Luke Thomas The Beginning of The End of UFC? + Ronda Rousey vs. UFC, We Fix White House Card!

Luke Thomas is back and joins me react to all of the latest news in MMA from crazy fan backlash, the realities of Paramount UFC bookings, how he'd fix the White House card, Rousey vs. UFC and your fan questions! Make sure to follow @LukeThomas and subscribe to his substack: 00:00 – Introduction with Luke Thomas 00:28 – Positive things happening in MMA right now 01:25 – Interest in PFL and upcoming events 02:00 – Thoughts on the UFC White House card 03:00 – Why the White House event is “weird” 04:00 – Global politics affecting UFC events 05:16 – Donald Trump endorsing Jake Paul 06:00 – Ronda Rousey vs Gina Carano press conference 07:00 – Fighters getting lowballed by UFC 08:00 – Why the White House card lacks big fights 09:49 – Ronda Rousey criticizing the UFC 10:00 – UFC revenue vs fighter pay discussion 11:06 – Why big fights aren’t being made 12:00 – Fighters accepting lower pay offers 13:38 – Comparing old UFC cards vs today 14:46 – Jon Jones & Conor McGregor contract issues 16:00 – Why UFC won’t spend more money on fights 16:50 – UFC monopoly and fan reaction 18:00 – Why fans can’t go elsewhere for MMA 20:14 – Francis Ngannou & Tito Ortiz comparison 22:00 – How UFC competition used to exist 24:00 – Why UFC’s dominance changed the industry 25:30 – Fans losing interest in UFC 26:00 – “Enshittification” of major platforms & UFC comparison 28:00 – Why the product can get worse but still make money 29:23 – Streaming deals and losing the communal fight experience 30:00 – Fights that could improve the White House card 31:30 – O’Malley vs Sandhagen missed opportunity 32:00 – Missed big-fight opportunities for the card 33:38 – Why the card lacks star power 35:20 – Other fights that could have been added 36:00 – Why fighters defend the UFC business model 38:00 – Explaining exploitation in fight economics 39:17 – Luke Thomas’ favorite fights of all time 40:00 – Fedor vs Cro Cop, Diaz vs Daley, Couture vs Sylvia 41:43 – Huge MMA moments and iconic fights