#1 UFC Women’s Flyweight Valentina Shevchenko calls in and discusses her UFC 231 title fight against Joanna Jedrzejczyk, her three unanimous decision wins over Joanna during their Muay Thai days, cornering her sister Antonina during her successful UFC debut, and much more, including answering fan questions. Plus, the great Renzo Gracie joins Matt and guest cohost Jamie “English” Crowder in-studio to talk about his win over Yuki Kondo, his “fodacy” mindset, and help the guys preview UFC 231 and make their picks.

UF252: Renzo Gracie In-Studio, Valentina Shevchenko Calls In, and UFC 231 Preview and Picks

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Jim and Matt are joined by two longtime friends of the show in UFC featherweight Aljamain Sterling and Beneil Dariush for today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered.

Calling in first is Aljamain Sterling, who expresses his honest thoughts on those downplaying the outcome of his dominant UFC featherweight debut against Calvin Kattar at UFC 300. Understanding that he’s likely not next in line for the 145-pound title shot, Aljo explains why the next best fight to make is him against Brian Ortega for a top featherweight contender spot.

Shortly after Sterling’s call ends, the guys invite Beneil Dariush on the show to congratulate the lightweight veteran for being awarded the 2024 Forrest Griffin Community Award — an award that recognizes a UFC athlete for their exceptional volunteer/charity work and the meaningful impact their efforts have on the community.

Beneil wraps up his interview by filling the guys in on his state of mind coming off two losses and how he plans to bounce back into the win column.

Finally, Matt wraps up the show by “humbly” pointing out how much better he did than Jim picking winners from this past Saturday’s UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez card.

Aljamain Sterling, Beneil Dariush, UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez recap

On today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered, Jim Norton and Matt Serra are joined by a pair of fighters on this Saturday’s card in women’s flyweight Ariane Lipski and men’s lightweight Austin Hubbard.

Riding a three-fight winning streak going into Saturday’s fight against Karine Silva, Lipski outlines how she’s managed to stay even-keeled through the ups and downs of her career — and one tidbit from her favorite book comes as a hilarious shock to Matt!

In between interviews, Jim reacts to the breaking news of UFC 304’s return to Manchester, England before Matt eventually takes the conversation to his thoughts on Colby Covington’s stance on fighting Ian Machado Garry.

When Austin Hubbard joins the show, he and Matt bond over their respective stints in The Ultimate Fighter house. Hubbard then talks through how he battled adversity to return to the UFC for a second go-around.

Finally, the guys end the show with some predictions from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez card, with Jim looking to make up substantial ground in the head-to-head standings.

Ariane Lipski, Austin Hubbard, UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez picks

On today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered, Jim Norton and Matt Serra are joined by a boxer-turned-promoter in Anthony Sims Jr.

With no UFC card from over the weekend, Jim and Matt begin the show by catching up with each other and unpacking what to make of Jamahal Hill’s decision to quickly turnaround from his knockout loss at UFC 300 with a fight scheduled for International Fight Week on this June’s UFC 303 card against Khalil Rountree Jr.

When super middleweight boxer Anthony Sims Jr. calls in the show, the 29-year-old former titleholder begins by sharing how his background in karate and humble beginnings as a kickboxer gave him appreciation for the degree of difficulty in MMA.

After discussing the status of his own boxing career, the Indianapolis 29-year-old former titleholder shares the inspiring thought process behind his decision to establish his own promotional company for local midwestern boxers in need of fights, with Sims Jr. explaining that he hopes to see a day where boxing fans can respect fighters coming off a loss the way UFC fans do.

What’s next for Jamahal Hill, boxer Anthony Sims Jr. talks what UFC gets right

On today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered, Jim Norton and Matt Serra are joined by a pair of victorious lightweights from Saturday’s UFC 300 card in Arman Tsarukyan and Renato Moicano.

Joining the show first is Arman Tsarukyan, who reflects on his victory at UFC 300 over Charles Oliveira and how his confidence on the ground against "Do Bronx" stemmed from how much Arman and his team practiced escapes in bad positions.

Now entrenched as the UFC’s newly-ranked #1 lightweight contender, Tsarukyan shares why he’s opting for rest instead of quickly turning around for a second shot at beating Islam Makhachev in what would’ve been a title fight main event at UFC 302 in June.

Shortly after, Renato Moicano calls in to break down the sequence of events that led to his 2nd-round TKO win at UFC 300 over Jalin Turner.

A law school student-turned-MMA fighter, “Money” Moicano caps off his interview by discussing how he grew interested in investing before ultimately taking the conversation back to who he’d like to fight next.

Arman Tsarukyan & Renato Moicano talk wins at UFC 300

There’s no shortage of topics to talk about on today's episode of UFC Unfiltered — a show that sees guest co-host Sayif Saud join Jim Norton and Matt Serra for a recap of Saturday's landmark UFC 300 card.

The first half of the show sees Jim and Matt work their way up the card alongside Sayif, beginning with Aljamain Sterling’s successful featherweight debut before venturing into an insightful chat about some of the trends they saw from several of Saturday’s fighters that had to work through various mounted positions.

After working their way from the early prelims on up to the prelims, the guys finally reach the main card — which includes a chat on what should be next for Max Holloway following his all-time classic win in Saturday’s BMF title fight vs. Justin Gaethje.

The guys culminate their UFC 300 recap with a discussion on the mystifying power in Alex Pereira’s left hook and how it keeps on carrying him to new heights in the Octagon.

UF252: Renzo Gracie In-Studio, Valentina Shevchenko Calls In, and UFC 231 Preview and Picks

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