UFC Unfiltered with Jim Norton and Matt Serra
885 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 days ago -UFC Unfiltered with Jim Norton and Matt Serra is the must-listen podcast for fight fans. Edgy veteran comedian Jim Norton and former UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra push the boundaries in the UFC's first audio series. “Unfiltered” delivers everything, including pre- and post-fight analysis, industry stories, observations, opinions and interviews with UFC sources, fighters and celebrity fans.
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What’s next for Jamahal Hill, boxer Anthony Sims Jr. talks what UFC gets right
April 23, 2024 01:56 - 51 minutes - 57.8 MBOn today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered, Jim Norton and Matt Serra are joined by a boxer-turned-promoter in Anthony Sims Jr. With no UFC card from over the weekend, Jim and Matt begin the show by catching up with each other and unpacking what to make of Jamahal Hill’s decision to quickly turnaround from his knockout loss at UFC 300 with a fight scheduled for International Fight Week on this June’s UFC 303 card against Khalil Rountree Jr. When super middleweight boxer Anthony Sims Jr. ca...
Arman Tsarukyan & Renato Moicano talk wins at UFC 300
April 18, 2024 00:09 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBOn today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered, Jim Norton and Matt Serra are joined by a pair of victorious lightweights from Saturday’s UFC 300 card in Arman Tsarukyan and Renato Moicano. Joining the show first is Arman Tsarukyan, who reflects on his victory at UFC 300 over Charles Oliveira and how his confidence on the ground against "Do Bronx" stemmed from how much Arman and his team practiced escapes in bad positions. Now entrenched as the UFC’s newly-ranked #1 lightweight contender, Tsar...
Recapping UFC 300 w/ guest co-host Sayif Saud
April 16, 2024 02:39 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBThere’s no shortage of topics to talk about on today's episode of UFC Unfiltered — a show that sees guest co-host Sayif Saud join Jim Norton and Matt Serra for a recap of Saturday's landmark UFC 300 card. The first half of the show sees Jim and Matt work their way up the card alongside Sayif, beginning with Aljamain Sterling’s successful featherweight debut before venturing into an insightful chat about some of the trends they saw from several of Saturday’s fighters that had to work thro...
Jamahal Hill, Jiří Procházka, picking UFC 300 main card & prelims
April 11, 2024 01:47 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBIn honor of Saturday’s absolutely-stacked UFC 300 card being just three days away, today’s UFC Unfiltered episode is stacked in its own right with a pair of former light heavyweight champions calling in by the names of Jamahal Hill and Jiří Procházka. Jim Norton and Matt Serra waste no time by bringing on Jamahal Hill at the very beginning of the show. Eager to show the world how well he has recovered from his ruptured Achilles tendon, Hill confidently explains why he thinks he has what ...
Damon Jackson, Jim Miller, picking UFC 300 early prelims
April 09, 2024 01:35 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBOn today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered, Jim Norton and Matt Serra are joined by UFC featherweight Damon Jackson and lightweight Jim Miller. The show begins with Jim and Matt talking to Damon, who shares his thoughts on the lone 30-27 scorecard that went against him in his majority decision victory over the weekend against Alexander Hernandez in the co-main event slot. Jealous of Damon’s revitalized hair, Matt is surprised when he finds out that one of his Serra-Longo fighters went to ...
Alex Morono & Dan Argueta w/ guest co-host John Morgan
April 04, 2024 02:01 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBWith Matt Serra out for the day, Jim Norton is joined by MMA writer John Morgan for an episode of UFC Unfiltered that sees the guys talk to welterweight Alex Morono and bantamweight Dan Argueta ahead of their fights on Saturday's UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2. Looking to maintain his trend of never losing back-to-back fights, Morono opens his interview by reflecting on some stories from his early MMA career — including what it was like to get bit during a fight by his opponent. ...
Michael “Venom” Page, takeaways from UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
April 02, 2024 01:30 - 48 minutes - 55.3 MBOn today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered, Jim Norton and Matt Serra welcome Michael “Venom” Page into the UFC for the exciting welterweight’s first-ever appearance on the podcast! Finally back home in London after spending nearly a month in Miami after his big win at UFC 299 over Kevin Holland, “MVP” reflects on the family nature of his martial arts background — which stems from having two parents as Lau Gar Kung Fu practitioners and FOUR siblings with kickboxing championships to their name...
