UFC Abu Dhabi: RDR edges Whittaker, Petr Yan Calls for Title Shot, Pico booked for UFC 319 co-main

MORNING KOMBAT WITH LUKE THOMAS AND BRIAN CAMPBELL

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🗓️ 28 July 2025

⏱️ 123 minutes

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Summary

Luke Thomas is back from vacation and ready to chop it up with his best friend Brian Campbell on a Morning Kombat Monday!

Reinier de Ridder scored a split decision victory over Robert Whittaker in the UFC Abu Dhabi main event. With that win, does he rate as next for the winner of UFC 319's main event between champion Dricus du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev?

Petr Yan looked incredible against Marcus McGhee at UFC Abu Dhabi. With three wins in a row, he has to be the consensus next man up after Merab Dvalishvili vs. Corey Sandhagen. That said, is there any reason to think a fight with either Dvalishvili or Sandhagen would look any different in a rematch?

UFC 319 finally has a co-main event as featherweights Aaron Pico and Lerone Murphy square off, likely for title shot implications. This will also serve as Pico's UFC debut. Do you like this fight at all or as a Pico debut?

LT, BC and the MK crew discuss these topics and much more!

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:09.8	Revely, revelry.
0:12.4	Look at us now, tip to tip.
0:17.2	Oh, Jesus.
0:19.5	Oh, ha, ha, ha, ha, Oh, ha.
0:25.3	Shout for more in combat.
0:26.7	Do you want a margarita?
0:27.7	Yes.
0:30.9	Oh, God.
0:33.5	It's us doing what we love. It's time to bang.
0:42.0	Oh, yeah, back from vacation.
0:45.0	This guy, back with a bang this show.
0:47.4	It's morning combat Monday, July 28th.
0:49.7	Of the 25s, and yes, we are here.
0:53.0	They haven't canceled us.
0:54.6	They've definitely tried to.
0:56.5	I would like to let you know, though, that we have a great show for you today.
1:01.2	Looking back at UFC Abu Dhabi, checking out the latest headlines in MMA and boxing,
1:06.0	maybe a little bit of your DMs, then some of my she app.
1:09.0	But Luke Thomas, back off the bird, back where you belong in that chair.
1:13.4	I would never smell that chair under any circumstance.
1:16.1	This is the chair, by the way, where Pablo Torre finds out.
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