Luke Thomas on Coping with Grief, 'Star Wars' & Issues with Media | Pull No Punches Podcast 44
Publisher |
SB Nation
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
News
Sports
Sports News
Publication Date |
Nov 27, 2019
Episode Duration |
00:40:27
NOTE: Thank you so much for listening to us over the past 44 weeks. Starting in December, 2019, The Pull No Punches Podcast will be going on an indefinite hiatus. Wednesday afternoons, BE Presents will now feature our MMA Vivisection Prelims Show in it's place. If the show returns at some point, we hope you'll join us for more engaging MMA talk with Shak and Kajan. _____________________________________________ Luke Thomas joins the program this week, covering for Kajan Johnson. He talks with your host, Shakiel 'Shak' Mahjouri, about the shortcomings of Project Spearhead, where his "disenchantment" with MMA media began, the origins of "Morning Kombat", advice for those dealing with grief, and why Ryan Hall is being a "Star Wars" hater. Discussion Points: 0:42 - Origins of "Morning Kombat" show title 2:47 - The downfall of Project Spearhead 6:29 - Is the UFC afraid of a union? 10:12 - Why Luke Thomas is disenchanted with MMA media 13:38 - Managers/promotions manipulating the media 19:00 - Why Luke Thomas can't be the champion he wants to see in media 20:14 - How to cope with grief and move forward 25:55 - What people get wrong about Luke Thomas 32:41 - Luke Thomas says Ryan Hall is a "Star Wars" hater Poll: Who is your favorite original member of the "MMA Beat"? (Ariel Helwani, Luke Thomas, Chuck Mindenhall, Jeff Wagenheim) You can follow the guys on Twitter: Shak - @ThisIsShak, Kajan - @IamRagin and follow the pages for the @PNPShow on twitter, Instagram, or facebook. Plus, you can watch for articles from Shak Mahjouri on BloodyElbow.com as well. If you enjoyed our show, "heart" us here on SC, or give us a “like”, share & subscribe over on one of our other BE Presents Podcast Channels: YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCFoX81d3fNHrcUckyQdRzLQ iTunes & Apple TV: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/blood…&i=1000421882228 Google Play: play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#…m6qmvqn4yqvivru74 iHeartRadio: www.iheart.com/podcast/269-Blood…Presents-30639274 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/55S2dpKYVqn…kESkWZigLNnEg1ugn Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podcast/bloody-e…esents?refid=stp TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts/Bloody-Elbow-Presents-p1190843/ OverCast: overcast.fm/itunes984162015/bloody-elbow-presents Player FM: player.fm/series/bloody-elbow-presents ... whichever one happens to be your listening platform of choice. While you’re there, don’t forget to subscribe to Bloody Elbow Presents; that way you’ll always be the first to get all of BE’s daily MMA offerings. For previous episodes of the show, check out our playlists on all of our BE Presents channels.

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