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Combat sports analyst. One half of @MorningKombat. The stone that the builder refused.

Washington, DC
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
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The potential repeal of the Ali Act in boxing would be the most significant change to the industry in three decades and only for the worse. Some thoughts on this enormous bit of news:
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
2 months
This is not a conspiracy theory. This is precisely what happened. He’s unequivocally correct.
@imraansiddiqi
Imraan Siddiqi
2 months
Theo Von saying he believes the U.S. government is banning TikTok to cover up the genocide in Palestine. And he’s right.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
9 months
This is one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen a sports podcast do.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
21 days
My man in the back with the Palestine jersey🇵🇸
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
7 years
This is the 6th test this year for her. For context, the last 3 Grand Slam winners and Sharapova - who previously served out a (dubious) doping suspension - COMBINED have been tested 0 times in the same time frame.
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Serena Williams is claiming discrimination after being called to submit another "random" drug test. Does she have a case?
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
2 years
This is both profoundly inspiring and profoundly sad.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
2 years
Not sure I’ve seen that before (NSFW)
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
3 months
If this isn’t ducking, nothing is.
@espnmma
ESPN MMA
3 months
Jon Jones revealed he would rather fight Alex Pereira than Tom Aspinall if he defeats Stipe Miocic at #UFC309 due to "legacy."
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
2 years
Watch Israel Adesanya keep his eyes open and on target as he expertly times the right hand that lead to the KO of Alex Pereira. #UFC287
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
2 years
Khamzat Chimaev vs. Colby Covington, yes?.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
10 months
That's easily one of the most legendary finishes in UFC history. 4:59 of round 5. BMF title. UFC 300. Up a weight class. Max Holloway is an all-time great.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
2 years
I’ve seen a lot of MMA, but I’d never seen this before.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
2 years
Jon Jones took 3 years off, changed weight classes and blew the doors off of THE top contender in a way that made it look comically easy. If he's not your GOAT, your list needs updating.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
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Khabib Nurmagomedov takes the mic to give props to Ireland for supporting Palestine.🇮🇪🇵🇸.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
2 years
If you missed prime Cain Velasquez, you missed a lot.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
3 months
The picture here is the fight he *lost* to Stipe despite avenging it later. 👑.
@francis_ngannou
Francis Ngannou
3 months
Thank you, champion @stipemiocic , for all you’ve done for our sport and, above all, for the class you embody and the example you set. I’m grateful for how our battles have shaped me into a better fighter; those moments taught me more than years in the sport. Enjoy your
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
4 years
When MMA Twitter tries to play the games they get away with on MMA Twitter in real life.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
3 months
It might be. What is the best pair of back-to-back wins in MMA history?.
@MMAHistoryToday
MMA History Today
3 months
This might be the best pair or back to back wins ever.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
3 months
Ok, that's cool.
@mmamania
MMA Mania
3 months
No look punch 😍
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
4 months
Cristiano Ronaldo is in attendance at the PFL. That's legit the most famous person who has ever been to any MMA event.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
2 years
These two ladies making fun of grindset podcasts is hilarious:
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
1 year
Craig Jones has the best take on Colby Covington and the U.S. I’ve heard thus far.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
5 years
Let's be completely clear about this. The only fight - and I mean the ONLY fight - to make at lightweight NEXT. Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson. There is no alternative.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
2 months
Rakhmonov’s looking at Garry like he’s lunch.
@ChampRDS
Championship Rounds
2 months
Shavkat Rakhmonov and Ian Garry face off for the first time 👀🔥. 🎥 @ufc #UFC310 #UFC #MMA.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
4 years
Khabib is 29-0 and was never knocked down or cut in a professional MMA contest. You literally can't say that about any other UFC champion ever.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
4 months
In terms of pure insult quality, this is a 10/10.
@theMMAhomies
MMA Homie Podcast
4 months
Renato Moicano says Dan Hooker being in the Top (15) is F*ckn CRAZY "It's like seeing a turtle in a TREE!" 🐢🌳🤣 #UFCParis 🗼 @moicanoufc @bisping @danthehangman
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
1 year
Genuinely might be the most famous active athlete to ever attend an MMA fight.
