Aljamain Sterling, Arnold Allen, UFC 304 recap
On today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered, Jim Norton and Matt Serra are joined by a pair of highly-ranked UFC featherweights in Aljamain Sterling and Arnold Allen. Sterling reflects on his recent experience competing on a Karate Combat card before sharing his thoughts on UFC 304, going into extreme detail on both welterweight Belal Muhammad and lightweight Paddy Pimblett’s victorious outings. Aljo wraps up his interview with a breakdown of Merab Dvalishvili’s keys to victory against Sean O’Malley in the recently confirmed bantamweight title fight on September’s UFC 306 card at the Sphere. Back in the win column after a two-fight skid, Arnold Allen calls in to explain the payoff of picking up a crucial win in the early hours of a Sunday morning card in his home country. Finally, the guys end the show by playing out matchmaking scenarios for the UFC’s heavyweight division in light of Tom Aspinall’s impressive win over Curtis Blaydes.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
30 Heinä 20241h
Manel Kape, Gregory "RoboCop" Rodrigues, UFC 304 preview
With Jim Norton out for the day, MMA writer John Morgan makes his return to UFC Unfiltered for a show alongside Matt Serra that sees the two chat with flyweight Manel Kape and middleweight Gregory Rodrigues ahead of their fights on this Saturday's UFC 304 card. Making his debut on the podcast, Kape reflects on his upbringing. After sharing that his father's decorated boxing background created his passion for fighting, Manel unpacks the origins of his fiery mentality before breaking down his mindset going into Saturday's highly anticipated fight against undefeated Muhammad Mokaev. When Gregory Rodrigues hops on, the Brazilian middleweight explains that being on this Saturday's UFC 304 main card in Manchester is a full-circle moment for him as someone who was cornering Vitor Belfort eight years ago in Manchester for UFC 204. The fighter known as "RoboCop" then goes on to share how family keeps him grounded as he approaches his matchup against Britain's Christian Leroy Duncan.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
24 Heinä 202452min
Steve Garcia, Bruce Buffer, UFC 304 picks
On today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered, Matt and Jim are joined by featherweight Steve Garcia and legendary announcer Bruce Buffer. After recapping their weekend festivities, Jim gets Matt to walk through women’s strawweight Virna Jandiroba’s impressive submission win from over the weekend against Amanda Lemos. With Steve Garcia joining the show for the first time, the guys get the featherweight veteran to share his story of how his MMA journey has led him to his current streak of four straight knockouts following Saturday’s first-round stoppage against SeungWoo Choi. Then, Bruce Buffer calls in to discuss what he enjoys most about traveling across the globe to announce fights before weighing in on the landscape of the UFC’s heavyweight division. Finally, Jim and Matt wrap up the show by making their predictions for this Saturday’s UFC 304 card in Manchester, England.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
23 Heinä 20241h 17min
Cody Durden, discussing Khamzat Chimaev's future
On today's episode of UFC Unfiltered, Jim Norton and Matt Serra are joined by UFC flyweight veteran Cody Durden ahead of his fight on this Saturday's card at the APEX. Making his first appearance on the podcast, Durden breaks down his familiarity with Bruno Silva as he discusses how a matchup against a fellow American Top Team fighter came about for the main card of UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba. When Durden's interview ends, Jim and Matt discuss Khamzat Chimaev's standing in the middleweight title picture before wrapping up the show with a sneak peak at the intriguing rematches atop the main card of next week's UFC 304 pay-per-view card in Manchester.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
18 Heinä 202446min
Julian Erosa, actor Lewis Tan, guest co-host Din Thomas
Today's episode of UFC Unfiltered is jam-packed with laughter as Din Thomas rejoins the show to "fill in" (we'll explain later) for an episode that features featherweight Julian Erosa and actor Lewis Tan. Fresh off a victory on Saturday's card in Denver over Christian Rodriguez, Erosa discusses how he managed to pull off his second straight 1st-round guillotine. Then, Matt and Din bond with Erosa over their shared experience as alums from The Ultimate Fighter. Just when Matt thinks he's ready to talk to an actor with superhero experience... surprise, it's Jimmy! Pleased with his heroic return from a flight that landed early enough to join the show, Jim Norton gets to wrap up the show as part of the conversation with Lewis Tan — a lifelong MMA fan who describes how his own martial arts background shaped his current place as a burgeoning action movie star. Finally, the guys wrap up the show by delivering their takeaways from this past weekend's UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
16 Heinä 20241h 5min
Drew Dober, UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez picks
On today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered, Jim and Matt are joined by lightweight Drew Dober ahead of his fight on this Saturday’s card in Denver. Before Dober hops on, the guys dive into some of the matchups on the main card of this weekend’s event. The two co-hosts find themselves in agreement on a few picks before ultimately formulating different predictions in the women’s flyweight main event between Rose Namajunas and Tracy Cortez. Already accustomed to training in the Denver altitude, Drew Dober wraps up the show by shedding light on the fascinating manner in which his fight with Jean Silva swiftly came to fruition. Tied with Dustin Poirier for the most knockouts in UFC lightweight history, Drew explains his evolved mindset on letting the stoppages find him as opposed to setting expectations in his head about how his fights should play out.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
11 Heinä 202444min
Michelle Waterson-Gomez reflects on retirement, Dan Ige talks skyrocketing stock after UFC 303
Back from a Fourth of July break, Jim and Matt use today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered to chat with a pair of fighters from UFC 303 in Michelle Waterson-Gomez and Dan Ige. Joining first is Waterson-Gomez, who reflects on how family kept her grounded throughout her 17-year journey as a professional mixed martial artist. Having retired as a jiu-jitsu brown belt, the “Karate Hottie” reiterates her plan to stay in the gym in order to secure a black belt while weighing her post-fighting career options as a broadcaster, actress and coach. Just over one week removed from replacing Brian Ortega in the UFC 303’s co-main event, Dan Ige joins the show to paint the picture of what went down behind the scenes before stepping up to the plate in legendary fashion against Diego Lopes on the day of the fight. Aware that his stock has still elevated even though he lost, Ige outlines his desire to deliver another all-action scrap in his next fight by calling out Yair Rodriguez ahead of UFC 306 at the Sphere in Las Vegas.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
9 Heinä 202447min
Georges St-Pierre, Payton Talbott, UFC 303 recap
A rivalry-turned-friendship makes its return to the show as today's episode of UFC Unfiltered features the great Georges St-Pierre calling in to catch up with Matt Serra and Jim Norton. As the guys talk GSP's post-fighting career business ventures, the former two-division UFC champion shares some exciting news about a fascinating project in development that MMA fans can expect to see from him in association with Netflix. Shortly after, promising bantamweight prospect Payton Talbott calls in to discuss his lightning-fast 19-second knockout on the UFC 303 prelims before explaining why he'd welcome a step up in competition with a name like Adrian Yanez. Finally, Jim and Matt cap off the show by dishing out their main takeaways from Saturday's card commemorating International Fight Week.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2 Heinä 202459min
