Morning Kombat

Big weekend of combat sports and MORNING KOMBAT is here to break it ALL down. First, Luke and BC break down Islam Makhachev win Poirier in surprise thriller. Why was fight closer than expected? Should this be the end for Dustin Poirier? Put to words his legacy, Also, Sean Strickland beat Costa. Was he impressive or underwhelming in completely disarming the Brazilian? Plus, in boxing, Zhang finishe...

MK is back for a special Friday episode of your favorite combat sports show. Luke and BC are live the day before UFC 302 for a FULL preview of Saturday's big card, as Dustin Poirier and Islam Makhachev get ready to go to war. Plus, a preview of Sean Strickland vs. Paulo Costa and Kevin Holland vs. Michel Oleksiejczuk. Also, BJJ star Craig Jones joins the show to talk UFC, dropping a million dollar...

MK is back for your Monday dose of combat sports talk. Luke and BC are live with a full recap of Oleksander Usyk's massive win over Tyson Fury in a historic heavyweight fight .How shocking was it to see Usyk, the smaller man, repeatedly walk down Fury? The guys shares how they scored it. Should Usyk have a rightful claim above Inoue/Crawford/Canelo in P4P top 10 given he overcame 40 pounds to defe...

MK is back for your Monday dose of combat sports talk. Luke and BC recap a fun UFC St. Louis event. Derrick Lewis scored a third round stoppage over Rodrigo Nascimento in Saturday's main event. Lewis didn't show anything new, but he did show us something? Joaquin Buckley looked incredible against the backdrop of performing in his own hometown against Nursulton Ruziboev. Did he become a genuine con...

Big weekend of combat sports means a big week of MK. Luke and Brian break it down starting with Canelo's decision win over Munguia. At 33, is Canelo still operating at his P4P peak? How much did Munguia's stock rise in defeat? Will Canelo face David Benavidez next? Plus, at UFC 301 Alexandre Pantoja defended his flyweight title for second time with UD5 Steve Erceg. Learn more about your ad choices...

MORNING KOMBAT is LIVE from #canelomungia for a final preview of the big-time boxing event! Plus, a full break down of what you can expect at UFC 301! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New era of MK continues on as Luke and BC are back in studio to discuss the biggest news in the combat sports world. First, Conor McGergor became part owner of BKFC. What would he get out of an arrangement like that? Terence Crawford has his next fight against Israil Madrimov, but it's the bigger fight card that's turning heads. How deep is this card all-time and is it safe to say the Saudi sports...

One of the most shocking boxing results in a LONG time happened this weekend and the boys are back break it down. Ryan Garcia stunned Devin Haney via majority decision. How did Garcia do it and why didn't any of us see this coming? Was this the greatest troll job since Ali-Liston I, thus necessitating a full apology from the media for its aggressive concern of Garcia's mental well-being? How bad o...

WHAT A WEEKEND! The boys are back, live, to recap everything that happened during a historic UFC 300 event. Max Holloway's incredible, career defining moment. Pereira's quick knockout win over Hill. Zhang's simple victory. Sterling's debut W at 145. Bo Nickel stumbles but continus his undefeated start. Arman Tsarukyan showed real discipline in a closely-contested bout against Charles Oliveira. Plu...

It is finally here. Morning Kombat live shows are BACK, bigger and better than ever. On this week's episode, Luke is joined by Chuck Mindenhall in studio and BC remotely, to recap this past weekend's UFC Fight night event, preview a stacked UFC 300 card, and discuss the latest Jon Jones trouble. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

MK is BACK! Brian Campbell and Luke Thomas break down the latest news in the combat sports world. The guys break down UFC Atlantic City, Sebastian Fundora vs. Tim Tszyu, Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chiamev and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At UFC 299, Sean O'Malley attempts to defend his bantamweight title against Marlon "Chito" Vera. In the co-main event, Dustin Poirer faces Benoit Saint Denis. The rest of the UFC fight card features Gilbert Burns vs. Jack Della Maddalena, Kevin Holland vs. Michael "Venom" Page and Petr Yan vs. Song Yadong. This is the UFC 299 reaction and results post-fight show for Morning Kombat. Morning Kombat...

Brian Campbell has you covered with a reaction to Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou. Morning Kombat is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and wherever else you listen to podcasts.     For more Combat Sports coverage subscribe here: youtube.com/MorningKombat   Follow our hosts on Twitter: @BCampbellCBS , @lthomasnews , @MorningKombat    For Mor...

