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Jim Norton and Matt Serra are joined by reigning UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili, who returns for his 15th appearance on Unfiltered — just weeks after a whirlwind stretch that saw him defend his title on a Saturday and celebrate Aljamain Sterling’s wedding the very next day.

Merab discusses staying hungry now that he’s beaten nearly everyone in his division, eyeing a UFC-record fourth title defense of 2025 at UFC 323, and his thoughts on Petr Yan’s resurgence, Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Mario Bautista, and whether a featherweight move is viable in the near future.

Then, former light heavyweight champion Glover Teixeira joins the show to reflect on Alex Pereira surprising him with a brand-new blue pickup truck, how proud he was seeing Pereira show class after his latest win, and what he thinks of his potential in the heavyweight division.

Plus, Jim and Matt look ahead to UFC 321 fight week and share which upcoming matchups have them the most excited.

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Wes and New Shaun recapped UFC Vancouver which was another stellar performance by the refs. After that, the guys previewed UFC 321 headlined by Tom Aspinall finally defending the undisputed heavyweight championship, as long as we don’t count the Hawg.

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The heavyweight division has a disease. One man has the cure (we hope).

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00:00 Intro 4:43 Tom Aspinall vs Ciryl Gane 31:27 Virna Jandiroba vs Mackenzie Dern 44:56 Umar Nurmagomedov vs Mario Bautista

The Tom Aspinall era is officially here.

This Saturday, UFC 321 goes down in Abu Dhabi, headlined by the first undisputed title defense of Tom Aspinall, who takes on Ciryl Gane. On top of that, UFC 321 also features a vacant strawweight title fight between Virna Jandiroba and Mackenzie Dern, and No Bets Barred is here to break it all down.

This week, host Jed Meshew is joined by Morning Kombat's Luke Noseda AKA Long Island Luke to take a look at all things UFC 321. Topics discussed include whether Aspinall can solidify his hold on the heavyweight division, if Dern can finally claim UFC gold, whether Umar Nurmagomedov can rebound from his first career loss or if Mario Bautista can pull off the major upset, the next step of The Climb, and more.

Tune in for episode 141 of No Bets Barred.

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Brian Campbell and Luke Thomas are joined by one of MK's favorite guests, Chuck Mindenhall, to talk all things UFC 321 taking place this Saturday in Abu Dhabi.

The main event features a heavyweight bout between Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane and the co-main squares up Virna Jandiroba against Mackenzie Dern in the women's strawweight division.

The fellas break it down and spotlight the rest of the card on this edition of the Pregame Preview!

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Sean Ross Sapp is joined by his guest Tempest (@Hey_Its_Tempest) to talk the week’s wrestling news!

– Andrade
– Aquariums
– Shinsuke Nakamura
– World Title

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