Welcoming in the 2025 UFC year w/ Joanna Jędrzejczyk, Detroit Lions rookie Christian Mahogany

Happy New Year! For the first Unfiltered episode of 2025, Jim Norton and Matt Serra catch up with a UFC Hall of Famer in Joanna Jędrzejczyk before inviting Detroit Lions rookie offensive lineman Christian Mahogany to talk about his MMA fandom ahead of the NFL playoffs.

 

Calling in live from a vacation in Oman, the former women’s strawweight champion discusses how 2024 found her embarking on a whirlwind of new adventures. Now performing standup alongside some of Poland’s best comics, Joanna candidly compares the thrill of telling jokes on stage in her native tongue to the feeling of stepping into the Octagon for a fight.

 

Then, Detroit Lions rookie Christian Mahogany joins the show to talk about his team’s recent win that clinched the NFC’s No. 1 seed. A passionate UFC fan himself, Christian reflects on his wrestling background and how it helps him on the football field as an offensive lineman.