UFC Unfiltered with Jim Norton and Matt Serra

On 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 dur...

With 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 confiden...

With 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 o...

On 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...

On 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.  ...

Matt 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 wi...

On 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...

In 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-sta...

With 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....

The 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 knoc...

On 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...

Jim 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...

On 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 A...

On 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 c...

Back 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, Raq...

With 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...

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....

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 f...

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 Dvalishv...

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...

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, fi...

’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 l...

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...

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...

On 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 hi...