UFC Unfiltered with Jim Norton and Matt Serra

Jim Norton and Matt Serra get ready for UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott in Edmonton with returning guest Tanner Boser, who joins the show ahead of his heavyweight matchup against Jhonata Diniz.Boser takes Jim and Matt through his unconventional journey into MMA, beginning with childhood soccer before discovering karate. With Saturday marking his first fight in Edmonton since his regional circuit days, Tanner reflects on the resilience he’s developed through tough losses and shares entertaining stories about working as a bouncer at an Edmonton strip club. Along the way, he reveals the surprising hobby he shares with fellow fighters Robert Whittaker and Josh Barnett.After catching up with Boser, Jim and Matt recap the final week of Dana White's Contender Series Season 10 and react to the latest fighters earning UFC contracts. The guys close the show with picks and predictions for Saturday's UFC Edmonton card, headlined by Joaquin Buckley vs. Mike Malott, before taking an early peek at next weekend’s UFC 333 card in Abu Dhabi.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim Norton and Matt Serra get ready for UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan with two returning guests set to compete on Saturday’s main card.First, 8th-ranked strawweight Loopy Godinez joins the show ahead of her matchup with Ketlen Souza. Godinez reflects on what she learned from her loss to Tatiana Suarez, why she’s not overhauling her approach after one setback, and how she stays during fight week by sticking to her normal routine — training, walking her dog, spending time with family and staying loose backstage.After some Dana White’s Contender Series talk, Jim and Matt welcome 4th-ranked middleweight Brendan Allen back to the show before his main event against Christian Leroy Duncan. Allen talks about preparing for another five-round fight, the confidence that comes with main-event experience, and how maturity, communication and his friendship with Belal Muhammad have helped him manage the mental side of fighting.Allen also gets into his fight-week diet, homemade pizza obsession, building out his family property and what he expects from Duncan before Jim and Matt close the show with picks for Saturday’s card.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim Norton and Matt Serra get ready for UFC 332 with a pair of main-card fighters: returning middleweight Ateba Gautier and first-time guest Natalia Silva.First, Gautier joins the show ahead of his matchup with Roman Kopylov and reveals a few unexpected layers outside the cage. If you heard a middleweight knockout artist say he was a My Little Pony fan, a physics lover and a geology major, which one would you not believe? In Gautier’s case, two of those are true — and you have to hear him explain it for yourself. He also talks about his natural power, preparing for Kopylov’s durability, training in Las Vegas and continuing to evolve from fight to fight.Then, Jim and Matt make some UFC 332 picks before welcoming #1 women’s flyweight Natalia Silva and translator Fabiano Buskei to the show. Silva reflects on starting Taekwondo through a social program in Brazil, pushing through early MMA losses and injuries, and finally reaching Saturday’s vacant title fight against Wang Cong.Silva also talks about preparing for five rounds, what she expects from Wang’s striking, and what it means to represent the small Brazilian town of Pingo-d’Água on a world championship stage before Jim and Matt wrap up with final thoughts and picks for Saturday’s card.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim Norton and Matt Serra get ready for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card in Las Vegas with a pair of bantamweights competing on the main card.First, Brady Hiestand returns to UFC Unfiltered ahead of his matchup with Rinya Nakamura. The former TUF finalist talks about the long road back from injury, becoming a firefighter during his time away from the Octagon, and the parallels he sees between firefighting and professional fighting. He also reflects on sharing the card with Sikjitsu teammate Melissa Amaya, who fights in one of Saturday’s two TUF finales.Then, 12th-ranked bantamweight Raul Rosas Jr. joins the show ahead of his first UFC main event against Raoni Barcelos. The 21-year-old discusses handling the spotlight, continuing his pursuit of Jon Jones’ youngest champion record, what he learned from his win over Rob Font, and why control remains such a major part of his fighting identity.Jim and Matt close the show by previewing UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos, including Saturday’s TUF finales and a few key picks from the rest of the card.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

With Matt Serra off for the day, Jim Norton welcomes guest co-host Michael Chiesa to help preview Saturday’s UFC 331 card in Los Angeles.First, fan-favorite heavyweight Tai Tuivasa joins the show ahead of his prelim matchup against Robelis Despaigne. Tuivasa talks about preparing for a 6-foot-7 striker with massive reach, how he handles long travel and time-zone changes as an Australian fighter, and what it will take to snap his skid and regain momentum on Saturday.Then, Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson makes his UFC Unfiltered debut ahead of his main-card fight against Sean Sharaf. Chiesa’s wrestling background comes in handy as he and Jim dive into Steveson’s transition from elite wrestling to MMA, his 4-0 start with four first-round finishes, and what he learned from his first walk to the Octagon.Throughout the episode, Chiesa brings the same fighter-analyst perspective he now provides on UFC broadcasts, breaking down some of UFC 331’s key stylistic matchups and storylines by ahead of fight night on Saturday.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim Norton and Matt Serra get ready for Saturday’s Noche UFC card with a pair of fighters competing in featured spots in Glendale, Arizona.First, unbeaten featherweight Tommy McMillen makes his UFC Unfiltered debut ahead of his main-card matchup against Marwan Rahiki. “Tommy Gun” talks about the trash talk surrounding his fight, his wild Montana upbringing, fighting since childhood, the role his father played in his journey, and why he sees every walk to the Octagon as a chance to throw a party for the fans.After some UFC Paris and DWCS talk — plus a few early Noche UFC picks — former flyweight champion Brandon Moreno returns to the show for the first time since 2021 ahead of his co-main event fight against Joseph Morales. Moreno catches up with Jim and Matt about Legos, Pokémon cards and Warzone before opening up about the mental reset behind this training camp, staying present after back-to-back losses, and rediscovering the love of the sport that first made him a champion.Finally, Jim and Matt put a bow on their Noche UFC preview with some predictions.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim Norton and Matt Serra kick off today’s episode with a full-fledged recap of Saturday’s UFC Abu Dhabi card, breaking things down from Magomed Ankalaev’s main event win over late-replacement opponent Bogdan Guskov all the way down to the opening fights of the night.After assessing Ankalaev’s bounce-back performance and Ramazan Temirov’s statement knockout of Steve Erceg in the co-main event, the guys dish out takeaways from the rest of the card — including what to make of heel-hook specialist Valter Walker adding a calf slicer submission to his growing highlight reel.Then, undefeated featherweight Ezra Elliott joins the show following a successful UFC debut on just five days’ notice last week at UFC Oklahoma City. Elliott reflects on setting a featherweight record with 12 takedowns, explains why going the distance may have been valuable after seven straight first-round finishes to begin his career, and discusses his wrestling background, jiu-jitsu development and life at Red Hawk Academy alongside Sean O’Malley, Tommy McMillen, Jose Miguel Delgado and Marcus McGhee.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.