Luke Thomas Recaps UFC 253 | MORNING KOMBAT
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- Luke Thomas recaps UFC 253 and Showtimes Charlo Doubleheader PPV event. He breaks down Adesanya's impressive win over Costa and talks about the Charlo brothers big night.
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"He got audited." That might be the most nonchalant, savage comment ever.
@rxp56 nah, it still is. What you said doesn't make it not so. Bye.
Luke delivers every damn time! Makes Okamoto and Helwani look like beginners.
Okomoto and Helwani are terrible. Always have been. Luke isnt really a beat journalist but hes always been probably the best at analysis.
Brett is quite awkward but he seems like a nice enough guy and asks some ok questions. Ariel is just horrible in every sense.
@@CalvinHikes lmao theyre one of the most credible people in the business. Just because youre a grownman luke thomas fanboy doesnt mean you have to discredit them lmao
Costa is like the typical Polynesian fighter here in NZ. Izzy has seen that style many times. There are probably a few guys at ckb that bring the same heat.
Very interesting insight thank you
That was the problem Costa did not bring the heat.
I said this awhile ago ahahaha Costas style is nothing new to izzy and his "Chin" means nothing since izzy trains and has fought with Pacific Islanders who have insane chins
@Matiu Russell Maybe a bit of Steve Warby too hes a weapon haha About time the kiwis started supporting our fighters... the pioneers got no love at all
@Matiu Russell I mean more people watch fight sports now but i guess its mostly MMA but forsure we love the ABs a little to much ahahaha NZ has always had good fighters so hopefully they keep getting support and we get more champions one day
I loved how Isreal’s lean back left hook was the same move that lead to the TKO of both Whittaker and Costa
And right before that sequence he kind of tried the same sequence to calculate distance and reaction time. Costa tries a left jab and a left hook as Isreal moves his head to the left and back and throws a right and left hook combo in which he landed the left to the temple... amazing sequence...
Early morning flight after no sleep then right back to work: once a Marine, always a Marine
What about the lazy marines on the streets??
They should go work
Luke was a marine? Damn
The streets won't forget Luke Thomas
I watched the fight again this morning and so much props to Adensanya, he literally merked Costa. I thought Costa would do a Yoel and be patient but the speed was unbelievable!
Costa did do a Yoel lol stood completely still and turtled up with the arm motion and everything
celvester allison right and fucking fast because of how he kinda whips them kicks. Like got damn
Glad Izzy won, however disappointed Costa didn't offer anything other than a couple of nice kicks.
Nice kicks bahahahahaha. Both caught, second got checked with a straight to the face
@@NoelAKABigNolo ..K.
@@MMAetc just saying man, no disrespect.
...offer anything?😂 Well he offered his ass in the end.
@@NoelAKABigNolo he did land a couple heavy kicks, watch again. Izzy took them well tho.
Imagine thinking that a champion kickboxer has not faced a guy like Paulo before.
Who would have taught that Costa would fight izzy in a kickboxing fight and not use his size , strength and grappling advantage to strike from the clinch up against the cage and look for the takedown !
@ Antony Cuff literally anyone who has ever watched a Costa fight
@@antonycuff4512 Costa can't do those things when Izzy is keeping him at bay with those kicks.
@@antonycuff4512 Costa tried to clinch Izzy against the fence and take him down. It didn't work. Round 1: - 0:32
@@nathanturvill4449 you might have have watched a Paulo Costa fight as one but you haven't seen them all and neither have I but I've seen enough to know he is a well rounded fighter , he had hall in the Thai clinch against the cage , he won fights in Brazil with takedowns followed by ground and pound and he was submitting guys in tuf Brazil !
