Luke Thomas

Luke Thomas (born August 5, 1979) is an American combat sport analyst. Thomas works for CBS Sports. Between 2007 and 2019 Thomas worked as an MMA journalist and radio host. Early life Thomas was born in 1979 in the Republic of India, to an American foreign service officer father and a Syrian of Armenian descent mother who lived in Lebanon. Thomas mostly grew up in Washington, D.C., but lived in Marietta, Georgia for two years, graduating from Marietta High School. He graduated from The College of William & Mary. Between 1998 and 2005 he served in Battery H of the 3rd Battalion 14th Marines in Richmond, Virginia, reaching the rank of sergeant. While in college he started training in Judo, and while serving in the military he participated in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program.