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Josh Thomson shares biggest issue with modern-day fighters compared to his era

BAD MMA News — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 22:13:27 +0000

In a lot of ways, look: Josh Thomson is just gettin’ to that stage of life. Thomson turned 46 this past fall. There’s a stereotype that exists of the generation ahead complaining about the generation behind. And conversely, the younger generation is pigeon-holed as having it all figured out compared to the geezers before them. Thomson just passed eight years since his final fight at Bellator 172

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Josh Thomson urges PFL to ‘get their sh*t together’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 20:28:25 +0000

Josh Thomson worries about the state of PFL, and there’s one recent moment he experienced with PFL co-found Donn Davis that understates why. “Let me give you an example,” Thomson told MMA Junkie Radio. “I worked the (Battle of the Giants) Riyadh show for them. Donn Davis literally walked up to me, ‘Hey, man, love watching your fights. I’m pumped to watch your fight tomorrow night.’” Thomson, a former Strikeforce champion, hasn’t competed since Bellator 172 – in 2017 .

Did American Top Team breakup ruin Colby Covington’s UFC career? Analyst believes so.

BAD MMA News — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 20:21:50 +0000

Josh Thomson believes Colby Covington has never been the same fighter since parting ways with American Top Team. Covington split with his longtime gym in 2020 after multiple rifts with then-teammates Jorge Masvidal and Dustin Poirier . Covington (17-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC) has since been training at MMA Masters, but his coaches, Daniel Valverde and Cesar Carneiro, were not in his corner this past Saturday as he suffered a third-round doctor stoppage TKO loss to Joaquin Buckley in the UFC on ESPN 63 headliner at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. Thomson believes Covington is no longer getting high-level training and that his recent performances have reflected that. “I’m not going to take anything away from Joaquin Buckley,” Thomson said on his “Weighing-In” podcast, “but when you train at a prestigious gym like American Top Team, and you’ve found your way out of it, and now you’re running your own camp and doing your own thing in a smaller facility without a whole lot of people to train with that are at the top level, when you just left the gym that had a plethora of world-class fighters there – you saw it (at UFC on ESPN 63).

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Josh Thomson says Michael Chandler beating Conor McGregor won’t be impressive: ‘It’s not a high-level fight’

BAD MMA News — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 21:56:15 +0000

Josh Thomson doesn’t see beating Conor McGregor as an accomplishment for Michael Chandler . Chandler is expected to welcome McGregor back to the UFC, possibly during International Fight Week. If McGregor does return on June 29, it will have been almost three years since he last fought – a TKO loss to Dustin Poirier where he broke his leg. However, it’s not just the layoff that Thomson is concerned with. It’s what McGregor has been doing during his time away. “When Nate Diaz did it (beat McGregor), it was special,” Thomson said on his Weighing In podcast.

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Josh Thomson says Michael Chandler beating Conor McGregor won’t be impressive: ‘It’s not a high-level fight’ – MMA Junkie

PFL vs. Bellator broadcast team set: Chael Sonnen, Josh Thomson, Jonathan Coachman, more

BAD MMA News — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 23:52:20 +0000

The upcoming PFL vs. Bellator: Champions event marks the start of a new era, which will come with a new broadcast team. The event takes place Feb. 24 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (ESPN+, DAZN, ESPNews)

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Josh Thomson, John McCarthy weigh in on Kayla Harrison’s UFC signing: ‘She went where the easier fights are’

BAD MMA News — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 15:37:55 +0000

Josh Thomson and John McCarthy don’t think Kayla Harrison is chasing better competition by going to the UFC. After six years with PFL, Harrison opted to sign with the UFC. Harrison (16-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) meets former champion Holly Holm (15-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC) in a bantamweight bout April 13 at UFC 300 in Las Vegas. With PFL acquiring Bellator late last year, a fight between two-time PFL champion Harrison and Bellator champ Cris Cyborg seemed closer than ever to materializing. PFL CEO Peter Murray said Harrison “chose not to” make the fight happen by signing with the UFC, and Thomson thinks it was a wise move. “The talk that Amanda Nunes may come back, that is the biggest fight they can make in the 135-pound division,” Thomson said on his “Weighing In” podcast

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‘I’m not sold on Khamzat Chimaev’: Former UFC fighter, analyst explains why

BAD MMA News — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 20:19:10 +0000

Josh Thomson believes UFC standout Khamzat Chimaev has failed to live up to his hype. Chimaev (13-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) burst onto the UFC scene in the summer of 2020 when he made a historic 10-day turnaround, picking up finishes of John Phillips and Rhys McKee in two different weight classes. Unbeaten Chimaev is undoubtedly a big star, with his past three wins coming over former title challenger Gilbert Burns, Kevin Holland and most recently ex-welterweight champion Kamaru Usman at middleweight. But considering that Chimaev’s recent wins over Burns and Usman have been tightly contested, Thomson thinks his aura of invincibility has taken a hit

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Josh Thomson: Justin Gaethje ‘hardest fight’ for UFC champ Islam Makhachev right now

BAD MMA News — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 03:06:21 +0000

Josh Thomson sees Justin Gaethje as the biggest threat to UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev . Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) recently said he prefers a fresh matchup in Gaethje rather than have rematches with Charles Oliveira and Arman Tsarukyan. Makhachev’s former American Kickboxing Academy teammate Thomson thinks “The Highlight” is currently his sternest test. Gaethje (25-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) is coming off back-to-back wins over Rafael Fiziev and a head-kick knockout of Dustin Poirier to claim the “BMF” title at UFC 291 . “I believe right now out of all of them, the hardest fight for him is Justin Gaethje,” Thomson said on his “Weighing In” podcast. “You say no because of the wrestling, and I understand why you say no.

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Josh Thomson urges Tony Ferguson to seriously consider walking away from fighting.

BAD MMA News — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 00:34:44 +0000

Tony Ferguson currently finds himself on a six-fight losing streak, with four of those defeats coming by way of finish. These losses have looked rather lopsided at times, making many wonder whether or not it’s time for “El Cucuy” to hang up his gloves for good at 39-years-old. One man who seems to share this sentiment is former UFC veteran Josh Thomson. Thomson took to his podcast, “Weighing In,” to offer his thoughts on the situation.

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Josh Thomson: Tony Ferguson’s ‘funkiness’ would give Conor McGregor a problem

BAD MMA News — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 19:33:37 +0000

Josh Thomson thinks Tony Ferguson ’s style would pose issues for Conor McGregor . Ferguson (25-8 MMA, 15-6 UFC) has been linked to McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) after claiming that he got the call to coach opposite McGregor on Season 31 of “The Ultimate Fighter.” Both Ferguson and McGregor are currently on losing skids, with “El Cucuy” dropping his past five in a row. But Thomson, who was sliced up in a unanimous decision loss to Ferguson in 2015, thinks one aspect of Ferguson’s game would give him a significant advantage over McGregor.

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