Joaquin Buckley, comedian Preacher Lawson, predicting UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
March 28, 2024 01:27 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBWith just a few days until the UFC makes its return to Atlantic City for an exciting night of action, Jim Norton and Matt Serra use today’s show to predict some fights from the card and speak to welterweight Joaquin Buckley and comedian Preacher Lawson. With plenty of time until the first interview of the episode, Jim gives an update on the status of his white belt — and Matt hilariously accuses his co-host of “sandbagging” after hearing about Norton’s hesitance to a replacement piece of...
Payton Talbott, Youssef Zalal, guest co-host Phoenix Carnevale
March 26, 2024 01:29 - 56 minutes - 63.1 MBOn today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered, Jim Norton and Matt Serra invite Phoenix Carnevale on as a guest co-host for a show that features a pair of winners from over the weekend in bantamweight Payton Talbott and featherweight Youssef Zalal. The show begins with the three co-hosts issuing their takeaways from Rose Namajunas’ unanimous decision victory over Amanda Ribas in Saturday’s women’s flyweight main event at the UFC APEX. Shortly thereafter, the guys are joined by Payton Talbott ...
Amanda Ribas, country musician Michael Ray, UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas picks
March 21, 2024 01:08 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBMatt Serra and Jim Norton reunite for a Wednesday episode of UFC Unfiltered that sees the two chop it up with 8th-ranked UFC women’s flyweight Amanda Ribas and country musician Michael Ray ahead of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas card at the APEX in Las Vegas. Matt begins the show with his best attempt at humbly bragging about dominating Jim in the head-to-head fight predictions battle between the two co-hosts. Shortly after, the guys invite Amanda Ribas onto the show to...
Mike Davis, comedian Mike Glazer, recapping UFC Fight Night w/ guest co-host Ray Longo
March 19, 2024 02:10 - 55 minutes - 63 MBWith Jim Norton out for the day, it’s a Serra-Longo type of day on UFC Unfiltered as the great Ray Longo saves the day as guest co-host for an episode featuring lightweight Mike Davis and comedian Mike Glazer. Longo shares his perspective of this past Saturday’s UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura as someone who was in Las Vegas for the duration of the card. While recapping the card, Matt explains what he thinks he could see being the next course of action for Tai Tuivasa now that the Au...
Bryan Battle, comedian Jesus Trejo, UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura picks
March 14, 2024 01:23 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBUFC welterweight Bryan Battle and comedian Jesus Trejo join Matt Serra and Jim Norton for today's episode of UFC Unfiltered! With just three days until he fights in the co-main event slot of Saturday night's UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura card, Bryan Battle previews his matchup against Ange Loosa and reflects on an 8-year weight cutting journey that began as a 300-pound ex-football player and now continues as a 170-pound professional fighter eyeing his third straight win in the UFC....
Kyler Phillips, recapping UFC 299 w/ Brett Okamoto
March 12, 2024 00:16 - 55 minutes - 62.1 MBOn today's episode of UFC Unfiltered, Jim Norton and Matt Serra unpack the action from Saturday's exciting UFC 299 card in a show that features two guest callers in ESPN MMA journalist Brett Okamoto and rising bantamweight Kyler Phillips. The first half of the show sees Jim and Matt work their way down the card alongside Okamoto, who shares his perspective as someone who was in Miami for the duration of Saturday's event as the host for the UFC Post Show. Among the topics the guys dis...
Jack Della Maddalena, in-depth preview of UFC 299 w/ guest co-host John Morgan
March 07, 2024 03:27 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MBWith Jim Norton traveling for the day, Matt Serra is joined by award-winning MMA writer John Morgan for today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered — which sees rising welterweight Jack Della Maddalena join for a chat ahead of his fight on the UFC 299 pay-per-view card in Miami. Facing his toughest test yet in fourth-ranked welterweight Gilbert Burns, Jack assesses Gilbert’s game while expressing confidence in his ability to hold his own both standing up and on the ground. Aware that a win could d...
