (20:38)? UFC Fight Night also brought us one of the craziest knockouts you will ever see (27:50). The guys also...

Episode 67 of Morning Kombat is here as Luke and Brian begin the show by breaking down what Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier 2 could look like (4:35). Next up the guys preview this weekend's combat sports events, including UFC Fight Night: Marlon Moraes vs. Cory Sandhagen (18:09) and MVP vs. Ross Houston at Bellator 248 (27:43). There were some big fight announcements... Errol Spence vs. Danny Ga...

Episode 66 of Morning Kombat is here and Luke and Brian look ahead to UFC 256 breaking down the news that Kamaru Usman vs. Gilbert Burns is OFF for the event in December and look at potential replacement fights including Aljamain Sterling vs. Petr Yan for the Bantamweight title and Francis Ngannou vs. Stipe Miocic (5:15). The boys also discuss Deontay Wilder firing his co-trainer Mark Breland and...

Brian Campbell welcomes Rafe Bartholomew to break down last Saturday's 140-pound slugfest between Jose Zepeda and Ivan Baranchyk which featured eight knockdowns over five rounds and a spectacular knockout win. The guys debate where the fight belongs historically this century and why the backstory of both combined to author such an emotional and dramatic classic. Learn more about your ad choices. V...

On episode 65 of MK, Luke and Brian recap the UFC and Bellator events from this past weekend including Holly Holm's win over Aldana (5:55). Did Carlos Condit do enough in his win to get a second chance (18:45)? Onto Jose Zepeda vs Ivan Baranchyk... Where does this stand in the Fight of the year category (27:10)? Chris Weidman thinks that he is the one to dethrone Israel Adesanya (40:40). The guys...

Luke and Brian are back for episode 64 of Morning Kombat to react to the news coming out of UFC 254 media call (5:45). Cody Garbrandt pulled out of his UFC 255 title fight and the guys discussed that moments after it happened (30:32). Next up Brian and Luke preview the UFC Fight Night Holm-Aldana card this weekend (38:04) and Bellator Milan (32:40). The boys close out the show by reviewing "The Da...

Luke and Brian are back for episode 63 of MK. The boys react to the on-going feud between Conor and Dana that now has McGregor trying to face Dustin Poirier (2:38). They also discuss Jon Jones recent twitter war path where he went after Israel Adesanya and Jan Blachowicz (16:48). PLUS a preview of Bellator 247 and all the breaking news coming out of Milan (27:50). The guys make some revisions to s...

Luke and Brian return for a big episode 62 of Morning Kombat as they recap Showtime Boxing's PPV double header and UFC 253. They discuss Israel Adesanya's dominant victory over Paulo Costa (3:50) and break down how impressive new UFC Light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz was in his win over Dominick Reyes (19:20). Next up the guys discuss what's next for Jermall (29:10) and Jermell Charlo (36:...

Showtime Presents: Morning Kombat with Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell! Luke is a former Marine Sergeant and the Sr. Editor of MMA Fighting and SB Nation. Brian Campbell is the CBS Insider for all things Combat. Together they will cover everything happening in the world of Boxing and MMA, including talking to the fighters, promoters and especially you, THE FANS! If you love combat sports, please su...

Luke and Brian are back for a special Morning Kombat Extra edition to preview the massive weekend ahead in combat sports. The guys break down Showtime's Charlo Brother doubleheader PPV event and. discuss the ramifications of the fights for both Jermall and Jermell. They also take a deep dive into UFC 253 and examine Israel Adesanya defending his Middleweight title vs. Paulo Costa.  Learn more abou...

Luke and Brian are back with the second installment of Room Service Diaries which details their second day in the Charlo Doubleheader PPV bubble at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut and answers all the fan questions you submitted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Luke and Brian are back with a special Morning Kombat extra episode detailing their first day in the Charlo Doubleheader PPV bubble at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On episode 61 of Morning Kombat Luke and Brian recap the weekend in combat sports, including Colby Covington beating Tyron Woodley at UFC Vegas 11 and Erickson Lubin picking up a big win in boxing over Terrell Gausha. The boys also look ahead to the massive weekend coming up in combat sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...