UFC Unfiltered with Jim Norton and Matt Serra

On today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered, Jim Norton and Matt Serra are joined by UFC bantamweight Farid Basharat and featherweight Andre Fili for a show that sees the guys also recap some of the action from Saturday’s action at the APEX. Matt starts off the show by catching up with Jim about the comedian’s recently released episode on The Joe Rogan Experience before Farid Basharat hops on the show. Having improved to 12-0 and 3-0 in the UFC with Saturday’s unanimous decision win over Taylor Lapilus, Basharat talks about his journey from London to the United States, where he says Jake Shields and the Xtreme Couture team have helped him take his skills to a new level. Between guests, Matt and Jim recap the action from Saturday’s card, including what could be in store for light heavyweight Magomed Ankalaev following a win in the main event rematch against Johnny Walker. Finally, Andre Fili joins the show a month removed from his 1st-round knockout win against Lucas Almeida at UFC 296. An engaging and personal conversation ensues in which the featherweight also discusses his entrepreneurial hustles, passion for music, and love for dogs in addition to the state of his MMA career.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

16 Jan 202455min

With Jim Norton out for the day, Din Thomas makes his first UFC Unfiltered appearance of 2024 on a show that sees lightweight Jim Miller and bantamweight Ricky Simon call in ahead of their fights on Saturday. The guys waste no time by bringing Jim Miller on the show almost instantly for a chat that sees the 40-year-old veteran reiterate his plans to fight a big name at UFC 300 after Saturday’s fight against Gabriel Benitez. As Jim talks about his passion for hunting, Din and Matt go down the rabbit hole of a hilarious hypothetical scenario in which Matt had to hunt for food instead of scouring for pizza. Almost immediately after Jim Miller leaves the show, Ricky Simon hops on the call to discuss his mindset following a loss to Song Yadong that snapped his five-fight winning streak. Finally, Matt and Din wrap up the show by taking a look at Saturday’s card at the UFC APEX headlined by the Magomed Ankalaev vs. Johnny Walker rematch at light heavyweight.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

11 Jan 202458min

On today’s show, Jim and Matt are joined by Serra-Longo trained UFC bantamweight Merab Dvalishvili and veteran flyweight Tim Elliott! Moments before Merab Dvalishvili hops on the show, Matt shows Jim another side of Merab’s sense of humor by pulling up a hilarious video montage from the bantamweight’s Instagram account. With just over a month until the UFC 298 co-main event sees Merab Dvalishvili take on Henry Cejudo, Merab fills the guys in on his preparation and whether he finds a difference in fighting Cejudo over three or five rounds. Shortly after Merab leaves, flyweight Tim Elliott joins the show to discuss his mindset coming off a short-notice submission win over Sumudaerji in the first round at the beginning of December. Jim and Matt wrap up the episode with their thoughts on a pair of exciting lightweight fight announcements from Dana White — Dustin Poirier vs. Benoît Saint Denis at UFC 299 and Charles Oliveira vs. Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 300.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

9 Jan 202456min

It’s the first UFC Unfiltered episode of 2024! And on today’s show, Jim and Matt are joined by UFC bantamweight Mario Bautista with 10 days until he returns to the cage for a fight against Ricky Simon. Before Mario hops on, Jim and Matt react to Conor McGregor’s announcement and whether they believe his long-discussed fight against Michael Chandler will actually end up taking place at 185 pounds as McGregor stated. Shortly after, Mario Bautista joins the show and reflects on the factors behind his current five-fight winning streak — including his hard-fought win over Da’Mon Blackshear that came after Bautista spent the bulk of his camp preparing for Cody Garbrandt. To wrap up the show, Matt and Jim talk some jiu-jitsu — with Matt filling Jim in on Aljamain Sterling’s grappling match at FURY Pro Grappling 8 and Jim asking Matt a few questions about some moves he’s learning along his newfound jiu-jitsu journey.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

3 Jan 202441min

With the new year around the corner, Matt and Jim are joined by award-winning combat sports journalist Kevin Iole and the great Michael Irvin for the final episode of the year — one that sees the guys hand out their awards for the best UFC moments of 2023! The guys waste no time bringing on Iole to help dive into several different categories for the best of 2023 — including upset of the year, fight of the year, fighter of the year, submission of the year, and others! Shortly after Iole leaves, Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Michael Irvin makes his triumphant return to UFC Unfiltered with emphatic energy. Matt and Jim find themselves captivated by Irvin’s extremely quotable phrases as they catch up with the former Dallas Cowboys legend in an insightful conversation that touches on how MMA has seen a spike in overall athleticism.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

28 Des 202355min

’Tis the season for giving! And here at UFC Unfiltered, our Christmas gift to you is this BONUS EPISODE of UFC Unfiltered with the legendary Steve-O serving as a guest co-host alongside Jim and Matt for a show where the guys make their UFC wish lists for 2024! Calling in from his new spot in Tennessee, Steve-O begins the show with his thoughts on UFC 296 and whether Colby Covington crossed the line with his pre-fight comments to Leon Edwards. Having fully embraced the polarizing nature of his uniquely unconventional style of comedy, Steve-O reflects on the success of his ‘Bucket List’ comedy special that is now available at SteveO.com (http://SteveO.com). Finally the guys wrap things up by examining the fights booked for the beginning of 2024 and putting together Christmas wish lists of what else they’d like to see as UFC fans next year.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

25 Des 202357min

On today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered, Jim Norton and Matt Serra catch up with a friend of the show in Action Bronson before comedian Brad Williams makes his UFC Unfiltered debut for a chat about comedy and fights to make after UFC 296! First to join the show is Action Bronson himself, who makes it a point to remind Jim and Matt that his UFC super-fandom dates back to renting VHS tapes of fights from back in the day. A native New Yorker, Action Bronson talks about what it was like being in the building at Madison Square Garden for the explosive matchup between heavyweights Tom Aspinall and Sergei Pavlovich for the interim title. Shortly thereafter, comedian Brad Williams spends his UFC Unfiltered debut talking about his new special 'Starfish' and how his genetic condition shaped him into the thick-skinned comic he is today before wrapping up with a fun conversation about fights he’d like to see next following this past Saturday’s UFC 296 pay-per-view to cap off a great year of fights.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

21 Des 202344min

With UFC 296 officially in the books, Matt Serra and Jim Norton use today’s episode to recap all that happened during this past weekend’s final pay-per-view of the 2023 schedule with welterweight contender Belal Muhammad serving as today’s guest co-host. Matt and Jim begin the show by recapping their UFC 296 watch party and diving straight into the main event, where Matt makes it quite known how he feels about the manner in which Colby Covington lost in the main event title fight to UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards. Shortly thereafter, Belal joins in on the conversation to share his perspective as the man who weighed in as last weekend’s emergency backup fighter for the main event. After a full-fledged recap of Saturday’s main card, Belal sparks the cat out of the bag that he has some stand-up material saved in his phone — which piques Matt and Jim’s curiosity and ultimately ends up with Belal sharing a funny portion from his UFC-themed stand-up set.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

19 Des 202355min