Arnold Allen, Modestas Bukauskas, UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa picks
From UFC Unfiltered with Jim Norton and Matt Serra by Ultimate Fighting Championship, Zuffa LLC
May 14, 2026 · 39 min · Episode 1002
About this episode
Jim Norton and Matt Serra interview Arnold Allen and Modestas Bukauskas ahead of their upcoming fights and discuss various UFC topics.
Today's episode of UFC Unfiltered sees Jim Norton and Matt Serra welcome two British contenders with fights on this Saturday's card at the Meta APEX. First, 7th-ranked featherweight Arnold Allen joins ahead of his first UFC main event assignment of 2026. Allen reflects on the razor-close losses that have defined parts of his recent run, explains why he still believes he beat both Movsar Evloev and Jean Silva, and discusses the challenge of defending his ranking against a surging opponent like Costa. Then, light heavyweight Modestas Bukauskas checks in after a late opponent switch left him preparing for Christian Edwards instead of Rodolfo Bellato. Bukauskas talks about navigating the short-notice change and the lessons he's thankful to have learned from his loss in his last outing against Nikita Krylov. Between interviews, Jim and Matt react to Khamzat Chimaev’s reported obsession with securing an immediate rematch against Sean Strickland. Plus, Jim and Matt pick a few winners each from this 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 .
People in this episode
Hosts: Jim Norton, Matt Serra
Guests: Arnold Allen, Modestas Bukauskas
Topics covered
- UFC
- fight analysis
- interviews
- sports news
- betting picks
Keywords
- UFC Fight Night
- Arnold Allen
- Modestas Bukauskas
- Khamzat Chimaev
- betting picks
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: UFC, Meta APEX
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