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UF194: Dana White Talks GSP vs. Nate Diaz, the UFC Lightweight Title Picture, and Much More, and Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson Breaks Down His UFC Liverpool Fight Against Darren Till May 08, 2018

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UFC President Dana White joins the show and discusses trying to put together a GSP vs. Nate Diaz Lightweight fight and an Alexander Gustafsson vs. Luke Rockhold at Light Heavyweight, working on a new contract with Eddie Alvarez, Nicco Montano's status, Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier, Kevin Lee, Tony Ferguson, and the rest of the UFC Lightweight title picture, Leslie Smith's labor complaint against Zuffa, Oscar De La Hoya's "Golden Boy MMA" plans, Mario Yamasaki attending a refereeing seminar, Ronda Rousey at WrestleMania, and a lot more. Before that, Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson calls in and talks about fighting Darren Till in Liverpool on May 27, the UFC Welterweight title picture, RDA vs. Colby Covington for the interim belt, how his thumbs are healing up, and more. Plus, Jim and Matt discuss news involving Ray Borg, UFC 225 and Illinois' zero-tolerance marijuana policy, Gunnar Nelson's knee injury, Dan Hardy's possible Octagon return, amongst other things.

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UF193: Renzo Gracie Joins In-Studio, and Stipe Miocic and Kelvin Gastelum Join by Phone on This All-Time Classic Episode May 03, 2018

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The great Renzo Gracie, and BJJ Black belt Big Chuck, join Jim and Matt in-studio for the whole show. First, Kelvin Gastelum calls in and discusses his UFC 224 co-main event bout against Jacare Souza, potentially earning a title shot with a win, deciding to fight in Brazil again, having his friend request rejected by Mike Perry on Facebook, and more. Then, UFC Heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic calls in and talks about defending his title against Daniel Cormier at UFC 226, coaching on The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated, his relationship with his coaches, how firefighting keeps him humble, and a lot more. Plus, Renzo teaches Matt a new foot-lock technique in-studio.

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UF192: Amanda Nunes and Nina Ansaroff Join In-Studio to Talk UFC 224, UFC Calgary, and Much More May 01, 2018

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UFC Women's Bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes and #14 Women's Strawweight contender Nina Ansaroff both join Jim and Matt in-studio to discuss a wide range of topics including Amanda's UFC 224 title defense against Raquel Pennington in Brazil, Nina's fight against Randa Markos in Calgary, who has a harder time being in the other's corner, Ronda Rousey, Cyborg, dealing with injuries and illnesses, sleeping in tents to avoid bugs in Brazil, and much more. Plus, the guys discuss Demian Maia stepping in for the injured Santiago Ponzinibbio against Kamaru Usman at UFC Chile, Ray Borg deciding to withdraw from his rescheduled bout against Brandon Moreno due to his newborn son's medical issues, and more.

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UF191: Aljamain Sterling Joins In-Studio and Wants to Fight Dominick Cruz, and TUF 27 Featherweight Brad Katona Calls In Apr 26, 2018

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"Funkmaster" Aljo Sterling joins Jim and Matt in-studio for the full show to talk about his big win over Brett Johns in Atlantic City, why he called out Dominick Cruz, Matt Serra's upcoming Hall of Fame induction, Merab Dvalishvili's controversial loss to Ricky Simon, and a lot more. First, Brad Katona, a member of Team Cormier on The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated, calls in and discusses his fight with Kyler Phillips, training at SBG Ireland under John Kavanagh, life in the TUF house, and more. Plus, the guys discuss Tony Ferguson and Al Iaquinta's Twitter beef, RDA vs. Colby Covington at UFC 225, and Junior dos Santos, Lil Nog, and Marcos Rogerio de Lima being cleared by USADA.

