Morning Kombat

Luke is back from Columbia and he didn't bring BC any party favors but he did bring the heat and direct it right at USADA. Between Luke Thomas and Nate Diaz, USADA has been getting slapped around! Lucky for all of us that the BMF fight lives on! The guys also talk Ben Askren's loss and just who won the trade between UFC and ONE? Our MK hosts gush over Douglas Lima and not only his victory over Ror...

Will Greg Hardy ever have a fight without controversy? We talk "inhalergate" and where does he go from here. We look at a couple of big wins in combat. sports: Undefeated Dominick Reyes taking out Chris Weidman and calling out Jon Jones and undefeated IBF Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion Artur Beterbiev stopped WBC Champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk in the 10th round to become 15-0 with 15 KO's and lay c...

BC is back from Jamaica mon, waxing poetic about the lazy river and Red Stripe. The guys get into UFC Tampa and discuss if Joanna Jedrzejczyk is ready for the title? Cain Velasquez announced his retirement from MMA but also announced a rematch with Brock Lesnar? What? We preview Weidman vs, Reyes, cover another boxing tragedy as well as Errol Spence Jr. surviving totaling his Ferrari.  Learn more...

UFC 243 is in the books and we witnessed not only the crowning of the new UFC Middleweight Champion, Israel Adesanya, but also potentially the new face of the sport! Chuck Mindenhall joins Morning Kombat this week to break down this amazing performance from the dance choreography on the way to the octagon to calling out his next opponent after finishing Whittaker. GGG narrowly escaped with a victo...

What a weekend for combat sports! Jared Cannonier has found his weight class and found his groove as he blasted through Jack Hermansson at UFC Copenhagen. What an athlete, the sky is the limit for the 35 year old! Is Bellator doing the right thing with their Featherweight Grand Prix? Are they differentiating themselves enough? Spence edges Porter in a sensational fight to unify the Welterweight Ti...

Luke and Brian first address the mess that was UFC Fight Night 159 Mexico City. They loved the setting and promotion for UFC 244 Masvidal vs Diaz but there was something missing. But before 244, there's 243 with what Luke calls the matchup of the year featuring the Middleweight Champ, Robert Whittaker taking on the undefeated "Stylebender" Israel Adesanya. MK also previews this Saturday's PPV Welt...

Justin Gaethje impresses yet again with 3rd straight first round stoppage against a game Cowboy. He has ascended to the upper echelon of the loaded lightweight division, right there with Ferguson and Khabib. Will Conor McGregor step in to the octogon with such a dangerous opponent? Michalle Pereira makes a great GIF but isn’t it about winning at the end of the day? The best showmen back it up in t...

Khabib dominates…should he be pound4pound? Who’s next? Ferguson? Conor? GSP? Diaz vs Masvidal November 2nd in MSG for the BMF Title! Should we care about Fury vs Wallin? Ruiz vs Joshua II kicks off promotion ahead of their December 7th date in Saudi Arabia. Bellator 226 was a mess but their Featherweight tournament is legit! KSI vs Logan Paul II…is this boxing? Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

Today's episode of Morning Kombat with Brian Campbell and guest host Chuck Mindenhall includes a full breakdown of Conor McGregor's ESPN interview, Sergey Kovalev, Bellator 225, and more. MORNING KOMBAT WITH LUKE THOMAS AND BRIAN CAMPBELL, Showtime's first live digital series, spotlights the weekend’s biggest news from the world of combat sports. MORNING KOMBAT airs live every Monday at 12 PM ET /...

Today's episode of Morning Kombat with Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell includes a full breakdown of UFC 241, Stipe Miocic, Nate Diaz, Cormier, Romero-Costa, and more. MORNING KOMBAT WITH LUKE THOMAS AND BRIAN CAMPBELL, Showtime's first live digital series, spotlights the weekend’s biggest news from the world of combat sports. MORNING KOMBAT airs live every Monday at 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT. #BelowTheBel...

Today's episode of Morning Kombat with Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell includes UFC 241, Diaz-Pettis, Joshua-Ruiz, Shevchenko, and more. MORNING KOMBAT WITH LUKE THOMAS AND BRIAN CAMPBELL, Showtime's first live digital series, spotlights the weekend’s biggest news from the world of combat sports. MORNING KOMBAT airs live every Monday at 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT. #BelowTheBelt #MorningKombat Learn more ab...

Today's episode of Morning Kombat with Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell includes UFC on ESPN 5, Colby Covington, Shevchenko, and more. MORNING KOMBAT WITH LUKE THOMAS AND BRIAN CAMPBELL, Showtime's first live digital series, spotlights the weekend’s biggest news from the world of combat sports. MORNING KOMBAT airs live every Monday at 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT. #BelowTheBelt #MorningKombat Subscribe to the...

Today's episode of Morning Kombat with Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell includes Max Holloway, Cyborg, Gervonta Davis, Dillion Whyte and more. MORNING KOMBAT WITH LUKE THOMAS AND BRIAN CAMPBELL, Showtime's first live digital series, spotlights the weekend’s biggest news from the world of combat sports. MORNING KOMBAT airs live every Monday at 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT. #BelowTheBelt #MorningKombat Subscrib...

Today's episode of Morning Kombat with Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell includes Manny Pacquiao, Leon Edwards, Greg Hardy, Holloway vs. Edgar, and more. MORNING KOMBAT WITH LUKE THOMAS AND BRIAN CAMPBELL, Showtime's first live digital series, spotlights the weekend’s biggest news from the world of combat sports. MORNING KOMBAT airs live every Monday at 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT. #BelowTheBelt #MorningKomba...

In this week's episode, veteran combat sports analysts Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell ask: Did referee Herb Dean stop the Germaine de Randamie fight too early? Secondly, how on earth does UFC move forward with GDR at bantamweight? Can Urijah Faber get a title shot based on his comeback win at UFC Sacramento? Which Featherweight was most impressive on the card? And what's at stake on July 20th PPV...

The first episode of Morning Combat is FIRE! Luke and Brian discuss where Jorge Masvidal's amazing 5 second KO of Ben Askren fits on the list of greatest moments in UFC history! They also break down UFC 239, including performances by the GOAT's, Amanda Nunes and Jon Jones. Catch Morning Combat LIVE every Monday at 12pm eastern at https://bit.ly/2XyOJNF Get More BELOW THE BELT with Brendan Schaub:...