It’s like hearing the script to Schaubs opinions 10h early
I unsubscribed from everything schaub. 🙊
Francisco Rocha same here man, i regret all the time i’ve wasted watching his stuff in previous years
Luke Thomas has a brain unlike Schaub
Dark Fafnir excuse me? I think you’ve misunderstood my comment, what i’m saying is that brendan schaub is a poor analyst and just takes most of his narratives from better more eloquent speakers, and also Brendan acts like a 15 year old and i just dont enjoy his content anymore
Dark Fafnir when it comes to Luke, i watch almost everything he posts and respect his opinion greatly, and mma, jiu jitsu and just combat sports are the only sports i watch and care about
I have no connection to Poland, but I'm sure glad Jan took home gold for some reason
Me too, he seems like a good dude and a hell of a fighter
I feel the same way, I try to stay indifferent with fights but for some reason I really wanted him to win. Very happy for him. Reyes is young and has tons of potential, he’ll be back stronger.
I have polish friends and they where celebrating pretty hard. The deserve it to
prolly because Reyes has been annoying ever since his fight w Jones
I think it's just inspiring. He was basically a journeyman but the dude has shown real improvement in the last two years. and it's cool to see him kind of run in and snatch the title when everyone kind of was assuming Reyes will obvs get it.
Remember when you broke down Izzy vs Whittaker and you showed how Izzy did the same combo over and over till it worked.
If you slow mo this finish he did the same exact move...to perfection.
Same move all 3 times. That fadeaway left hook.
So true...Izzy is too fast and accurate in the pocket
Same one, izzy's got certain techniques POLISHED.
Its amazing that such a skinny dude can land just a grazing shot on the dome and Costa just crumbled. Maybe the weight cut was too much and he was gonna go down easily anyway? A dehydrated brain doesn’t take much to turn off.
@@kinetickutz nope Israel hit him in the right place at the right time on the temple costa over extended right into that left hook like rob did.
Jan won me some good money last night. I had that Bisping feeling about him.
I put money on Jan too 👏🏾. Dominic was too jaded and entitled. Hopefully he’s humble.
Divex I never saw he wouldn’t be fine. He just needed to lose the ego and I’m sure he did last night. He kept saying “I beat JJ” that’s why he lost. Hopefully, he knows better when it comes to his next bout.
Yeah, it's always great when your underdog bets go through. I wasn't super confident in the bet, of course, but just seeing how both of them perform (especially Reyes vs Oezdemir), there was a good chance. So I took it.
Royval and Jan saved me from a bad betting night haha
It really was a Bisping style upset. Really smashed the fuck out of Reyes. Although Bisping had the extra satisfaction of taking Rockhold's soul after losing to him bad. But damn it was impressive. Also those body kicks wtf? I'm surprised Reyes didn't post a rib xray on twitter. Idk if i've ever seen someone bruise so hard so fast. Looked like he was hit with a bat.
I've had gyno on one pec for about a year and it just went away on it's own. Never used anything, didn't do anything different. The body just does weird shit sometimes.
really?
When I was in 6th grade my left nip had it and it went away after time. Just happens
@@mikeybigfoot1354 that makes sense because your hormones are still fluctuating. I'm talking I was about 27 when this happened.
Yeah i have heard diary usually tends to do the whole estrogen thing amongst men.
Izzy has always had gyno, it just hasn’t flared up like this, heaps of things can flare gyno, hormone Imbalances (peds), medications, weed, alcohol, fat gain (which obviously not with Izzy) etc you name it,
I’d lean to peds just due to the nature of the beast (money)
They scouted Costa too well. He couldn’t do anything. Right round house eliminated, forward pressure eliminated, bought the feints. It was that simple.
High level MMA is so simple, when you put it this way
@@CityLightSafe When you have a talent like Adesanya, and coaches who strategize properly, maybe it is. Compounded by Costa having a limited number (but very dangerous) set of weapons.
Papoose316 exactly! It was beautiful to witness. CKB & Izzy >>>
Costa also didn't fight.
Ritalie thats an excuse. izzy destroyed his gameplan
I can't envision anyone getting the better of Adesanya on the feet at this point. I think it's going to take an exceptional wrestler to dethrone Adesanya.
I think Whittaker using takedowns and leg kicks at the end of his blitzes is the only one I can see doing it. In their first fight his head hunting was what did him in. I’m not saying Whittaker will win, I just think he’s the only one that has a skillset complete enough to beat Izzy.
