Today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered is headlined by none other than Saturday’s UFC 301 headliner himself as UFC men’s flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja calls in the show shortly after the guys chop it up with lightweight veteran Terrance McKinney.
Jim and Matt begin the show by unpacking the action from this past weekend’s card in Rio de Janeiro, expressing their appreciation for the masterful performance José Aldo put on in front of his Brazilian people in a victorious return to the Octagon.
Terrance McKinney hops on while en route to St. Louis for his fight on this Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card against Esteban Ribovics. McKinney speaks candidly about his preference to remain active on the heels of his two-fight winning streak — especially with his last win in October requiring just 20 seconds of cage time before securing a highlight-reel 1st-round knockout.
While waiting for Alexandre Pantoja to call in, Jim and Matt work their way through the rest of the UFC 301 main card with a particular emphasis on Anthony “Lionheart” Smith’s crowd-silencing upset win vs. a previously unbeaten Vitor Petrino.
Finally, Pantoja hops on the call to break down his successfully-executed game plan against Steve Erceg in last Saturday’s main event before sharing how different things have become for him now that he has a target on his back as a champion with multiple title defenses.
Phil Rowe, Grant Dawson, UFC 302 picks
Kayla Harrison, comedian Che Durena
Themba Gorimbo, Arturo Guillén, UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy takeaways
Khaos Williams, Piera Rodriguez, UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy picks
Trey Waters, Sean Woodson, recap of UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento
Chase Hooper, Carlos Ulberg, UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento picks
Steve Erceg, Caio Borralho, UFC 301 predictions
Aljamain Sterling, Beneil Dariush, UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez recap
Ariane Lipski, Austin Hubbard, UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez picks
What’s next for Jamahal Hill, boxer Anthony Sims Jr. talks what UFC gets right
Arman Tsarukyan & Renato Moicano talk wins at UFC 300
Recapping UFC 300 w/ guest co-host Sayif Saud
Jamahal Hill, Jiří Procházka, picking UFC 300 main card & prelims
Damon Jackson, Jim Miller, picking UFC 300 early prelims
Alex Morono & Dan Argueta w/ guest co-host John Morgan
Michael “Venom” Page, takeaways from UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
Joaquin Buckley, comedian Preacher Lawson, predicting UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot
Payton Talbott, Youssef Zalal, guest co-host Phoenix Carnevale
Amanda Ribas, country musician Michael Ray, UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas picks
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