UFC Unfiltered with Jim Norton and Matt Serra

Matt and Jim are joined by light heavyweight title challenger Jamahal Hill and bantamweight contender Marlon “Chito” Vera on today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered — the last one of 2022! Set to hop back in the cage in exactly a month, Jamahal talks fighting outside of the United States for the first time in his professional career as he passionately defends the UFC’s decision to place him in the vacan...

Megan Olivi joins the guys as a special guest co-host for today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered! The trio start off the show with a recap of last Saturday’s UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland card from top to bottom. With the holidays upon us, Megan and the guys next talk about their favorite Christmas songs of all time. Continuing with the Christmas spirit, Serra-Longo trained fighter and UFC...

UFC middleweight contender Jared Cannonier and lightweight Drew Dober join Matt Serra and Jim Norton on today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered as the guys look ahead to this Saturday’s UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland card. Looking to rebound from his title shot loss to former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, Cannonier talks lessons learned from that loss as he previews his main even...

On today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered, the dynamic duo of Matt Serra and Jim Norton return for a recap of last Saturday’s UFC 282 pay-per-view with Fortis MMA owner and head coach Sayif Saud.   Matt and Sayif begin the show talking about the unique motivational and in-fight-advice-giving methods they each use to get a hold of various fighters.   Then, the guys begin a recap of the UFC 282 fights by...

It’s UFC 282 fight week! And while Jim Norton couldn’t make it in today, the one and only Din Thomas is back for his second appearance of the week alongside Matt Serra for this stacked episode of UFC Unfiltered. Matt returns to the show for the first time since the video teasing his hilarious interaction with a theme park employee went viral, giving Din and the listeners part of what they came for...

With Matt Serra out and about in Orlando enjoying a family day at Disney World, Jim Norton is joined by guest co-hosts Din Thomas and Jon Anik on today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered! Anik uses his cage-side perspective as the play-by-play announcer of last Saturday’s UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland card to provide an in-depth recap of the action that took place in Orlando from the prelims on up to...

On today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered, Matt and Jim are joined by UFC heavyweight Tai “Bam Bam” Tuivasa and women’s strawweight Emily Ducote ahead of their fights on Saturday night’s UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland event in Orlando. Tuivasa draws laughter from Matt and Jim throughout the interview as the enigmatic Australian explains why his fight against fellow knockout artist Sergei Pavlovich i...

After taking the week off for Thanksgiving, Matt and Jim return to the show with former two-time UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz, who’s serving as a guest co-host for today’s headline-driven episode of UFC Unfiltered. As the guys open an interesting discussion about how important it is for fighters to market themselves outside of the sport, the topic shifts to where Conor McGregor stands i...

Matt and Jim are off this week due to the holidays. That doesn't mean we don't have something for you to listen to.  Din’s Got Answers is a new show hosted by our pal and yours Din Thomas. A little about the show: Got questions about the UFC? Well, Din Thomas is here to answer them. Din will use his experience as a UFC veteran, analyst, comedian, coach to the biggest names in the sport, co-star of...

Matt and Jim are joined by UFC welterweights Andre Fialho and Jack Della Maddalena on today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered!   Set to make his FIFTH appearance in the Octagon this year on Saturday’s UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac main card, Andre explains why he thinks staying incredibly active is beneficial for him ahead of his fight vs. Muslim Salikhov.   The former amateur boxer turned MMA fight...

Fresh off an exhilarating UFC 281 card featuring a UFC record-tying 11 finishes, Matt and Jim dish out their full reactions to the card on today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered with guest co-host and former NFL Pro Bowl defensive end Marcellus Wiley. While discussing what’s next for new UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira now that he’s dethroned Israel Adesanya, Matt explains why he thinks the Braz...

Just days away from this Saturday’s return to Madison Square Garden for UFC 281, Matt and Jim get three fighters from the card to hop on the show in women’s flyweight Molly McCann, lightweight Matt Frevola, and middleweight title challenger Alex Pereira. Coming off back-to-back knockout wins by way of spinning backfist, Molly explains how she has prepared for Erin Blanchfield’s ground game ahead o...

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 ow...

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 v...

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 thoug...

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 M...

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 ch...

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 Poi...

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, Micha...

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. T...

With just two weeks to go until the absolutely-stacked UFC 280 pay-per-view card, Javier Mendez calls in from Abu Dhabi to join Matt and guest co-host Jens Pulver on today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered! Javier peels back the curtain of what training camp with Islam Makhachev has been like, explaining why he believes Makhachev will reveal himself to be the UFC’s most well-rounded lightweight ever in...

No fights to watch tonight. Instead, have a listen to the latest episode of Din’s Got Answers, hosted by our pal and yours Din Thomas. Got questions about the UFC? Well, Din Thomas is here to answer them. Din will use his experience as a UFC veteran, analyst, comedian, coach to the biggest names in the sport, co-star of Dana White: Lookin’ for a Fight, host of The Din Diaries, and more to answer y...

On today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered, Jim and Matt are joined by comedian/podcaster Akaash Singh and UFC lightweight contender Beneil Dariush. Matt and Jim’s show-opening banter takes an even bigger comedic turn when Akaash Singh hops on the show. After Akaash explains why Israel Adesanya is his favorite fighter, the guys spark a dialogue on the humor it takes for men like themselves with below av...

UFC welterweight Michael Chiesa joins Jim and Matt as the guest co-host for today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered! Michael lists which welterweights he has his eyes set on after he finishes rehabbing his nagging back injury. After recapping Saturday’s UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan main event, the conversation shifts to the undercard — where Matt explains why Stockton’s Chelsea Chandler fought a lot li...

On today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered, Jim and Matt recap Tuesday’s thrilling finale of Dana White’s Contender Series and look ahead to Saturday’s UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan card. Fighting for the first time in the 14 months since suffering a career-threatening eye injury that temporarily blinded him, UFC heavyweight Ilir Latifi joins the show with his thoughts on whether the brief time he share...