UFC Unfiltered with Jim Norton and Matt Serra

UFC Women's Strawweight champion Rose Namajunas, and former UFC Heavyweight Pat Barry, call in from the road and discuss her upcoming first title defense in a rematch with Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 223, becoming more comfortable as the champ, being on a mission to change the world as a true martial artist, knowing what Joanna's gameplan will be against her, how she spends her days off, and much more. Before that, Matt Serra also calls in from the road and gets his picks in for UFC Fight Night London. Plus, Jim and guest co-host Phoenix Carnevale talk about Ronda Rousey essentially announcing her retirement from MMA, Michael Bisping and Luke Rockhold going back-and-forth on Twitter, Khabib's comments about his fight with Tony Ferguson in Brooklyn on April 7, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Amanda Nunes calls in and discusses her upcoming title defense against Raquel Pennington at UFC 224, a possible matchup with Cris Cyborg, Ketlen Vieira emerging as a contender at 135, helping upcoming fighters in her new role with Invicta FC, and more. Later, #2 UFC Women's Bantamweight contender Raquel Pennington joins the show and discusses returning from a long layoff after badly breaking her leg during a hunting trip, being motivated to fight for the title in Amanda's home country, getting engaged to Tecia Torres, and more. Plus, Jim and guest co-host, comic Bobby Kelly talk about a potential trilogy fight between Luke Rockhold and Michael Bisping, Brock Lesnar's possible Octagon return, Jose Aldo calling out Jeremy Stephens, and Conor McGregor's back-and-forth with 50 Cent on Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#1 UFC Flyweight contender Joseph Benavidez calls in and talks to Jim and Matt about recovering from an ACL injury, training at the UFC Performance Institute, the state of the UFC Flyweight division, DJ vs. TJ, and more. Before that, friend of the show, Din Thomas, calls in and talks about the Hector Lombard-CB Dolloway fight, a possible Amanda Nunes vs. Cris Cyborg matchup, and Tyron Woodley's shoulder surgery. Plus, the guys break down Matt's TUF 4 fight vs. Pete Spratt, and shoot down one of Chris The Producer's segment ideas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Newly-crowned number one UFC Featherweight contender Brian Ortega calls in and talks to Jim and Matt about his first round KO of Frankie Edgar at UFC 222, the importance of good sparring partners and a gym that looks out for his health, a late-night Nutella binge, the Brian Ortega Foundation, and potentially heading up to 155 after a fight against Max Holloway. Before that, the guys breakdown all the action from UFC 222, go over their picks, and listen to a potential new show open for Unfiltered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Sugar" Sean O'Malley calls in for the first time and talks to Jim, Matt, and guest co-host, comic, Bobby Kelly, about why he started training martial arts to begin with, working with John Crouch and Benson Henderson at the MMA Lab, feeling no jitters on a bigger stage, meeting Snoop Dogg after winning a contract on Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series, and more. Later, Mackenzie Dern joins the show ahead of her highly anticipated UFC debut against Ashley Yoder and discusses Ashley as an opponent, her weightcut, and if there's added pressure headlining the UFC 222 FS1 Prelims. Plus, the guys review their picks from UFC On FOX Orlando and make their new picks for UFC 222. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Frankie "The Answer" Edgar, and Rafael Natal, join Matt and guest co-host Phoenix Carnevale in-studio to talk about Frankie's UFC 222 co-main event bout against Brian Ortega, the back-and-forth between Frankie's team and Conor McGregor, why he decided to fight instead of waiting for Max Holloway and a title shot, and much more. Later, Brian "T-City" Ortega calls in and talks about the opportunity to step in and fight Frankie, the fight as a wrestling vs. jiu-jitsu bout, earning a title shot with a win over Frankie, Stephens vs. Emmett, and more. Plus, another installment of Matt's Move Minute featuring The Last Jedi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Platinum" Mike Perry calls in ahead of his fight against Max Griffin this weekend at home in Orlando and discusses the long road to title contention, what he learned from the loss to Santiago Ponzinibbio, Jacare training at Fusion X-cel, and much more. Later, "Lil' Heathen" Jeremy Stephens joins the show and talks about his main event bout against Josh Emmett, taking advantage of opportunities when they arise, Frankie Edgar vs. Brian Ortega, why things are coming together for him in the Octagon, and more. Plus, Jim and Matt talk about Colby Covington and Derek Brunson going back-and-forth on Twitter, Conor McGregor's dubious new UFC record, Mark Diakiese's polite Sage Northcutt call out, and Vitor Belfort vs. Lyoto Machida. And, the guys make their UFC on FOX Orlando picks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Actor and stuntman Alain Moussi joins Jim and Matt in-studio to discuss his new movie "Kickboxer: Retaliation", stuntwork, the Cody Garbrandt-Jean Claude Van Damme face-kick incident, jiu-jitsu, and more. Later, new UFC color commentator Jimmy Smith calls in and talks to the guys about all the action from UFC Fight Night Austin, transitioning to working for the UFC, the early days of BJJ in MMA, and more. Plus, the guys go over their picks from this past weekend's fights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#12 UFC Lightweight James "The Texecutioner" Vick calls in ahead of his UFC Fight Night Austin bout against Francisco Trinaldo and discusses fighting at home in Texas, gi vs. no-gi jiu-jitsu, working as a bouncer in night clubs at the start of his MMA career, Tony Ferguson vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov, and hopefully cracking the top ten in the UFC Lightweight division with a big win in Austin. Plus, Jim and Matt break down all the action from this past weekend in Perth, Australia, review their picks, and talk about the reshuffling at the top of the UFC 222 card, Dana White's continuing criticism of Mario Yamasaki, Nate Diaz vs. Tyron Woodley, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

