Luke and Rashad Evans take an early look at the weekend ahead. They preview Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren and examine the biggest storylines of Bellator 257. Plus, in the UFC, Kelvin Gastelum replaced Paulo Costa in the April 17th main event and will face Robert Whittaker. What's the difference between this replacement and Kevin Holland filling in vs. Marvin Vettori?

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MORNING KOMBAT WITH LUKE THOMAS AND BRIAN CAMPBELL

on Episode 143 of Morning Kombat Luke Thomas is joined by UFC hall of famer Rashad Evans to discuss the latest in the combat sports world.

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