@PFLEurope
PFL Europe
1 year
🤩⚽️ @KMbappe in the building for #PFLParis!
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
2 years
I didn’t realize woke meant sharing more than 20% of revenue with fighters.
@FoxNews
Fox News
2 years
PUNCHING BACK: UFC founder blasts "woke" culture — why his company refuses to follow other brands.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
4 years
Ran into @joerogan today. Podcast out tomorrow.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
10 months
After the third loss to Alexander Volkanovski, we didn't know where Max Holloway's career was going. Now Max is the BMF champ after starching Justin Gaethje and Volk is coming off back to back KO losses. This sport moves SO FAST.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
2 years
Can’t get over this clip of Crawford. He’s dropped Spence twice here (Spence had never been down before in his career). While the ref is tending to him, Crawford turns to the undisputed champ *at the next weight class up* & says “you’re next”. Animal.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
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@CultureCrave
Culture Crave 🍿
4 months
Fidelity estimates that Twitter (X)'s value has dropped to $9.4B . A 79% decrease since Elon Musk took over 📉
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
10 months
I've been covering MMA for nearly 20 years and Max Holloway's KO of Justin Gaethje tonight at UFC 300 right away ranks as one of my all-time top moments. Here's me and @othellobt reacting in real time to the unbelievable scenes:
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
4 months
She’s a two-time Olympic gold medal winner and the literal best judoka this country has ever produced. She’s a better pure athlete P4P than most of the entire roster.
@ElonovMMA
Elonov 🇦🇺
4 months
Kayla Harrison has bigger arms than most of the mens 135 division 😭
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
8 months
Wait until you see the Power Slap dorms.
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Joe Pompliano
8 months
Today I learned that Real Madrid has private suites at its training facility for every single player, including outdoor patios and room entry via fingerprint scanner. Pretty crazy 🔥.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
6 years
Dustin Poirier tells me immediately after the fight, Max Holloway signed and gave him the gloves he wore at #UFC236 to help with Poirier's Good Fight charity. He did this of his own volition because he wanted to help out. Amazing.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
2 years
That’s not the Dominick Reyes fight.
@SICKYDOESMMA
SickydoesMMA
2 years
Jon Jones' only loss on record.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
5 months
This is genuinely very funny.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
5 years
Tony Ferguson vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov. Justin Gaethje vs. Conor McGregor. These are the only two fights are lightweight that matter now and matter ever.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
1 year
Whatever you think of the fight, this Fury-Ngannou hype video is cinematically cool:
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
9 months
It is unforgivable what @ESPNPlus is doing to customers. This is two UFC pay-per-views in a row where I’ve paid for the event and been unable to watch it. You stole from me and your product is the worst in the entirety of online streaming. Refund me. Now, @ESPNPlusHelp.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
3 years
No one has ever done that to Tony Ferguson. Ever.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
2 years
Nothing accidental about it.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
3 months
What’s this weird bit where people are using “we” to identify themselves from the object of their fandom?.
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Yan Rider
3 months
We don’t have power? 😂
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
3 years
Apparently Ciryl Gane participated in some sort of celebrity soccer match and for a heavyweight, he can dribble pretty nimbly.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
5 years
No, @joerogan was absolutely correct.
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Stephen A Smith
5 years
You're wrong on this one, @joerogan.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
3 months
This might be the most I’ve ever seen someone’s face rearranged for a bout at the beginning of a card:
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
5 years
That is a world-class referee.
@Beyond_Kick
Beyond Kickboxing
5 years
So Sovarathana with the hellbow knockout against Neymar at todays Muay Hardcore.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
2 years
Nate Diaz and Tony Ferguson facing off.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
1 year
LMAO. Two anti-gay slurs in one broadcast. This is MMA!.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
2 months
Usyk praising his kids for getting their orange and green belts in judo is the best.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
5 months
Not an essential part of it all, but these different costumes for the ring card girls to match the chapters of the story is a nice touch.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
10 months
.@OvinVithanage hit me with this stat:. Max Holloway is the ONLY fighter in UFC history to score 100 or more significant strikes in 16 different fights. War horse.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
2 years
Except on days where Ngannou makes news!