Kevin Holland, Mateusz Gamrot, UFC 299 picks
March 05, 2024 02:24 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBWith UFC 299 fight week upon us, today's episode of UFC Unfiltered sees Jim Norton and Matt Serra bring along a pair of fighters from Saturday's card on to the show in welterweight Kevin Holland and lightweight Mateusz Gamrot! But first, Matt and Jim unpack the action from over the weekend by dishing out their main takeaways from UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev. Shortly after, friend of the show Kevin Holland makes his eleventh appearance on UFC Unfiltered. Set to take on Mic...
Umar Nurmagomedov, comedian Ginger Billy, UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev picks
February 29, 2024 01:57 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBOn today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered, Matt Serra and Jim Norton are joined by UFC bantamweight Umar Nurmagomedov and comedian Ginger Billy! Joining the show first is Umar Nurmagomedov, and the unbeaten bantamweight explains why beating Bekzat Almakhan on this Saturday’s main card is the first step to getting back on track to big fights like his previously-scheduled matchup against Cory Sandhagen that was scrapped due to Umar’s shoulder injury. Not too long after, comedian Ginger Bill...
Uriah Hall, Asim Zaidi, recap of UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2
February 27, 2024 01:24 - 1 hour - 76.2 MBOn today's episode of UFC Unfiltered, Jim Norton and Matt Serra are joined by longtime UFC middleweight contender Uriah Hall and Karate Combat president Asim Zaidi. The guys begin the show by reflecting on the action from over the weekend in Mexico City — breaking down both their accurate and inaccurate picks made in last Wednesday's episode ahead of UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 card. Before Uriah Hall joins the show, Jim takes a victory lap for his spot-on prediction of UFC ...
Brian Ortega, Tarek El Moussa, UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 picks
February 22, 2024 00:35 - 53 minutes - 49.6 MBMatt and Jim are joined by 4th-ranked UFC featherweight Brian Ortega and real-estate TV personality Tarek El Moussa on this episode of UFC Unfiltered. Today’s show is one marked by a series of brief cameos — beginning with Mrs. Serra briefly joining her husband in the show’s intro and shortly thereafter with Ortega hopping on the call alongside coach Rener Gracie. Looking to get back to his winning ways in his first fight since injuring his shoulder 19 months ago, Ortega reflects bac...
Recapping UFC 298 w/ guest co-host Ray Longo
February 20, 2024 01:37 - 54 minutes - 59.9 MBOn today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered, Matt and Jim get a friend of the show as a special guest co-host in Ray Longo to recap the action from Saturday’s UFC 298 card. When Longo hops on the show, the guys jump straight into Serra-Longo’s own Merab Dvalishvili’s statement win over Henry Cejudo and how his nonstop pressure poses trouble for the rest of the UFC bantamweights. After that, the trio discuss the significance of Ilia Topuria’s 2nd-round KO win over long-reigning featherweight...
Geoff Neal, Mackenzie Dern, UFC 298 picks
February 15, 2024 02:05 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBIn just three days, UFC 298 will finally be here! So with that in mind, Matt Serra and Jim Norton bring on two exciting fighters from Saturday’s card with welterweight Geoff Neal and women’s strawweight Mackenzie Dern as guests. Making his return to the show for the first time since 2019, Geoff Neal dishes out his thoughts on Ian Machado Garry’s trash talk as the two get closer to their high-stakes showdown on Saturday’s card. While waiting for Mackenzie Dern, Jim and Matt begin to m...
UFC 298 betting analysis w/ Minty Bets
February 13, 2024 02:03 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBWith UFC 298 fight week officially upon us, Matt Serra and Jim Norton invite UFC betting analyst Minty Bets on to UFC Unfiltered for a first-look at the betting lines for this Saturday’s pay-per-view portion of the card. But first, the guys catch up with each other and unpack the action from over the weekend with a breakdown of the fights on Saturday’s UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer card. Hardly ever mistaken for an NFL fan, Matt listens in as Jim paints the picture of Sunday’...
Gregory Rodrigues, Sam Tripoli, Hermansson vs. Pyfer picks w/ guest co-host Phoenix Carnevale
February 08, 2024 00:12 - 1 hour - 57 MBThe one and only Phoenix Carnevale fills in for Jim Norton on today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered; a show that features two guests in UFC middleweight Gregory “RoboCop” Rodrigues and comedian Sam Tripoli. Bonding over their love for jiu-jitsu, Rodrigues begins the show by explaining to Matt Serra why an 8-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu national champion has seen most of his recent MMA fights end by knockout. Rodrigues ends the interview by previewing his fight on Saturday’s main card against...