Or a Silva vs Weidman scenario...
Farting Robot420 Khamzat could beat Izzy today. I don’t see anyone giving him much trouble except maybe Usman. But Usman would prolly just be able to survive the fight. He wouldn’t win.
I’m gonna be honest. Izzy’s grappling is HIGHLY underrated. I mean his takedown defense is fucking fantastic, his scrambles are spectacular, and it’s clear that his submission iq is high cause. I don’t know if anyone can actually keep him down... Izzy might become the GOAT soon if someone like Jones doesn’t stop him.
@@kinetickutz you Khamzat donks need to chill
"Paolo Costa got audited on Saturday" - makes sense; Izzy's Pops is an Accountant..
I remember when surviving Romero for 10rounds was a sign of MMA immortality
What changed? I feel the novice opinion got exposed and now people are now realising certain narrative is biased
To be fair, Yoel’s style has really changed since the first Whittaker fight. That Yoel is probably the best we’ve seen and it’s silly Whittaker won especially with a busted knee. That being said things change and the bar rises.
Shamus - He Had A Much Better Second Fight Againt Whittaker...? Many People Think He Won , Whit Clearly Won The First Fight
donnie powell I agree but in terms of game planning I think Yoel had a better showing in the first fight. I think he beat Whittaker in the 2nd one but he kind of just waited and connected a few times big. The lack of variety of attack and numbers lost it for him on the judges cards.
Shamus - No Argument From Me There. The Reason People Think He Won Fight 2 Is Those Big Shots He Landed, In Rds 2/4 - I Believe . He Didn’t Do Jack Shit Else
No more brawler beating a technician.
1234444rbi the casual comes out when you use brawler and technician in the same sentence lolz
@@antspineaha6844 a brawler can be technical. Tyson comes to mind. Press forward Bob and weave, make the miss and throw bombs
Costa should have looked for the clinch and used his size and strength advantage , like the way overeem was able to beat more skilled strikers in k1 !
It can still happen.
When was that ever a thing.
Just a suggestion. I think fans will agree. You really can't put boxing and MMA together in the same show. Most people don't want to hear about the Charlo brothers. Put boxing in a separate video? No offense.
And still 💪🏼🤙🏼 I’ll admit I was nervous that costa could potentially pull of the dub but I’m glad izzy won
"Pull of the dub"
What!?
@@mrdayumfine109 Dub=W=win.... silly I know
@@moongoosemcqueen Right, thanks for that.
So Pull OF the DUB, actually meens Pull OFF the WIN 👍 gotcha
Wym pull off the W are you blind
Costa and Romero should open a samba dancing school together 😆
Smoked like salmon-- Luke, you too funny!
Yes if your wondering Luke the a7Siii is def worth the upgrade from a7iii. I have both and video quality is night and day.
I'm torn between a cinema camera or the a7siii....i've literally waited 7 years to upgrade from my a7s ONE. It's that good eh?
@@geverniveup That depends on your needs. For actual filmmaking get Blackmagic. If you need to film solo videos like Luke does here, go a7siii for the autofocus and IBIS.
After the 1st round I turned to my friend and said “Costa has reacted to every single feint, he’s in trouble”
Is it really going to make a difference considering his shooting environment and TH-cam's compression algorithm? I doubt it. He'd get more out of a better lighting setup.
@@7910norris that's cool, but we're talking cameras here soooooo...
"The Room Service Diaries" were a lot of fun! A regular informal element to MK is definitely called for
Charlo Bros are studs without a doubt, but boxing needs to make the best fight the best like the UFC.
Derevychenko is one of the best.
Yeah I really don't think they should include boxing in these shows until boxing actually puts together fair fights.
@@theguvnor3880 agreed, but Charlo should've probably fought Canelo or Triple G already, but it's all politics in boxing.
Adesanya is the calf kick and run king.
remember the old days when Luke used to sit infront of a grainy camera with a ominous grey wall behind him looking like he was making a hostage plea video, the videography has really levelled up since then
12:00 Exactly, I'm just super proud of Jan. Had a rough start in the UFC but he's just kept grinding and now he's the champ. Great underdog story.
