Luke Thomas *live* Nate Diaz vs Daniel Cormier | Deontay Wilder | UFC White House

Luke Thomas reacts to the beef between Nate Diaz and Daniel Cormier, Deontay Wilder's insane comments, the latest on the UFC White House event and more. This is episode 296 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat. 00:00:00 – Starting Soon 00:03:35 – Intro 00:05:50 – University of Maryland lecture recap 00:10:12 – "Let's bang" 00:10:47 – TKI as Godzilla comparison 00:11:41 – Is TKO winning? 00:13:10 – Izzy just fighting out his contract? 00:20:33 – Who would have beaten Khabib? 00:22:40 – Bloviating about ball bags 00:23:28 – Deontay Wilder on Piers Morgan 00:31:22 – Bobby Poulter Canadian MMA potential 00:32:14 – UFC three-fight offer obligation 00:35:19 – Keith Jardine in 2026 00:35:55 – Dirty boxing as new meta 00:39:47 – US-Gulf relationship post Iran war 00:48:03 – Fighters seen compete live 00:50:00 – Past champions in today's UFC 00:51:13 – UFC glory days and extraction 01:00:08 – PFL rebranding to Bellator 01:02:24 – Macy Barber KO reaction 01:02:37 – Dana criticism and AI ads 01:09:33 – Paid questions begin 01:11:34 – Conor vs Max or Conor vs Vidal 01:12:16 – Aging athletes decline nonlinearly 01:13:12 – Pam Bondi fired 01:27:00 – Golden trophy progressive voice 01:27:21 – Artemis two launch thoughts 01:28:07 – React to Joe Rogan downfall 01:28:42 – RAF impact on MMA wrestling 01:29:00 – Why is Nate Diaz revered? 01:30:48 – Top five US vacation spots 01:32:12 – How does the war end? 01:32:32 – Craig Jones and CJI investors 01:34:12 – Cambodia solo trip advice 01:34:45 – Ground troops in Iran 01:36:50 – Corner advice for Ty bout 01:37:21 – Athletic limitations after 40 01:39:21 – Arco movie recommendation 01:40:00 – Looking forward to this year 01:40:40 – Meet and greet plans 01:41:32 – Valentina and DJ parallels 01:42:00 – Drones changing warfare 01:43:43 – Pakistani Muay Thai fighter name meaning 01:44:59 – Why no more Izzy collaboration? 01:48:21 – Usyk vs Verhoeven picks 01:48:55 – What Yuri needs as champion 01:49:40 – Was Izzy slower vs Piper? 01:50:30 – Bellair wrestling prospect 01:51:56 – Birth rates and imm