Aljamain Sterling, Themba Gorimbo
February 06, 2024 02:18 - 59 minutes - 66.2 MBOn today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered, Jim Norton and Matt Serra are joined by a friend of the show in Aljamain Sterling and a fast-rising welterweight in Themba Gorimbo. Keeping himself busy with a pair of grappling matches in the time since losing his bantamweight title to Sean O’Malley, Sterling explains why there’s an added sense of relief in jumping up in weight from 135 pounds to 145 pounds ahead of his featherweight debut against 8th-ranked Calvin Kattar at UFC 300. The guys ge...
Molly McCann, Johnny Damon, UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov picks
February 01, 2024 00:33 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBJim Norton and Matt Serra are joined by women’s strawweight Molly McCann and former two-time World Series champion Johnny Damon for today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered! Set to fight 27-year-old women’s strawweight Diana Belbita in a rematch from 2019, Molly hops on the show to explain how extra focus on improving her jiu-jitsu along with a drop down to 115 pounds has her feeling confident with her ability to put an end to her current two-fight losing streak. The British fighter known a...
Raquel Pennington on becoming champion, Drew Dober talks Saturday’s co-main vs. Renato Moicano
January 30, 2024 01:27 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBOn today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered, Jim Norton and Matt Serra are joined by newly-crowned UFC women’s bantamweight champion Raquel Pennington and 15th-ranked lightweight Drew Dober. Nine days removed from a career-defining win over Mayra Bueno Silva for the vacant women’s bantamweight title, Pennington reflects on how much she has improved in the five years since her first title shot against Amanda Nunes. The latter part of the interview sees the champion assess the rest of the div...
Neil Magny, comedian Paul Smith
January 25, 2024 00:06 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBOn today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered, Jim Norton and Matt Serra are joined by 12th-ranked UFC welterweight Neil Magny and comedian Paul Smith! Four days removed from submitting his early bid for comeback of the year, Neil Magny discusses his big win over surging Canadian welterweight Mike Malott in Toronto at UFC 297 and what it means for the 36-year-old contender moving forward on his goal to crack the top ten. Shortly thereafter, the guys are joined by England’s own Paul Smith — wh...
Chris Curtis, UFC 297 takeaways
January 23, 2024 02:57 - 1 hour - 66.8 MBBack home after filming with Dana White and Din Thomas in Toronto, Matt Serra returns to UFC Unfiltered for an episode that sees him and Jim Norton dish their UFC 297 takeaways; with middleweight Chris Curtis hopping on at the tail-end of the show! Jim and Matt work from the top of Saturday’s card on down for a full-fledged recap of the card in Toronto — including Neil Magny’s epic comeback, Raquel Pennington’s women’s bantamweight title victory, and Sean Strickland’s close, split-decisi...
Mayra Bueno Silva, Arnold Allen, UFC 297 preview w/ guest co-host John Morgan
January 18, 2024 02:48 - 49 minutes - 46 MBWith Matt Serra out and about in Toronto during UFC 297 fight week, John Morgan tags along as a guest co-host for an episode of UFC Unfiltered that sees women’s bantamweight Mayra Bueno Silva and featherweight Arnold Allen call in ahead of their fights on Saturday. Jim and John kick off the show by previewing this Saturday’s highly-anticipated middleweight title fight main event between champion Sean Strickland and challenger Dricus Du Plessis. Then, Mayra Bueno Silva hops on the sho...
Farid Basharat, Andre Fili, UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 recap
January 16, 2024 01:38 - 55 minutes - 62.6 MBOn 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 Ta...
Jim Miller, Ricky Simon, guest co-host Din Thomas
January 11, 2024 01:41 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBWith 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 ...
Merab Dvalishvili, Tim Elliott, UFC 299 & 300 announcements
January 09, 2024 00:10 - 56 minutes - 63.1 MBOn 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 ...
Mario Bautista, McGregor-Chandler at 185?
January 03, 2024 23:58 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBIt’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 fact...
Handing out 2023 UFC awards with Kevin Iole, catching up with Michael Irvin
December 28, 2023 00:10 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBWith 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 Io...
What’s on guest co-host Steve-O’s UFC wish list for 2024?
