UFC Unfiltered with Jim Norton and Matt Serra

The Funkmaster himself, Aljamain Sterling, is today's guest co-host! Jim and Aljo start with Welterweight Leon Edwards, who reminds us that he's still pissed about the 'three-piece-and-soda' incident with Jorge Masvidal, makes his case for a title fight against Kamaru Usman, and lets us know exactly how much those foot stomps Usman used at UFC 251 hurt. Then, Aljo talks with Jim about why he's lic...

While Matt is still gallivanting around Fight Island with Dana White, Phoenix Carnevale joins the show once again to recap all the action from UFC 251! First, Jim and Phoenix question the judging for the Featherweight title fight between Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway and examine Welterweight champ Kamaru Usman's successful strategy against Jorge Masvidal. Then, the NEW Bantamweight champi...

While Matt is busy quarantining on Fight Island, pal of the show Phoenix Carnevale joins Jim on today's episode to preview UFC 251 taking place this Saturday! First, former UFC Featherweight champion Max Holloway joins the show to share how his Zoom workout classes are just like yours, his thoughts on Volkanovski's recent smack talk, and what compelled him to commit to auctioning off his UFC 251 f...

Matt will be on a plane to Fight Island by the time you hear this, but first, he and Jim have some news to catch up on and some fights to pick! Featherweight Calvin Kattar joins to talk about his second fight in the COVID era, this time headlining against Dan Ige Weds., July 15 on Fight Island. He talks about his epic win over Jeremy Stephens May 9, including how he gamed the crowd's reactions, wh...

Matt sticks around for one more episode of UFC Unfiltered before his trip to Fight Island! First, Rose Namajunas joins the guys to share how she's dealing with recent family tragedies due to COVID-19, how her loss to Jessica Andrade is not in her head as she prepares for the rematch on July 11th, and she walks her cat (yes, you read that correctly Rose walks her cat on the show). Then, singer Mart...

Matt and Jim cover all the craziness from Saturday's card capped off by Dustin Poirier and Dan Hooker's potential Fight of the Year performance. UFC Strawweight Kay Hansen makes her UFC Unfiltered debut joining the guys after her armbar submission win in her UFC debut this weekend. She shares which of Ronda Rousey's performances inspired her to take up MMA, being scouted at the age of 12 by colleg...

We have the most exciting fighters from this weekend's card on today's episode of UFC Unfiltered! First, "Violent Bob Ross" Luis Pena joins the show to explain Dungeons and Dragons to Jim, share he actually was an artist as a child, and reveal why he made the switch from American Kickboxing Academy to American Top Team. Mickey Gall calls in to share his thoughts on opponent Mike Perry's recent tra...

We're recapping all the madness from this weekend's UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Volkov! First, Jim and Matt offer their take on prelim fighter Max Rohskopf's corner refusing to throw in the towel after repeated requests from the Lightweight. Then, Raquel Pennington and Tecia Torres call in to share who was more nervous while both were fighting on the same card Saturday, how Raquel recovered from a...

We have the best of the best from this weekend's card on today's episode of UFC Unfiltered! First, Matt gives us an update on a big personal decision he recently had to make. Then, UFC Heavyweight Curtis Blaydes joins the guys ahead of his main event bout against Alexander Volkov this Saturday. He discusses a potential title shot and who he thinks will win the trilogy match between Stipe Miocic an...

Matt and Jim begin today's show with the latest UFC news, including the Jorge Masvidal situation and the rumors about Jessica Eye's weigh-in last week. Then, UFC Bantamweight Merab Dvalishvili joins the show to discuss how it felt having his opponent, Ray Borg, drop out of their scheduled match due to a family emergency and how he moved forward and accepted a new opponent with very short notice. H...

Both fighters from this weekend's main event join the guys on today's UFC Unfiltered! First, Matt and Jim recap the latest UFC news, including the three title fights scheduled for UFC 251 and the location of Fight Island! UFC Flyweight Jessica Eye joins the show to share her thoughts on the current state of women in MMA, how she's overcome a back injury from a car accident as a teenager, what it w...

Matt and Jim recap everything from Saturday's action-packed card! First, UFC Bantamweight Sean O'Malley calls in from his roofless dune buggy to share the secret to his unreal hand speed, why he thinks his KO at UFC 250 was more impressive than Cody Garbrandt's, and how he incorporates weed into his daily routine. Then, UFC Bantamweight Aljamain Sterling calls in from Las Vegas after his first rou...

Today's episode is all about this Saturday's stacked card at UFC 250 in Las Vegas! First, Matt and Jim pitch a new segment for Unfiltered and review their latest Netflix binges. Then, UFC Featherweight Chase Hooper joins the show ahead of his fight on Saturday against Alex Caceres. He shares how his father-son relationship with Ben Askren began and how he copes with cutting weight by fantasizing a...

