UFC’s Paramount Era Begins with UFC 324 | Jon Anik’s Ideas for Changing UFC | Eye-Poke Rules Update
Morning Kombat
Black Effect x All The Smoke Productions
4.7 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 19 January 2026
⏱️ 115 minutes
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Summary
The UFC finally returns this week and LT and The Iceman are back to get you ready for UFC 324.
Also, the UFC announced featherweights Josh Emmett and Kevin Vallejos will headline an APEX event in March. Luke and Chuck break down the fight announcement and what that could mean for Vallejos moving forward.
Jon Anik had some ideas to rejuvenate the UFC. Do the fellas agree and have any ideas of their own?
Plus more, including a discussion about eye pokes and some boxing news.
Welcome back on a Morning Kombat Monday, Donks!
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed human. |
| 0:09.4 | Revely, revely, docks. |
| 0:11.8 | Look at us now, tip to tip. |
| 0:14.8 | This is our life. |
| 0:16.4 | This is our passion. |
| 0:18.7 | I'm Luke Thomas. |
| 0:20.7 | This is Morning passion. I'm Luke Thomas. This is Morning Combat. |
| 0:25.5 | We got to get Chuck his own intro. |
| 0:27.4 | What's going on, everyone? |
| 0:28.6 | Welcome, welcome. |
| 0:29.6 | Fights are back. |
| 0:31.2 | They are back. |
| 0:32.1 | They are finally back in our life. |
| 0:34.5 | And we are here to preview them and talk about so much more welcome to morning |
| 0:38.5 | combat on this 19th day of January 26 my name is look thomas i am merely one half of your |
| 0:45.1 | hosting duo joined by my friend and yours again i just can't get rid of these connecticut babas |
| 0:51.1 | but here he is it's chuck mendonindenhall. What's up, Iceman? |
| 0:54.6 | How are you? |
| 0:54.9 | That was true. |
| 0:55.6 | I guess, yeah, your last guy was Connecticut, too. I guess that's where all the talents is for this chair, right? That's where all the available talent is, I suppose. I'm not sure else to say it. I'm ready for round two, man. You know that's when I come to life. is our second show and this is usually |
| 1:10.8 | when I start to show up. You know that. |
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