December 25, 2023 15:40 - 57 minutes - 62.9 MB’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 natu...
Catching up w/ Action Bronson, comedian Brad Williams plays matchmaker
December 21, 2023 01:36 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MBOn 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 i...
Recapping UFC 296 with guest co-host Belal Muhammad
December 19, 2023 01:51 - 55 minutes - 62.2 MBWith 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 ...
Brandon Royval, UFC 296 predictions
December 14, 2023 01:10 - 41 minutes - 38.7 MBOn today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered, Jim and Matt are joined by UFC flyweight title challenger Brandon Royval for a prediction-fueled show that breaks down all things UFC 296. The guys waste no time by bringing Royval in right away for a conversation that looks ahead to Saturday’s co-main event flyweight title fight against Alexandre Pantoja. Brandon reflects on the lessons he’s learned from his previous loss to Pantoja before confidently explaining what he believes will be different th...
Randy Brown & Vicente Luque talk fighting at UFC 296, recapping last Saturday’s APEX card
December 12, 2023 00:18 - 48 minutes - 55.9 MBWith UFC 296 fight week in full swing and the last pay-per-view of the year, Jim Norton and Matt Serra use today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered to talk to welterweights Randy Brown and Vicente Luque ahead of their fights on Saturday’s card. As a sign of how stacked UFC 296 is from top to bottom, Randy Brown’s fight against Muslim Salikhov is the FIRST fight of the early prelims — and Randy tells us all about how he thinks the two match up with each other in an interview that also brings out...
Anthony Smith talks short-notice co-main, Sean Brady on win vs. Gastelum
December 07, 2023 00:44 - 56 minutes - 52.3 MBSet to fight in Saturday’s light heavyweight co-main event at the UFC APEX, friend of the show Anthony “Lionheart” Smith returns to UFC Unfiltered for the thirteenth time on an episode that also features Jim Norton and Matt Serra talking to welterweight contender Sean Brady. With 55 professional MMA fights to his name, Smith explains how constantly breaking down film in his side job as a UFC analyst makes him more than comfortable with his decision to fight 11th-ranked light heavyweight ...
Arman Tsarukyan, Jack Osbourne, recapping UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan
December 05, 2023 01:14 - 1 hour - 70.6 MBWas Saturday’s card the best non-pay-per-view card of the year? If today’s show is any indication, then absolutely! On today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered, Jim Norton and Matt Serra receive a short-notice surprise appearance from lightweight Arman Tsarukyan as he reacts to his big win; with Jack Osbourne calling as the second guest caller towards the end of the show. After putting on a sensational performance in his 1st-round knockout win over Beneil Dariush, Tsarukyan explains the reasons...
Kelvin Gastelum, Drakkar Klose, UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan predictions
November 30, 2023 00:50 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBJust three days remain until one of the most stacked non-PPV cards in UFC history comes to Austin, Texas! So, with that in mind, Jim Norton and Matt Serra are joined by a pair of fighters from Saturday’s card in former title challenger Kelvin Gastelum and lightweight Drakkar Klose. Making his return to welterweight for the first time in nearly seven years, Kelvin Gastelum joins Unfiltered to talk at length about the lessons he’s learned from previous issues with weight cutting. Confi...
Punahele Soriano & Beneil Dariush preview upcoming fights at UFC Austin
November 28, 2023 00:33 - 48 minutes - 55.3 MBOn today's episode of UFC Unfiltered, Matt Serra and Jim Norton return from a mini-Thanksgiving break with a show that sees UFC middleweight Punahele Soriano and fourth-ranked lightweight Beneil Dariush join as guest callers. First to join the show is Punahele Soriano, who tells the story of how a non-confrontational kid from Hawaii found his way from wrestling into the world of professional MMA through friend and fellow UFC fighter, Dan Ige. Soriano previews his upcoming fight on Sa...
Guest co-host Jason Parillo talks UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig, Vera's title shot vs. O'Malley
November 21, 2023 00:59 - 59 minutes - 64.7 MBFeeling rejuvenated by the stem cell treatment he received in Colombia, guest co-host Jason Parillo joins Matt Serra and Jim Norton for a fun episode of UFC Unfiltered as the guys recap Saturday's fights and talk through coach Parillo's process of guiding Marlon “Chito” Vera to victory in next year's scheduled rematch against Sean O'Malley for the UFC bantamweight title. The guys begin their recap of UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig by debating whether referee Mike Beltran's premature de...
