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MORNING KOMBAT WITH LUKE THOMAS AND BRIAN CAMPBELL

Bellator 290: Bader def. Fedor, Eblen Beats Tokov | McGregor vs. Chandler | EP. 406

MORNING KOMBAT WITH LUKE THOMAS AND BRIAN CAMPBELL

Black Effect x All The Smoke Productions

Sports News, Sports, News

4.81.5K Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2023

⏱️ 124 minutes

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Summary

On Episode 406 of Morning Kombat, Luke and Brian recap a wild weekend of MMA. At Bellator 290 on CBS, Ryan Bader scored an easy first-round stoppage against Fedor Emelianenko in his retirement fight (00:12:00). Johnny Eblen outclassed Anatoly Tokov to retain his Bellator middleweight title in Saturday's co-main event. What was the most impressive part of Eblen's performance (00:27:53)? Brennan Ward continued his comeback with a second-round stoppage of Sabah Homasi (00:37:25). Plus, Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler will be the next coaches of The Ultimate Fighter and then fight at some point in the third or fourth quarter of the year. Is this the right fight for McGregor (00:51:33)? (00:00:00) - Intro (00:12:00) - Bader Beats Fedor (00:27:53) - Eblen Outclasses Tokov (00:37:25) - Brennan Ward Comeback (00:51:33) - McGregor vs. Chandler (01:08:10) - Spivac Submits Lewis (01:31:15) - HYSTS (02:10:15) - End Get MORNING KOMBAT merchandise now: https://morningkombat.store/ #MorningKombat #fedoremelianenko #Bellator290 #RyanBader #BellatoronCBS #Stand #BrennanWard #JohnnyEblen #UFCVegas68 #DerrickLewis #AmandaSerrano #LukeThomas #BrianCampbell #conormcgregor #michaelchandler To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is our life, this is our passion. That's the spirit we bring to this show.

0:14.4

I'm Luke Thomas. I'm Brian Campbell. This is Morning Combat.

0:20.6

Oh, leave in on a jet plane. Don't know. What's the worst? If I'll be back or when I'll be back?

0:28.3

I don't know, but I know what I'll be back, but I know what we're also going. We're going to the UK.

0:32.4

Hello, everyone. It is Monday, the 6th of February, 2023.

0:37.2

And it is time for Morning Combat. Hello, I am one half of your hosting duo. My name is Luke Thomas.

0:42.0

I join you from the capital of the Stados Needles right here in Washington, D.C.

0:44.8

joined by my Connecticut brethren who somehow survived that cold snap was legit on Friday.

0:51.6

He made it. It's my friend in yours going to Europe for the first time. It's B sizzle. What's up, man?

0:59.3

Hold on, Luke. I got to take a call. It's London calling. They need an award-winning podcast host

1:05.6

to come out there. I'll break through my typical cultural ignorance and lack of

1:10.8

world-renowned travel to do this. I'm fired. The hell up, Luke. You've had a couple of these

1:16.0

moments where you've texted me. I've had a few of those where I've just said, wait,

1:20.7

we're supposed to act like this is business as usual, but you know what, Luke, it just isn't,

1:25.0

okay? I mean, we host this stupid show that all of our stupid viewers love. It's really stupid,

1:31.2

right? And now we get to go to the UK. I don't know who Greenlit that, but it's pretty damn stupid,

1:36.0

and I love it. It is very, this is the dumbest show ever. We're going to bring that

1:40.4

idiocy across the pond back to our relatives in terms of historical origin, the Brits.

1:49.3

But it will be more than the Brits. There's going to be some French there. There's going to be some,

1:53.1

I think, some Irish there. I hope you get kidnapped by some Indians, Luke, who as revenge for

1:58.0

refusing to honor your origin story. B.C., do you like Indian food? Wow, you just got out of that

2:07.6

one quick. It's just a very stupid line of inquiry. Do you like Indian food? I do. You know,

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