I'm glad someone called out the right peck
So gross. I was thankful I had a low budget live stream. Looked like sagging pixels.
@@CalvinHikes I want to know what it was
Thanks for the recap! You're the best Luke.
Costa is one dimensional. He only has one approach and that's to pressure and rush guys. He didn't do that against Adesanya and ended up looking like that goat being lowered into the T-Rex pen in Jurassic Park.
Haven't seen a title fight clinic like this since Conor beat Eddie for the 155lb belt
Chael Sonnen is the greatest Middleweight Champ in history
is it just me or is Luke always the first to ask questions at every UFC Pres Con (or if not that dude sounds exactly like him)
Those glasses look like you're about to do wood work at a gun range
Adesanya i expected, i was really impressed with Jan Blacowicz and wanted to hear what you said about him. Incredible accomplishment, and beating Dominick Reyes, he's awesome
Luke the warning track on a baseball diamond is a dirt strip so the outfielder knows he’s about a step away from the wall when his foot hits dirt instead of grass, just as a clarification, that’s what it’s actually used for and why it’s called a warning track
253 - I love to see Izzy favourite analyst talks! Casuals do not see it coming! Izzy humping and dancing are the most technical fun parts of the fight! Congrats The Most Differential Striker Izzy
20min video, 14 adverts wtf
Blachowicz has the luck to have two HW boxers in his team , southpaw Szpilka who fought Wilder and also Izu Ugonoh who fought spectacular against Breazeaville and almost won, so those boxers helped him a lot.
I’m never ever working out again . All that muscle for nothing
I am glad it worked out that yourself, ariel and a Couple others have become the pundants of mma news and coverage. Top shelf efforts and analysis brudda.
Reyes dropped
His corner in place of using his brothers
Man izzy blew my mind the way he beat Costa and Robert made it look easy
Adesanya shrugged at the right pecks question at the post fight press conference. He just said “why you looking at my chest” or something similar. So no real answer.
Because the reporter asked the question as if it was Jones talking shit
I think it was "Why's he [Jones] looking at my titty?" Which, regardless of the reason the strange pectoral muscle look, was a pretty funny reply I thought.
@@janguvpes7518 naa it's gyno lol everyone saw it was gyno. 1 sided glandular growth at the age of 30. Unless you have some very serious hormonal imbalance issues like cancer or your endocrine system failing out of nowhere. It's a tell tale sign of steroid use.
Sladj. T gyno forsure
@@imokay1118 pffffffffffffffffffffff
Bobby knuckles just doesn't get any love on your show as one of the top middleweights ever.
That last left hook was from another dimension. Same one that ko'd Whittaker
I was waiting for this all day!
How is Whittaker’s MW reign not #2? He lost one fight at this weight class lol and that was after a long layoff and a crazy surgery.
he barely defended his title Izzy has had the title for less days and defended it much more
No joke Was kinda worried about you two last night lol. I thought for sure you & BC would go live, I kept refreshing the page
I fell asleep waiting for them 😅
Been waiting for your takes Lucas!
So there are 2 different types of defense philosophies in striking and most people use a blend of both. These are shell defense and evasive defense. Shell defense is often used with combination of footwork going sideways when you disappear into your high guard and use your elbows and footwork to avoid body blows while creating opportunities for counters. This kind of defense is very effective against feints and that’s what Jan was using in his fight vs Reyes. In stark contrast Adesanya almost always uses torso and head movements along with footwork to achieve the same thing - this is the evasive defense.
The common denominator here and the key to both of their successes, is their footwork
I’m happy for Jan and got damn THAT POWER
Great insight. "If he stays humble and keep working. ." yes..he does and he did that again when he insisted that Eugene shared his victory in the cage. What they have between them is very special. New Zealand sports have to acknowledge that.
Sunday belongs to "Weighting In", but they are MIA, so I have to fill my slot with Luke!
Going full Brian today.