Chase Hooper, Brendan Allen, should Aspinall fight Jones next?
November 16, 2023 00:31 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBOn today's episode of UFC Unfiltered, Jim Norton and Matt Serra are joined by lightweight Chase Hooper and middleweight Brendan Allen ahead of their fights on this Saturday's UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig card. Right out of the gate, Jim and Matt find themselves on opposite ends of a quick debate regarding whether or not UFC matchmakers should rethink the previously-planned Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic heavyweight title fight due to Tom Aspinall's scintillating performance last Saturday...
John Castaneda, Jamahal Hill, UFC 295 takeaways
November 14, 2023 00:39 - 51 minutes - 58.4 MBFresh off a history-making night at Madison Square Garden, Jim Norton and Matt Serra return for today's episode of UFC Unfiltered to react to UFC 295 as they speak to two guest fighters — bantamweight John Castaneda and injured light heavyweight Jamahal Hill. Matt and Jim open the show with their immediate takeaways from Saturday's fights — including whether or not referee Marc Goddard's decision to stop the fight was unfair to Jiří Procházka. Shortly thereafter, Castaneda hops on th...
Mackenzie Dern, Jared Gordon, UFC 295 picks
November 09, 2023 02:27 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBJust days away from this Saturday’s return to Madison Square Garden for UFC 295, Matt and Jim get two fighters from the card to hop on the show in women’s strawweight Mackenzie Dern and lightweight Jared Gordon. Looking to build momentum off her unanimous decision win over Angela Hill in May, Dern explains why Saturday’s fight against Jéssica Andrade is her most important fight yet as Dern discusses the type of pressure that comes with fighting a former champion looking to avoid dropping...
Dennis Buzukja talks fighting at UFC 295, Adam Carolla catches up w/ Jim and Matt
November 07, 2023 00:03 - 52 minutes - 59.5 MBOn today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered, Jim Norton and Matt Serra are joined by featherweight Dennis Buzukja ahead of his fight on the UFC 295 undercard before catching up with a comedian and podcasting icon in Adam Carolla. Set to fight Jamall Emmers in the very first fight of Saturday’s card, Long Island’s own Dennis Buzukja expresses his excitement to fight in front of friends and family at Madison Square Garden before looking back on his journey to the UFC. As Jim and Matt shift th...
Caio Borralho, is Leon Edwards’ gym justified for banning Ian Machado Garry?
November 01, 2023 23:42 - 37 minutes - 34.9 MBJim Norton returns for this Wednesday’s episode of UFC Unfiltered alongside Matt Serra to a show that invites rising Brazilian middleweight Caio Borralho on ahead of his fight on Saturday’s card in São Paulo. Borralho, who is set to fight middleweight Abus Magomedov on Saturday’s UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis card, dishes his thoughts on his upcoming fight — unpacking the stylistic matchup before dishing his thoughts on his opponent’s most recent outing against Sean Strickland. ...
Joe Pyfer on his upbringing & what’s next, coach Plinio Cruz talks Procházka-Pereira w/ guest co-host Phoenix Carnevale
October 31, 2023 00:21 - 56 minutes - 63.5 MBWith Jim Norton out for the day, friend of the show Phoenix Carnevale steps on up as a guest co-host for Monday’s episode of UFC Unfiltered alongside Matt Serra for chats with coach Plinio Cruz and rising UFC middleweight Joe Pyfer. Matt and Phoenix waste no time by bringing coach Plinio Cruz on to the show to listen on as the former Brazilian heavyweight fighter discusses the brotherly dynamic he and former UFC light heavyweight champion Glover Teixeira both have as coaches for former U...
Ripple effect of Jon Jones’ injury, catching up with Ben Askren
October 25, 2023 23:33 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBOn today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered, Jim Norton and Matt Serra react to the monumental news about UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones’ injury with guest caller and former UFC welterweight Ben Askren. Jim and Matt begin the show by immediately diving into the ripple effect of Jon Jones’ torn pectoral tendon injury. With Sergei Pavlovich and Tom Aspinall agreeing to fight each other in an interim heavyweight title co-main event at UFC 295, Jim and Matt look into what another delay could me...