On Monday, March 11, CBS Sports will launch BEYOND THE ARC, a new daily show and podcast covering all things NBA with co-hosts Ashley Nicole Moss, Bill Reiter and John Gonzalez and regular contributor Avery Johnson.  Download and follow on  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify  and anywhere else podcasts are found.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell are back to preview UFC 299. The boys break down Sean O'Malley vs. Marlon Vera, Dustin Poirier vs. Benoit Sanit-Denis, Kevin Holland vs. Michael Venom Page and much more!  Morning Kombat is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and wherever else you listen to podcasts.     For more Combat Sports coverage subscribe he...

Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell are here to break down Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou. How will Anthony Joshua Look? Can Francis pull off the upset? The boys discuss it all. Morning Kombat is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and wherever else you listen to podcasts.     For more Combat Sports coverage subscribe here: youtube.com/MorningKom...

Brian Campbell sits down with the RAW DWAG Brandon Royval following his win over Brandon Moreno. BC and Brandon discuss live as a UFC Fighter, a possible Pantoja Trilogy and weaponizing his cardio. Morning Kombat is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and wherever else you listen to podcasts.     For more Combat Sports coverage subscribe here: y...

Luke Thomas sits down with Gilbert Burns ahead of his UFC 299 fight. What did Gilbert do to heal his shoulder? What does it mean to be fighting in Miami? What does he expect from Jack Della Maddalena? Gilbert discusses it all. Morning Kombat is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and wherever else you listen to podcasts.     For more Combat Spor...

At UFC 298, Alexander Volkanovski attempts to defend the UFC featherweight title against Ilia Topuria in the ESPN+ pay-per-view main event. Robert Whittaker and Paulo Costa battle in the co-main event in the middleweight division. Elsewhere on the fight card, Ian Garry faces Geoff Neal, Henry Cejudo squares off against Merab Dvalishvili and Anthony Hernandez fights Roman Kopylov. MEgaphone:  Morni...

Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell are back to preview UFC 298! The guys break down Alexander vs. Ilia Topuria, Robert Whittaker vs. Paulo Costa, Merab Dvalishvili vs. Henry Cejudo and much more! (00:06:10) - Alexander Volkanovski vs. Ilia Topuria (00:43:45) - Robert Whittaker vs. Paulo Costa (00:52:46) - Geoff Neal vs. Ian Garry (01:00:00) - Merab Dvalishvili vs. Henry Cejudo (01:13:05) - Rest of UFC...

Brian Campbell has you covered with a reaction to Teofimo Lopez jr.'s controversial win over Jamaine Ortiz. What is next for Teofimo? Plus BC discusses Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia reportedly being made for April 20th.  Morning Kombat is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and wherever else you listen to podcasts.     For more Combat Sports cover...

Former boxing Junior middleweight titleholder Austin “No Doubt” Trout chats with Brian Campbell ahead of Friday’s vacant welterweight title bout against unbeaten Luis Palomino at BKFC 57 in Hollywood, Florida. Trout talks about his transition to the sport in his 2023 win over Diego Sanchez and whether he could be in line for a showdown against Mike Perry. Morning Kombat is available for free on th...

On episode 539 of Morning Kombat Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell recap Jaime Mungia's win over John Ryder. Does this mean boxing math tells us Munguia beats Canelo? Let's talk about Jon Anik. What's the best way to understand his comments last week, how they were received and what his apology meant. Vince McMahon resigned over the weekend from the TKO board and all WWE operations. What does this me...

Brian Campbell has you covered with a reaction to the news that Kayla Harrison will face Holly Holm at UFC 300. How will the weight cut be for Kayla? Is this the perfect fight for her UFC Debut? How does this shape and impact his thoughts on UFC 300? BC breaks it all down. Morning Kombat is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and wherever else y...

On Episode 538 of Morning Kombat Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell recap UFC 297. The guys break down the entire main card, Should Israel Adesanya be next for DDP? What did we learn about Strickland from this fight? Will the UFC try to make Valentina Shevchenko vs. Raquel Pennington? How bad of a loss was Mike Malott’s collapse against Neil Magny? Was Arnold Allen robbed of a fair outcome against Mov...