Ya usually ‘Weighing In’ has an episode out by now.
Love love love weighing in
Adesanyas kicks on Costa were stunning his power.
Quick question here for you Luke, why are you always the first person to ask questions at every post fight media briefing? I always hear your voice first. Just wondering g, do you pick slot and who goes first according to number picked?
Izzy's performance is definitely up there with some of the most one sided title fights. I would put it behind fights like McGregor vs Alvarez, Jones vs Shogun, Holm vs Rousey and of course behind Fig vs Joey B which is easily number one.
Of course that's without mentioning fights like McGregor vs Aldo, which ended before they really started.
Silva vs Griffin and Silva vs Franklin I dont get a mention then?
@@therandomraving7490
There's always one isn't there. Yes they count, as I said "fights like" the ones I mentioned. Meaning that while I named some, there are more. I'm not gonna go and literally name every fight that fits that category. Obviously they're not the only ones.
@@sarcasticgenius8563 Those Silva ones didnt even get outta the first round. In your list, only Figs fight finished in the first. Silva was a magician and deserves to be above this whole list.
@@therandomraving7490
I already agreed those are also great performances haha. You can rank them however you like.
@@sarcasticgenius8563 Cool. Glad you agree :)
It's good to see you. Your analysis might be my favorite thing besides the fight itself.
Lmao.... " Audited.".... Lol.
After the Costa fight it seems like he just wanted the pay day and knew he wouldnt win.Just going by Costa work in the octagon it seems like he was more scared of Izzy than he let on.
Agreed he was very apprehensive...Costa and his team had a really ordinary game plan
Fit with Cole - Cole Heketoa If you watch the after math Costa’s team put a video up talking about his next fight and the only one who’s really happy is the little Gremlin like he wants all the shine forget what Costa went thru.
IZZY got more than an earing from his mommy..LOL..😂🤣😂🤣
He took it from Costa's mom's room. Then he showed Costa what he did to Costa's mom to deserve the earring.
@@NoelAKABigNolo I'm talking about the boobies nit wit..🤣😂
@@6fiddy309 And I'm talking about what actually happened dummy 😂
@@NoelAKABigNolo I'm not..dummy..
@@6fiddy309 idgaf, dim wit
Analysis of Stylebender fight was on point. 💯
All this in just 2.5 years.. dayum
Izzy have a high fighter IQ, he proved him tonight for me and got my respect, even now on top 10/15 list... W 20-L0 very very impressive.
Thanks a lot. Are you gonna go back to do post shows on your own channel moving forward? Just love them in detail. 🥳☹️🤔
I thought Adesanya's approach was reminiscent Jon Jones. Izzy was so effective at breaking Costa's rythm and never allowed him to get his offense going. JJ is a master at doing that to pressure fighters
Less ads than luke’s channel
Reyes and Costa didn't show up. Dominating performance in co-main and main event.
Can you put this up on the podcast feed?
Luke: some people peak early
BC: hey take it easy, I forgot to drink after toasting. It's not my fault.
Been waiting on your analysis, Luke. At laaaast.
Loving the lego stop motion style the video switches to every 10 seconds.
Rewatching the Izzy Costa fight I am less convinced that Paulo just didn't do anything. Israel was very very locked in and active about staying out of range and keeping him at bay with kicks. People look at Israel and think he's too thin to hurt you but he's not. He has knocked people out through his career. Probably the last thing a fighter wants to get caught with in there, aside from an arm bar, is a vicious head kick or knee and Israel does those things in spades.
he finished whiitaer n costa 2 guys romero couldnt even hurt lol
"I always thought that Adesanya was gonna win" (c) Luke 'No Predictions' Thomas, after the fact.
Did predictions for the big fights on CBS Sports, fella.
@@LukeThomas You really only going to bite on the negative comments?
@@LukeThomas Then "why don't you have the balls, outside of wiping yourself, to take a stand on this??" (c) BC ;)
@@gunnar4554 That's not a negative comment in the least. Simple needling from a big fan.