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@shaunalshatti
Shaheen Al-Shatti
2 years
Dana White announces Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje 2 for the now vacant BMF title on July 29. UFC 291 at Salt Lake City.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
2 years
Here’s a famous person who likes BJJ and combat sports you can rally behind instead of bozo tech oligarchs who have enriched themselves helping to further break the world.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
11 months
Jack Della Maddalena calls for a fight with Shavkat Rakhmonov and all I can say is holy fucking shit please make that fight.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
5 years
Max Kellerman said on the #WilderFury2 broadcast no matter who wins here, the baddest man on the planet is whoever the UFC champion is because that's a closer approximation of a real fight. But by all means, let's keep serving up Stephen A. Smith's vapid takes on UFC shows.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
1 year
One of my favorite “f*ck around, find out” combat sports moments is when Ricardo Mayorga called down the thunder from Oscar De La Hoya and discovered the hard way that was the wrong move.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
18 days
Merab won fairly and proved to be special. But the idea Umar sucked or didn’t prove to be a worthy adversary is equally ludicrous.
@theHOFPicks
Home Of Fight Picks
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How media vs. What actually.portrayed it happened
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
7 months
Sam Alvey posted another angle of the Rafael Alves KO of James Vick.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
1 year
Becoming a two-weight world champ in two combat sports is some all time gangster shit.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
2 years
This Bellator vs. Rizin poster is legit.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
3 years
Hard to explain to modern MMA fans what a unique force BJ Penn was.
@JackSlackMMA
Jack Slack
3 years
Vulgar display of leg dexterity
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
8 months
Max Holloway stuffed 14 of 15 takedown attempts in a title fight versus Frankie Edgar.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
2 years
Jingliang is the only fighter of the 6 who rearranged their fights last minute who had to take an opponent who was heavier than him. He's worked consistently this entire fight. and it's this effort that's getting his fight booed. You gotta be kidding me.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
2 years
A lot less Hasbullah and Liver King on the timeline these days.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
1 year
I imagine this will upset some MMA bitter enders, but Mighty Mouse is very much correct.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
5 years
Imagine being the motherfucker who watches this fight and thinks fighters make enough money.
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@jedigoodman
Jed I. Goodman ©
3 months
Media member to Dana White:. First of all, I owe you an apology. I was one of the people that hated Power Slap. I did a commentary in Arabic for them last time. And my God, you are 100% right. We are all wrong. I respect you so much for it.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
1 year
Francis Ngannou should’ve been the face of MMA a long time ago.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
1 year
Is Francis Ngannou about to become a boxing sensation? Win or lose, who doesn't want to see Deontay Wilder fight Ngannou?.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
1 year
The best part about that win for Sean Strickland is that he did it for 25 minutes. He did it standing. No fluke. No bad ref stoppage. No screwed up judging. Fair and square. That's just the fact.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
2 years
Everything about this is a sick joke.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
2 years
The crazy part is this fight could be made tomorrow. There’s nothing legally preventing UFC and PFL from working together. There isn’t even a network discrepancy. UFC doesn’t co-promote and has conditioned everyone to accept this as normal and fine, but it’s just a choice.
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Dan Canobbio
2 years
MMA fans are the ones getting teased now. How the tables have turned! .
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
3 years
Canelo Alvarez. King of 168 and maybe the sport of boxing. #CaneloPlant
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
3 years
So, how good is Khamzat Chimaev?. Not invincible, but he's a title contender. And if he can keep progressing, there is simply no doubt he will be champion.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
2 years
The judges had the least amount of work in ages tonight and still managed to wildly fuck it up. Impressive. #UFC282.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
2 years
Izzy calls DDP the n word multiple times.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
1 year
Donald Trump makes his way to his seat at UFC 295. Strangely, graphics team forgot to include he's facing 91 felony counts in four criminal cases. Must've been an oversight!.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
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It’s the best cardio in the history of the sport.
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Phil Mackenzie
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I've said it before but it bears reiterating: Merab's cardio is the most incredible singular athletic ability that I've ever seen in MMA.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
4 months
🤮🤮🤮🤮.
