After taking the week off for Thanksgiving, Matt and Jim return to the show with former two-time UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz, who’s serving as a guest co-host for today’s headline-driven episode of UFC Unfiltered.

As the guys open an interesting discussion about how important it is for fighters to market themselves outside of the sport, the topic shifts to where Conor McGregor stands in the sport today.

After Dominick gives his thoughts on Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira’s rivalry, the guys discuss how Jiří Procházka vacating his UFC light heavyweight title due to a shoulder injury changes the division.

Dominick wraps up the show with his thoughts on the bantamweight title picture and what could be next for him as a fighter.

Guest co-host Dominick Cruz on Pereira-Adesanya, Jiří Procházka’s injury, Cejudo’s return

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On today's episode of UFC Unfiltered, friend of the show Kevin Holland makes his twelfth appearance on the podcast just days removed from his whirlwind technical submission victory over Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC 302.

A pop culture junkie at his core, Matt begins the show by sharing his immediate thoughts on the TV debut of The Acolyte and how it shapes up compared to other Star Wars projects.

When Kevin Holland hops on, the UFC veteran recounts how he was able to overcome a quick dose of adversity in Saturday's fight en route to a nasty armbar finish in which he heard his opponent's arm pop. Never one to turn down a fight at either middleweight or welterweight, Holland states his case for a quick turnaround on UFC 303 if called upon.

Kevin Holland talks bounce-back win at UFC 302

It's Matt Serra's (belated) 50th birthday! To celebrate, Din Thomas calls in as a surprise guest co-host for a fun episode that also unpacks the action of Saturday's UFC 302 card.

To Matt's surprise, friend-of-the-show Din Thomas makes his long anticipated return with a bang — immediately sharing a trifecta of funny photos to go along with Jim's corny dad jokes poking fun at Matt's old-ish age.

Shortly after, the MMA talk begins as the guys unpack the good and the bad from UFC 302 while discussing their main takeaways. The guys each share their thoughts on what the immediate future holds for both Dustin Poirier and Islam Makhachev after their spirited lightweight title fight came to a wild end with Makhachev's D'arce choke in the fifth and final round.

Recapping UFC 302 & celebrating Matt's 50th birthday w/ Din Thomas

On today's episode of UFC Unfiltered, Jim and Matt are back after a break in honor of Memorial Day for an episode revolving around Saturday's UFC 302 card featuring a pair of fighters on the card in welterweight Phil Rowe and lightweight Grant Dawson.

Having gone a week without UFC action, Jim and Matt waste no time by immediately diving into matchups on the card before ultimately bringing on Phil Rowe as the first guest caller. A former excellent basketball player himself, Rowe delves deep into how he has since found solace in his journey as a professional fighter after initially hoping to break into basketball as a professional. Rowe goes on to explain how he wears his jiu-jitsu black belt with honor and takes grappling matches to help improve his skills for MMA fights like the one he has on Saturday against Jake Matthews.

Shortly thereafter, Grant Dawson joins the show — and to the surprise of no one, Matt immediately asks his fellow Star Wars fan a series of questions about his thoughts on the franchise's new TV show set to drop. As Jim steers the conversation back to Dawson's fight against Joe Solecki on Saturday's prelims, the guys unpack the dynamics of a matchup that Matt calls a "grappler's delight".

Finally, Jim and Matt wrap up the show with three picks atop the pay-per-view card of UFC 302 — and you don't want to miss the BOLD prediction made by one of the two co-hosts for the headlining lightweight title fight between Islam Makhachev and Dustin Poirier.

Phil Rowe, Grant Dawson, UFC 302 picks

Jim and Matt use today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered to welcome on a pair of first-time callers in UFC women’s bantamweight Kayla Harrison and comedian Che Durena.

Shortly after the show begins, Harrison candidly reflects on her judo beginnings and how the ups and downs of her earliest days in the sport helped shape her into the woman she is today. Later on, Kayla hilariously forgives Matt as he admits to mistakenly picking against the two-time Olympic gold medalist in her UFC debut against Holly Holm at UFC 300.

When Che Durena calls in, the comedian and UFC diehard looks back at his early days in stand-up performing in front of tourists in Cancún and how stitching together his own reactions to assorted clips on social media helped him make a name for himself as a comedian during the pandemic.

Kayla Harrison, comedian Che Durena

On today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered, UFC welterweight Themba Gorimbo joins the show following his third straight win after Matt and Jim talk to WOWfc’s Arturo Guillén about his vision for Spain’s upstart MMA promotion.

Joining first is Guillén, who serves as Executive Chairman in addition to co-founding WOW in his native country of Spain after decades of entertainment experience in the movie industry. While promoting the promotion’s upcoming fight card in Madrid, Arturo shares how his country’s burgeoning interest in martial arts after illustrating the details of the company’s international broadcasting partnership with the UFC and UFC Fight Pass.

Fresh off a win over Ramiz Brahimaj on Saturday’s card, Themba Gorimbo calls in to explain why even his dominant unanimous decision win didn’t quite meet the high standards he has set for himself in just his fourth fight since entering the UFC.  Hoping to get back to his knockout ways, Themba explains why he’d be all in on a short turnaround against a dangerous opponent on short notice.

Finally, Jim and Matt wrap up the show by recapping last Saturday’s fights and delivering their main takeaways from the action at the UFC APEX.

Guest co-host Dominick Cruz on Pereira-Adesanya, Jiří Procházka’s injury, Cejudo’s return

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