UFC Strawweight champion "Thug" Rose Namajunas calls in and talks to Jim and Matt about her title victory over Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 217 in November, the upcoming UFC 223 rematch in April, her walkout song mixup, what she thinks Joanna's mindset will be going into the second fight, Karolina Kowalkiewicz's comments about Joanna's weightcutting issues, and more. Before that, Jim and Chris The Producer discuss Mario Yamasaki's statement regarding his performance at UFC Fight Night Belem, Nate Diaz and Dana White talking UFC 222, Michael Bisping's response to Lyoto Machida's callout, and more. Plus, the guys break down UFC 221 and make their picks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Boxing legend Roy Jones, Jr. calls in to discuss his retirement bout vs. Scott Sigmon airing live and exclusively on UFC Fight Pass on February 8, his relationship with Dana White over the years, Anderson Silva, Floyd vs. Conor, GGG vs. Canelo 2, his Russian citizenship, his confrontation with Fat Joe, and more. Plus, Jim and Matt break down all the action from Belem, Brazil at UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders, and talk about Max Holloway's leg injury forcing him out of UFC 222. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The baddest man on the planet, Stipe Miocic, calls in to talk about his record-breaking win over Francis Ngannou at UFC 220, his UFC 226 superfight against Daniel Cormier, coaching The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated, and more. Plus, Jim and Matt break down all the action from North Carolina at UFC On FOX this past weekend, the recently announced fights between Al Iaquinta and Paul Felder, and Carlos Condit and Matt Brown, and discuss Ronda Rousey's WWE debut, Nate Diaz and Eddie Alvarez going back-and-forth on Twitter, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Undefeated women's boxing champion and author Laila Ali joins Jim and Matt in-studio to discuss her new cookbook, "Food For Life", her past comments about Ronda Rousey, Muhammad Ali, Cyborg reaching out to her for sparring, differences between women's boxing and women's MMA, and much more. Later, #8 UFC Middleweight contender Derek Brunson calls in from Charlotte to break down his rematch with Jacare Souza and talks about being a totally different fighter now, Romero vs. Rockhold, getting a BJJ Purple belt from David Branch, and more. Plus, the guys discuss Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Felice Herrig at UFC 223, CM Punk's Octagon return, and make their picks for UFC On FOX this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

UFC Middleweight contender, and friend of the show, Uriah Hall, calls in to talk about the circumstances surrounding his withdrawal from his scheduled UFC Fight Night St. Louis bout against Vitor Belfort last Sunday, how he's feeling now, and what could be next for him. Plus, Jim and Matt break down all the action from UFC 220 and discuss Robert Whittaker's health issues, Tony vs. Khabib and Rose vs. Joanna in Brooklyn at UFC 223, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First, UFC Light Heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier calls in to discuss his UFC 220 title defense against Volkan Oezdemir, Jon Jones's polygraph test, Cain Velasquez's return to AKA, Luke Rockhold training at Hard Knocks 365, the Young Bucks controversy, Khabib's dominant win over Edson Barboza, Stipe vs. Ngannou, and much more. Next, EA Sports UFC 3 Creative Director Brian Hayes joins the show to discuss developing the game, brand new game modes, and answers the question everyone wants to know: is Matt Serra in the game? Then, UFC Heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic calls in ahead of his potentially record-setting title fight against Francis Ngannou and discusses Francis as an opponent, and the hype behind him, being used to the underdog role, and more. Plus, the guys make their picks and preview UFC 220. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Lil Heathen" Jeremy Stephens calls in fresh off his KO of Dooho Choi at UFC Fight Night St. Louis and discusses the fight, wanting to fight Brian Ortega next, Holloway vs. Edgar, and getting back at Conor McGregor a year after the "who the fook is that guy?" press conference incident. Then, Kamaru Usman joins the show to talk about his dominant win over Emil Meek and clarify his post-fight interview remarks, what injuries he dealt with heading into the fight, feeling destined to fight Colby Covington, DC vs. Volkan Oezdemir, and more. Plus, Jim and Matt talk about Yoel Romero stepping in for the injured UFC Middleweight champion Robert Whittaker against Luke Rockhold in Perth at UFC 221, Dana White's update on Khabib vs. Tony Ferguson, and Conor McGregor possibly being stripped of the UFC Lightweight title. And, another installment of Matt's Movie Minute featuring "The Mist". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

UFC legend, Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort calls in ahead of his retirement fight against Uriah Hall and talks to Jim and Matt about Uriah as his final opponent, training at Tristar under Firas Zahabi, why it's time to leave the sport, and more. Before that, the guys discuss the recently announced UFC Featherweight title fight between Max Holloway and Frankie Edgar and preview UFC Fight Night St. Louis and make their picks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Uriah "Primetime" Hall calls in from the road and discusses his upcoming co-main event bout against Vitor Belfort at UFC Fight Night St. Louis, training at Xtreme Couture with the late Robert Follis, rankings just being a number, and more. Later, Jim and Matt talk about Dana White's plan for Cris Cyborg's next fight, Robbie Lawler's injuries, Jeff Novitzky on Jon Jones, Marlon Moraes and Jimmie Rivera's war of words on social media, and more. Plus, another installment of Matt's Movie Minute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices