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Just a two man show this week with Wes recovering from his 45th birthday. Brad and New Shaun recapped UFC Kansas City. This week UFC is heading to Des Moines, Iowa, where we might find out if Bo Nickal is actually good.

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Miesha Tate and Bo Nickal drop in for a stacked Wednesday edition of UFC Unfiltered — with UFC Hall of Famer Forrest Griffin joining midway through to take the reins on Bo’s interview.

Miesha opens up about what it's like balancing motherhood with life in the Octagon during her second UFC stint after stepping away from the sport for nearly five years. She breaks down her upcoming fight against fellow longtime vet Yana Santos and reflects on what keeps her motivated after nearly two decades in MMA.

Then it’s Bo Nickal time, and Forrest Griffin couldn’t resist hopping on to steer the conversation. Bo shares what he learned from going the distance for the first time in his career against Paul Craig, his take on Reinier de Ridder’s ground game, and how he feels his skillset has developed since his amateur MMA debut.

Forrest sticks around through the end of the show to hear Jim and Matt’s picks for UFC Fight Night: Des Moines — chiming in on matchups as an observer without predictions of his own.

Sean Ross Sapp (@SeanRossSapp) and Alex Pawlowski (@AlexSourGraps) review tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite, April 30, 2025 including:

-All Star 8-Man Tag match: Kenny Omega & Mark Briscoe & “Speedball” Mike Bailey & Kevin Knight vs. The Young Bucks & Kazuchika Okada & Ricochet

-Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament Semifinal match: Kyle Fletcher vs. “Hangman” Adam Page

-AEW Women’s World Championship Eliminator match: “Timeless” Toni Storm vs. Miyu Yamashita

-The Hurt Syndicate to speak

-MJF to appear

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With May 4th (Star Wars Day) right around the corner, Beneil Dariush and Mike Heck grab their light sabers and join Submission Radio LIVE to react to preview Poireir/Holloway, talk 155, Sandhagen/Figgy, RDR/Nickal UFC 315, Belal/JDM, Ian Machado Garry and more! Plus we'll get an update from Beneil!

Ian Garry finally remembered what made him a good fighter in the first place.

My in-depth breakdown of Alexander Volkanovski's brilliant win over the terrifying Diego Lopes: https://facepunching.substack.com 

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Sean Ross Sapp answers all your wrestling questions for April 30, 2025!

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The UFC is heading to Iowa for the first time in nearly 25 years.

This Saturday, UFC Des Moines marks the UFC's first trip to the Hawkeye State since UFC 26 in 2000 as the promotion brings a stacked Fight Night card to the capitol city, headlined by a bantamweight matchup between Cory Sandhagen and Deiveson Figueiredo. So, of course, No Bets Barred is here to break it all down.

This week, host Jed Meshew is joined by The Action Network's Billy Ward to dive into the UFC Des Moines card. Topics discussed include why "Figgy Smalls" is such a big underdog in the main event, how Jed's boy Reiner de Ridder might fair against super-prospect Bo Nickal, what other underdogs are live bets for this week, the latest discussion on The Climb, and more.

Tune in for episode 126 of No Bets Barred.

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