UFC Unfiltered with Jim Norton and Matt Serra

UFC fighter-turned-trainer James Krause fills in for Jim Norton as a special guest co-host alongside Matt Serra for today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered!Matt and James kick off the show by interviewing former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar ahead of the final fight of his career on this Saturday’s UFC 281 pay-per-view card.After explaining why he feels thankful to be able to go out on his own terms at 41 years old, Frankie talks about where coaching, acting and stand-up comedy fit into his immediate post-retirement plans.After recapping last Saturday’s UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos card, Matt and James take a sneak peek UFC 281 — where they dish out differing opinions on some of the evenly matched fights at the top of this Saturday’s pay-per-view card.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

8 Marras 202257min

Matt and Jim are joined by UFC flyweight Tagir Ulanbekov and actor Jerry Ferrara on today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered. With help from a translator, Ulanbekov shares how longtime teammate Khabib Nurmagomedov and his father have shaped him into the fighter he is today ahead of the Dagestani wrestler’s fight against fellow wrestler Nate Maness on Saturday’s main card of UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos. Matt and Jim follow up the interview by assessing whether Marina Rodriguez or Amanda Lemos has the advantage in their women’s strawweight main event bout and take a look at the welterweight co-main event between Neil Magny and Daniel Rodriguez. Next, actor Jerry Ferrara talks about how it makes him feel hearing Entourage and Power fans call him by his “Turtle” and “Joe Proctor” character names instead of his real name on the street. After explaining how his love for sports gambling led him to hosting a podcast about it, Jerry takes a stab at picking UFC 281’s middleweight title fight between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira and shares why he thinks it’s special that the fight is set to take place at Madison Square Garden.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

3 Marras 202257min

Matt and Jim are joined by UFC welterweight contender Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson on today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered! Thompson begins the show with a story on how his “Wonderboy” nickname sparked a friendship with actor and musician Jack Black before going in depth about his renowned karate style and the benefits it provides to him and other fighters inside the cage. After sharing his thoughts on headlining a UFC Fight Night this December against Kevin Holland, Wonderboy uses his kickboxing expertise to predict the middleweight title fight between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira at UFC 281. As Wonderboy explains what to expect from the two middleweights, Matt reiterates why he thinks Adesanya won’t be phased by his rival despite failing to beat Pereira in both of their kickboxing fights they had against each other. The guys finish the show talking Halloween costumes and spooky stories before ultimately diving into their favorite shows they’re currently watching.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

1 Marras 202259min

Matt and Jim are joined by UFC middleweight Roman Dolidze, featherweight Chase Hooper, and legendary magician Criss Angel on today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered.After previewing his upcoming fight against Phil Hawes on the prelims of this Saturday’s UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen card, Roman Dolidze talks about his native Georgia while discussing his friendship with fellow Georgian UFC fighter Merab Dvalishvili. He wraps up his interview by sharing why he likes playing chess in his spare time.Then, Criss Angel joins the show to talk about his friendship with UFC legends Randy Couture and Frank Mir and how the two performed as guest magicians on his new show, Criss Angel’s Magic With the Stars.Finally, Chase Hooper hops on the show ahead of his fight on Saturday against Steve Garcia. The jiu-jitsu black belt talks about what he’s learned in his young UFC career and how training with Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson has helped him improve his striking.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

27 Loka 202257min

Matt and Jim are joined by Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver and UFC superfan Michael Irvin on today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered! While recapping last Saturday’s UFC 280 pay-per-view card, Irvin and Matt find themselves on opposite sides of the debate over whether Petr Yan or Sean O’Malley deserved to win their bantamweight contender fight. Then, Matt pounds the table for bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling and explains why he thinks TJ Dillashaw’s injury shouldn’t take anything away from Sterling’s TKO victory. While discussing Islam Makhachev’s division-altering win over former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira, the guys dish their thoughts on how Alexander Volkanovski matches up with the new lightweight champion and where Beneil Dariush fits in the title picture after his decisive win over Mateusz Gamrot. Check out Michael’s podcast, The Michael Irvin Podcast on PodcastOne — available wherever you get your podcasts from.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

25 Loka 202258min

With just three days until UFC 280, Matt and Jim get three guest callers for today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered; lightweight contender Mateusz Gamrot, middleweight AJ Dobson, and media personality Jack Osbourne.Fresh off signing a new UFC contract, Mateusz explains why his wrestling skills will keep Beneil Dariush’s hands full on Saturday. He also explains how American Top Team teammate Dustin Poirier has helped him become a better fighter and discusses what would happen if the lightweight title picture required the two friends to fight each other.Then, AJ Dobson shares how he went from a theatre kid to full-fledged UFC fighter before explaining what he expects from Armen Petrosyan in their middleweight bout on Saturday’s prelims.Finally, Jack Osbourne joins the show to talk about how growing up in a famous family on reality TV led him to his current situation as a jiu-jitsu blue belt who seeks out paranormal experiences on the multiple TV shows that he hosts.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

20 Loka 20221h 17min

Matt and Jim are joined by UFC lightweight contender Michael Chandler on today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered! Chandler begins the show sharing his honest thoughts on the state of his brewing rivalry with fellow lightweight title contender Dustin Poirier as the countdown to their meeting at UFC 281 is less than a month away. While sharing his thoughts on the UFC’s lightweight title picture, Michael draws back on his experience fighting Charles Oliveira to reiterate why he believes oddsmakers are mistaken for making ‘Do Bronx’ the underdog against Islam Makhachev in this Saturday’s UFC 280 main event. He then explains why he doesn’t agree with featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski being next in line for the lightweight title. Finally, Matt dishes out some of his takeaways from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo card before Michael wraps up the show explaining how fatherhood through his two adopted sons keeps him grounded through training.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

18 Loka 20221h 2min

Matt and Jim are joined by UFC women’s flyweight Alexa Grasso, middleweight Jordan Wright, and actor Matt Lauria on today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered!Days away from UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo, Alexa Grasso shares her thoughts on headlining her first UFC card  and how winning on Saturday can get her closer to her ultimate goal of becoming the first Mexican woman to become a UFC champion.The guys are then joined by CSI: Vegas star Matt Lauria, who shares what he learned from current and former UFC fighters as an actor on the scripted MMA-themed TV series, Kingdom.Finally, Matt Serra gets the chance to share his love for comic books with Jordan Wright, who exchanges anime and superhero TV recommendations with Matt before ultimately sharing the nutritional and training changes he made that make him feel as confident as ever going into Saturday night’s fight against Dusko Todorovic.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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