@acdmma_
ACD MMA
4 months
Ramzan Kadyrov was a front row guest tonight and entered the ring to congratulate Artur Beterbiev after his victory
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
4 years
Dan Hardy has always been a good commentator, but man, he is on another level today. Studied, insightful, engaged and able to get out of a lot of info in a minimal amount of words. Dude is EXCELLENT.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
4 years
🚨🚨ANNOUNCEMENT: I'm headed to @CBSSports full time and that means big changes are coming.🚨🚨
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
4 years
Greg Hardy doesn’t have a win over anyone on the current UFC roster.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
3 years
16 fights. 16 wins. 16 finishes. Shavkat Rakhmonov is the truth.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
4 months
Under the assumption that it happens, beating Volkanovski and Holloway in the same calendar year is - by a million miles - the greatest accomplishment anyone will have had in MMA all year.
@acdmma_
ACD MMA
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if this happens in impressive fashion, is he fighter of the year over Alex Pereira???
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
5 months
This is broken record material, but it's another situation where the importance of fighter pay stands out. The cut on Irene Aldana is all-time bad. Arguably the worst in UFC history. What did possible lifelong disfigurement earn her?
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
4 years
I'll give him that.
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Greg Rosenstein
4 years
Dare I say it: Logan Paul can take a punch. #MayweatherPaul.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
6 years
Injuries are a part of the game and happen to basically every fighter. except the Diaz brothers, who have never withdrawn from a bout due to injury in their professional careers.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
4 years
This sounds insane, but it’s true. Since they fought each other, their MMA records are:. Jose Aldo 5-5.Conor McGregor 3-4. Wild.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
7 years
I don't speak for all vets, but as a veteran, the problem isn't kneeling during NFL games. It's that many Americans have a sense of patriotism that is no more than going through motions of empty public rituals. My patriotism means serving, voting, and donating. Protesting, too.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
3 months
Still avoiding Aspinall at all costs, but at least the division gets to move on.
@ChampRDS
Championship Rounds
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Jon Jones says he’d be willing to vacate his heavyweight title after #UFC309, and fight against Alex Pereira for a BMF title 👀. 🎥 @aaronbronsteter #UFC #MMA.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
1 year
Abu Dhabi is, the broadcast tells us, the safest city in the world. You can also be thrown in jail for criticizing the government on Twitter, though.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
3 years
You have to respect what Deontay Wilder gave here tonight. Can anyone honestly say he could've given more? He gave *EVERYTHING* he had. No stone was left unturned. Fury had to earn this in a way he never did in the previous 2 meetings.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
4 years
No idea when in 2016 Chadwick Boseman was diagnosed with cancer or if/when before that he suffered symptoms, but look at what he was able to do from that time period until today. Prolific by any standard. Shocking considering his illness. What a fighter.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
7 months
@oocmma This is a local tradition/festival where the community settles disputes. Called Takanakuy.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
5 years
40 seconds is the fastest anyone has ever beaten Donald Cerrone. According to FightMetric, Cerrone landed 0 strikes. So, just to recap, McGregor beat Cerrone (granted, 36 years old) faster than anyone without taking a single strike in the process. Not too shabby.
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
10 months
Max Holloway says he’d prefer Conor McGregor next, but that Ilia Topuria is likely his opponent. Would be happy with either of those fights.
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Rob DeMello
10 months
#Hawaii's Max Holloway returns home as BMF champ • Reacts to 'timeless moment', representing the islands, and what's next for Blessed 🤙🏽@BlessedMMA @ufc #UFCHawaii #HawaiiMMA #BMF📝 @c_shimabuku #KHON2Sports
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
1 year
Presenting Covington losing a decision due to political bias among judges as a real story is genuinely fake news.
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bjpenndotcom
1 year
Colby Covington’s recent appearance on FOX News 😅 #UFC296 #MMA
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Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️
6 years
No one in the UFC - and I mean NO ONE - has been more underrated to the casual audience than Jorge Masvidal. Hopefully this is the first step in righting that wrong.
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