Luke Thomas is *live* | White House Presser | UFC 328 Khamzat vs Strickland preview

Luke Thomas reacts to the UFC White House presser with Alex Pereira, Ilia Topuria, Justin Gaethje and President Donald Trump. We'll also look ahead to UFC 328's Khamzat Chimaev vs. Sean Strickland. This is episode 301 of The Luke Thomas Live Chat. 00:00:00 – Starting Soon 00:00:37 – Intro 00:05:13 – Common MMA narratives 00:09:41 – If BC wanted to come back to MK 00:12:38 – Which current champs stay by 2028 00:14:50 – Will Khamzat finish Strickland 00:17:29 – Instant tell for good/bad fighters 00:21:21 – Dana White politics in sports question 00:35:07 – Strickland upset tier if he wins 00:40:30 – Boxers silent on Ali Act changes 00:45:34 – BC interview with Strickland 00:46:48 – Poatan defense at heavyweight 00:50:18 – IFW card matchup thoughts 00:51:49 – Ilia wearing Justin's strikes 00:53:26 – Islam moving to middleweight 00:53:32 – White House presser and TKO earnings 00:57:26 – Strickland overlooked against Khamzat 01:00:15 – Paramount 700K subscriber numbers 01:03:55 – Scripting political takes question 01:04:11 – Strickland without the Izzy win 01:05:36 – Favorite MMA media moment 01:06:47 – Paid questions announcement 01:07:25 – Best fighters to never win a title 01:08:05 – Inoue broke Nakatani's orbital 01:08:19 – Most prolonged beating in MMA 01:09:37 – UK fan on White House card awareness 01:12:27 – DC weather for White House card 01:13:04 – MMA fans and Strickland on women 01:17:57 – ICE deportations not making headlines 01:18:56 – Bulletproof knee program update 01:20:14 – Wardley vs Dubois attention 01:20:30 – Ian Garry vs Prochazka striking 01:21:08 – Political identity question 01:21:29 – Favorite Room Service Diaries episode 01:21:59 – Khamzat to LHW if he loses 01:22:17 – Over/under slurs at presser 01:25:32 – Danny Segura returning to MK 01:25:40 – UFC retaliation for Longo comments 01:26:58 – Volk surpassing Aldo as FW GOAT 01:27:57 – Obama presidency retrospective 01:32:40 – Death penalty stance 01:34:40 – Poatan vs Gane skepticism 01:35:18 – Blood for Blood event thoughts 01:35:52 – Getting politically active in LA 01:37:35 – Max vs Conor 2 for Zuffa belt 01:38:12 – Conor contract situation breakdown 01:39:32 – Memories of UFC 189 01:40:15 – Right-wingers louder on genocide 01:42:32 – White House ticket pricing reaction 01:43:21 – Trump glaze and UFC interest waning 01:43:47 – TKO changing WWE contracts 01:45:16 – White House ticket proceeds question 01:46:29 – Benavidez vs Bivol early thoughts 01:46:53 – Viewer questions political turn 01:51:29 – MK donkey explanation compliment 01:52:07 – Oscar paid off at hearing question 01:52:35 – Valverde vs Tua mini fight odds 01:52:52 – Resolving professional conflicts advice 01:53:29 – Perez copying PSG model 01:53:55 – UFC Freedom 250 partner package 01:54:05 – Chris Nolan Odyssey movie 01:55:17 – Islam vs Garry interest level 01:55:38 – Viewer breakup advice request 01:55:52 – Rogan viral clip reaction 01:57:53 – Terrence Crawford in RAF 01:58:22 – Prochazka as Pereira of WW 01:58:29 – Russian fighters doping question 01:59:27 – Casual fan viewing habits 02:00:01 – Whitaker vs Krilov for 329 02:00:19 – MVP as real promotion odds 02:00:27 – UFC and importance of luck 02:00:55 – Press conference starting soon 02:02:36 – Khamzat enters presser 02:03:01 – Khamzat and Strickland exchange words 02:03:52 – First presser question 02:06:43 – Dana calls it top three rivalry 02:07:28 – Josh Van presser questions 02:08:45 – Taira presser questions 02:10:32 – Strickland presser rant begins 02:12:41 – Khamzat Russian language question 02:14:25 – Khamzat terrorist comment 02:15:08 – Religion and insults debate 02:15:37 – Can Sean's pressure break Khamzat 02:18:44 – Technical difficulties 02:21:36 – Dana on Intuit Dome return 02:22:47 – Sean mentally affected by Dricus 02:23:34 – Jimi Manuwa as MK guest host 02:24:36 – Another lockdown question 02:25:36 – Poatan training with Despain 02:27:06 – Obama under scrutiny as Black man 02:27:41 – Luigi Mangione and oligarchic power 02:28:20 – Who should Poatan train with 02:28:41 – Van and Taira face-off 02:29:07 – Low ticket sales for Netflix card 02:29:28 – Khamzat vs Strickland face-off 02:29:58 – Bautista vs Sanagan thoughts 02:30:21 – State of 205 division 02:31:11 – TKO possibly selling WWE 02:31:57 – This presser vs Shamrock-Tito 02:32:13 – BC at White House event update 02:33:00 – Yemen Sudan Nigeria genocide question 02:34:14 – Societal disconnect and numbness 02:34:54 – Sean standup adjustments for Khamzat 02:35:28 – Heavyweight recruiting from JUCO 02:37:56 – Outro SUBSCRIBE to my SUBSTACK: https://lthomas.substack.com/ Become a Luke Thomas Channel Member here: https://www.youtube.com/lukethomas/join Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/lukethomas.b... Instagram:   / lukethomasnews   Email: lukethomasnews at gmail dot com Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0bE8pzp...