Seemed like Costa knew he couldn't make it through all 5 so plan was to get through the first 2 with low activity, then turn it up once he knew he would have enough gas in the tank to get to the finish if required...but that clearly didn't work out. Only reason I can think of why he wouldn't just turn it into a brawl, or take it to the ground from the on-set and instead played Izzy's game at distance.
Those kicks to Reyes side, fuck that.
So many ad breaks man ...... Can't leave the phone down to listen 🙄
Enjoy your analysis. Thank u
Fun quick recap from the great Luke Thomas.
The microphone is nice and in focus there Luke! Lol. But excellent content otherwise. We appreciate all the uploads.
Anderson Silva's biggest wins;
Rich Franklin, twice
Dan Henderson
Damian Maia
Trt Vitor Belfort
Chael Sonnen, Twice
Forrest Griffin
Dereck Brunson
Adesanya's biggest wins;
Anderson Silva
Dereck Brunson
Kelvin Gastelum
Melvin Guillard
Robert Whittaker
Yoel Romero
Paulo Costa
Anderson Silva was great and i watched his fight live against rich franklin, I was stunned at how much Silva made him look like an amateur. What Adesnaya done was just insane. I think he's better personally then silva is cause he aint never popped. I think the best p4p is between him and Khabib just depends what happens october 25th
😂😂😂😂😂....WOW!!!! LOVE THE LINE.....HE GOT AUDITED......hahahaha...thats dope...that is so true......Izzy THE AUDITOR.....
It’s weird that this was maybe only the second Jan fight I have seen or remember seeing. Guess I need to catch up. Congrats to him.
Great video as always, but too many ads. One every few minutes.
Costa’s kryptonite - thinking.
I'm pretty sure the only reason Costa went out to that fight was to make funny faces at Izzy.
That 4-piece combo Izzy landed on Costa was just sick.
I only heard the sounds but I couldn't see anything.
thanks for that, I thought all american media would disrespect Jan.
Luke "Never been in a fight in my life" Thomas.....oh yeah....he's got insights.
I want see someone like lovato or wiedman fight adesanya. No striker can beat him at middleweight rn.
TH-cam: "Hey luke, how many ads do you want"
Luke: "YES"
Chuck Liddell was 37 years old when won light heavyweight I believe.
Luke looks like hes in a clay-mation movie about christmas and naughty donks
I have the same looking lump under my left nipple. For me it’s caused by postural issues, so when I get a tight pec muscle it causes a swelling/lump under my nip. It’s to do with shoulder girdle stability.
I don’t know specifically what’s happening but I think it’s maybe to do with lack of lymph flow or something.
If I deep tissue massage my pec and/or do certain shoulder posture exercises, it goes away.
Took me a long time to figure that out
Brian's here... in our hearts.
Everyone’s having an Izzygasm
10:29 About izzys right pectoral abnomaly. Brian Sutter a doctor that commentates on sports made a video about it:
th-cam.com/video/4r5hobVG7YY/w-d-xo.html
In short, because its only one pec and not both, is not steroids or an hormonal imbalance. He said is pseudogynecomastia most likely caused by some sort of trauma to the pec (a hit or something like that in sparring).
I noticed that pectoral when fight week started. The first video i could find where izzy has it is EMG's all access road to UFC 253 when they just arrived in abu dhabi.
His argument that Gynecomastia should be bilateral in steroid use is dumb. If a guy is predisposed to it, it can be unilateral whether it advanced by steroid use or natural estrogen production. 90% of Gynecomastia cases are bilateral so the 10% of guys who get it will be one sided no matter what the cause, .
Also you can go back on IG and see that it has always been like that. I went back and found pics up to 4 years ago. His right pec just dips lower than the other.
@@modus18 That's not true
@@sandronelis5845 oh really? Here's one from 2 years ago.
instagram.com/p/BnFiecflMeJ/?igshid=1pav5c41k8iil
@@modus18 bro there is nothing there. This is new. Although I dont believe he is juicing, that's just plain dumb
Thanks for the recap!
Thanks Luke. You're the man.