Matt and Jim recap all the action from Saturday's UFC Fight Night headlined by Tyron Woodley and Gilbert Burns, and the latest UFC news including their thoughts on what should be next for Jon Jones. First, Matt explains why, as a Jiu Jitsu man, he enjoyed Billy Quarantillo's performance against Spike Carlyle Saturday night. They also go over Gilbert Burns' dominant performance against former champ...

We have a jam-packed episode ahead of former champ Tyron Woodley's return to the Octagon against Gilbert Burns! First, UFC Flyweight Katlyn Chookagian calls in to share what it's like to be facing Antonina Shevchenko after facing her sister, Valentina, for the belt in February. Then, Pat McAfee joins the guys to talk everything from the madness at UFC 249 to the rumored return of Mike Tyson. UFC S...

A Diaz brother crashes todays show, and a UFC Hall of Famer is expecting a child! No show on Monday, which means we have a special Friday episode of UFC Unfiltered! Matt and Jim kick things off discussing all the latest UFC headlines, from the back-and-forth between Jon Jones and Francis Ngannou to Matt's reaction to Aljamain Sterling fighting Cory Sandhagen. Then, UFC Middleweight Uriah Hall call...

Matt kicks off the show sharing what he and the rest of the Serra/Longo fight team did for Ray Longo's birthday. Then, analyst and former UFC fighter Kenny Florian joins the show to share how nervous he was to begin his broadcasting career at UFC 83, which happened to be Matt's rematch with GSP (9:50). He also offers his take on what will happen when Tyron Woodley takes on Gilbert Burns (17:10) an...

We have a jam-packed episode of UFC Unfiltered! First, Matt and Jim go over their fight picks for last Wednesday's card, UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira, and Matt offers his take on how Anthony Smith's corner handled the bout. (18:33) Then, UFC Heavyweight Alistair Overeem calls in fresh off his TKO win against Walt Harris on Saturday. He discusses how he managed to recover after nearly gettin...

After four long days, we finally have more fights tonight! Matt and Jim start the show making their picks for UFC Fight Night: Smith vs Teixeira. Then, UFC Bantamweight Aljamain Sterling joins the show to discuss how Henry Cejudo's retirement impacts his title shot odds and when he expects to return to the Octagon. UFC Women's Strawweight Angela Hill also calls in ahead of her co-main event bout a...

We have an extra-long episode of UFC Unfiltered to recap all the action from UFC 249! Jim and Matt start things off by offering their takes on the biggest moments from the card, including Gaethje's masterful performance against Tony Ferguson, Henry Cejudo's surprise retirement, and Francis Ngannou's 20 second knockout of Jairzinho Rozenstruik. Then, Houston Astros and hosts of the MMA podcast "The...

It's the last episode of UFC Unfiltered before UFC 249! Matt and Jim are joined first by UFC commentator Jon Anik. From Justin Gaethje's chances against Tony Ferguson to why Francis Ngannou is the Mike Tyson of MMA, they cover all you need to know about this weekend's stacked card. Then, UFC Lightweight Alexander Hernandez calls in ahead of his bout next Wednesday against Drew Dober. He reveals wh...

It is officially fight week! UFC Strawweight Michelle Waterson kicks things off recapping some awkward moments she's had with USADA, why she thought Joanna Jedrzejczyk won her fight against Zhang Weili, and what she thinks of her opponent at UFC 249 this Saturday, Carla Esparza. Then, the boss man himself, Dana White calls in. He goes over the status of Fight Island, reveals the latest on Tyron Wo...

The guys are pumped for UFC 249! Matt and Jim start the show discussing Junior Dos Santos' new moustache and figuring out when Tony Ferguson's last loss was (spoiler: it's been a while). Then, former UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman joins the show to discuss accepting eight opponents since his fight against Jack Hermansson was cancelled, when he thinks his next fight will be and to lobby Ma...

Matt and Jim kick off today's show admiring Brett Okamoto's singing ability from his music video "Fight Island." Then, UFC Heavyweight Jairzinho Rozenstruik joins the show to reveal why he thinks his upcoming bout against Francis Ngannou at UFC 249 should be for an Interim title and what his corner told him before his 5th round finish of Alistair Overeem. Finally, UFC Lightweight Paul Felder calls...

Dan Hardy and Charles Rosa join Matt and Jim for another great episode. After Jim shows us a bizarre impression of a Vulcan from Star Trek, UFC Featherweight Charles Rosa calls in to share why he decided to smack talk Bryce Mitchell ahead of their fight May 9th at UFC 249, how he felt making his UFC debut against Dennis Siver on four days notice, and how he became a professional chef before joinin...