Don’Tale Mayes, Diego Ferreira, UFC Vegas 74 Recap | UFC Unfiltered
Don’Tale Mayes hops on the show to discuss what’s next for the heavyweight up-and-comer after knocking out former champion Andrei Arlovski during the prelims of last Saturday’s UFC Vegas 74 fight card. While waiting for Diego Ferreira to call in, Jim and Matt recap the rest of the fights from Saturday’s card. Thoroughly impressed by […]
Kai Kara-France, Actor Benjamin Levy Aguilar, TUF 31 Episode 1 | UFC Unfiltered
Jim and Matt kick off the show with Benjamin Levy Aguilar as the first guest, and the Chicago PD star talks to the guys about how his upbringing in Guatemala led him to becoming a Krav Maga black belt with an appreciation for the highest level of martial arts. While waiting for Kai Kara-France to […]
Edmen Shahbazyan, Loopy Godinez, UFC Vegas 73 | UFC Unfiltered
Edmen discusses how moving out of his hometown in California to Las Vegas and now training at the Xtreme Couture super gym has enhanced the 25-year-old middleweight’s career ahead of his co-main event fight against Anthony Hernandez. As Jim shifts the conversation towards Saturday’s card, Matt issues a convincing argument for why Mackenzie Dern will […]
Charles Jourdain, Matt Frevola, UFC 288 Preview | UFC Unfiltered
After Matt begins the show with a recap of his trip to England that saw him reunite with former rival Georges St-Pierre, Quebec’s own Charles Jourdain hops on the show and promptly explains how GSP’s success inspired the Canadian featherweight as a pre-teen. Ahead of his matchup against Kron Gracie of the legendary Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu […]
Co-Host Michael Chiesa on UFC 288, Cejudo’s Return to Stacked Bantamweight Division | UFC Unfiltered
After beginning the show with an update on his physical health after a lengthy layoff, Michael Chiesa follows up with his desired plans for what’s next in the cage following the cancellation of his return fight against Li Jingliang due to his opponent’s injury. After a brief chat about last Saturday’s UFC Vegas 72 card, […]
Bobby Green, Eddie Bravo, UFC Vegas 71 Predictions | UFC Unfiltered
Matt feeds off Bobby’s infectious energy immediately, gleefully applauding through Green’s heated debate with Jim regarding fighter strategy in what could have been a 10-8 debate round for the lightweight scheduled to fight Jared Gordon on the main card of Saturday’s UFC Vegas 71 event at the UFC APEX. Bobby wraps up his interview by […]
Belal Muhammad on His Path to the Title, Jimmy Smith on Holloway’s Next Move | UFC Unfiltered
Jim and Matt kick off the show with a conversation with former MMA fighter turned fight analyst and host Jimmy Smith, who chats with the guys about what it’s like hosting three-hour episodes of his ‘Unlocking the Cage,’ show every weekday on SiriusXM channel 156. Smith wraps up his insightful interview with an idea of […]
Jonathan Martinez Shares What is Next, Jeremy Piven on His Acting & Stand-Up Career | UFC Unfiltered
Jeremy Piven kicks off the show by sharing a story about the time he tried a takedown on Rashad Evans. He then loops the guys in on all the details surrounding his starring role in the inspiring new film called Sweetwater that’s set to hit theaters on April 14th, before wrapping up his interview with […]
Chris Weidman Talks Road Back From Injury, Sandhagen & Holm’s Statement Wins | UFC Unfiltered
Chris Weidman explains how his solo radio show on SiriusXM’s Fight Nation has fulfilled him as he nears the tail end of his recovery from the gruesome right leg injury he suffered in April of 2021 against Uriah Hall. As Weidman reflects on the comforting injury advice he received from future UFC Hall of Fame […]
Guest Co-Host John Hackleman Recaps UFC 285, Nazim Sadykhov | UFC Unfiltered
The show begins with ‘Mattstradamus’ taking a Monday-morning victory lap after having accurately predicted everything about Jon Jones’ first-round submission win over Ciryl Gane for the vacant UFC heavyweight title. Guest co-host John Hackleman then hops on the show to provide a coach’s perspective on Saturday night’s fights. The Hawaiian Kempo founder finds particular interest […]
Guest Co-Host Firas Zahabi Talks UFC 285, GSP-Serra Rivalry & Tatiana Suarez | UFC Unfiltered
With UFC 285 right around the corner, Firas explains why he thinks the main event between Jon Jones and Ciryl Gane for the vacant heavyweight title is as mouthwatering of a matchup as the recent Fight of the Year candidate put on by pound-for-pound kings, Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 284. With Tatiana […]
Tatiana Suarez, Nikita Krylov & UFC Vegas 70 Predictions | UFC Unfiltered
Tatiana Suarez talks about how maintaining an optimistic mindset throughout her string of serious injuries over the past four years has kept her in great spirits, as she seeks to end her 1,358-day layoff with a victory over Montana De La Rosa in a fight contested at a 125-pound weight limit, instead of her usual […]
Merab Dvalishvili & UFC 284 Recap with Guest Co-Host Sayif Saud | UFC Unfiltered
Merab Dvalishvili tells the guys about where he stands in training camp with a little less than a month until his upcoming fight against Petr Yan. Having already seen what Yan looked like against fellow Serra-Longo fighter Aljamain Sterling in a pair of bantamweight championship fights, Matt explains why he thinks Merab is an even […]
UFC 282 Recap with Guest Co-Host Sayif Saud | UFC Unfiltered
Matt Serra and Sayif Saud 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 asking Sayif about what it was like seeing his fighter Alex Morono go from dominating the first […]