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UF190: David Branch Talks UFC AC KO, Derrick Lewis Breaks Down UFC 226 Fight With Francis Ngannou, and a UFC Fight Night Atlantic City Recap Apr 24, 2018

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David Branch joins the show after his impressive knockout of Thiago Santos at UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee and discusses his gameplan going into the fight, learning from his loss to Luke Rockhold, whether he'd move up to Light Heavyweight or not, Whittaker vs. Romero 2, and more. Later, "The Black Beast" Derrick Lewis calls in and talks about his UFC 226 bout with Francis Ngannou, making changes to his training, trash talking on social media, and a lot more. Plus, Jim and Matt discuss Matt's upcoming induction into the UFC Hall of Fame and break down all the action from Atlantic City from this past weekend.

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UF189: Blink 182's Travis Barker, Kevin Lee, and Aljamain Sterling Join the Show, and a UFC Fight Night Atlantic City Preview and Picks Apr 19, 2018

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"The Motown Phenom" Kevin Lee calls in from Atlantic City and discusses his headlining fight this weekend against Edson Barboza, talking trash with his opponents, Al Iaquinta, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, and a lot more. Then, #8 UFC Bantamweight Aljo Sterling joins the show and talks about fighting the undefeated Brett Johns, dealing with his loss to Marlon Moraes, and gaining inspiration from Al Iaquinta's fight against Khabib at UFC 223. Later, one of the best drummers on planet Earth, Travis Barker, calls in and discusses how he got into UFC, Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje, Conor McGregor's UFC 223 melee, surviving a devastating plane crash years ago, and much more. Plus, the guys preview UFC Fight Night Atlantic City and make their picks for this weekend's fights.

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UF188: Daniel Cormier Sounds Off on Jon Jones, Conor McGregor, Dominick Cruz, and Stipe Miocic, and a UFC on FOX Glendale Recap Apr 17, 2018

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UFC Light Heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier calls in and talks to Matt and guest co-host Phoenix Carnevale about UFC on FOX Glendale, a new war of words with Jon Jones, fighting Stipe Miocic for the UFC Heavyweight title, coaching on The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated, Conor McGregor's UFC 223 chaos, Dominick Cruz, Brock Lesnar, and more. Then, Matt and Phoenix break down all the action from Glendale, Arizona at UFC on FOX: Poirier vs. Gaethje. Plus, Matt receives a gift from an Unfiltered listener.

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UF187: UFC on FOX: Poirier vs. Gaethje Preview Apr 12, 2018

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Jim and Matt break down this weekend's upcoming fights in Glendale, Arizona, and make their picks. Plus, the guys discuss Nick Diaz's potential return to the Octagon after resolving his issues with USADA, Eddie Alvarez saying he's Khabib Nurmagomedov's "Kryptonite", how Al Iaquinta was able to neutralize Khabib's ground-and-pound, whether Al helped show the blueprint to beating Khabib or not, and, for the first time ever, a double Matt's Movie Minute featuring Se7en and Ready Player One.

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UF186: Recapping UFC 223, the Wildest Week in UFC History, with Chuck Zito In-Studio Apr 10, 2018

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Actor, stuntman, and former Hells Angel, Chuck Zito joins Jim and Matt in-studio to break down all the action from UFC 223, including Matt's full rundown from Al Iaquinta's corner against Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor's chaotic stop in Brooklyn, and much more. Plus, the guys discuss Dana White's response to Showtime's Stephen Espinoza and a bunch of the recently announced fights from the UFC 25th Anniversary Press Conference.

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UF185: Dana White Talks UFC 223 and Brian Ortega Joins In-Studio Apr 05, 2018

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UFC President Dana White joins the show and discusses UFC 223: Khabib vs. Holloway, Tony Ferguson's injury, Conor McGregor's status, Floyd Mayweather's potential future in the Octagon, DJ vs. TJ, The Diaz Brothers, Brock Lesnar, Mario Yamasaki, a UFC event in Russia, and much more. Plus, #1 UFC Featherweight Brian Ortega, and Ed Soares and James Luhrsen, join Jim and Matt in-studio to talk about Brian's title shot against Max Holloway, offering to step in to fight Khabib, becoming the first guy to finish Frankie Edgar, drowning while surfing, and more. And, to wrap up, the guys make their picks for UFC 223.

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