Heavyweight Ilir Latifi claimed the unanimous decision win at UFC Vegas 61 on Saturday over opponent Aleksei Oleinik, marking his second straight Octagon victory.
LTF vs. LNKFighting for the first time in the 14 months since suffering a career-threatening eye injury that temporarily blinded him, UFC heavyweight Ilir Latifi joins the show with his thoughts on whether the brief time he shared training at American Top Team with Aleksei Oleinik affects Saturday’s fight between the two heavyweight veterans. As Ilir pitches Matt on joining him in his post-retirement plans of hosting a TV show about the outdoors, Jim explains why he’s content with limiting his travel to hotels. With Jim and Matt split over whether Mackenzie Dern will beat Yan Xiaonan, women’s strawweight Tabatha Ricci shares how sparring with Dern has equipped both friends with the tools needed to end their respective fights on Saturday night with their hands raised.
DRN vs. XNNFirst, after Matt and Phoenix discuss their appreciation for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Ilir Latifi joins the show ahead of his bout against Aleksei Oleinik at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus this Saturday. He shares why he needs to be cautious of Oleinik's famous "Ezekiel Choke" submission, shares how he got into horseback riding as a hobby, and opens up about how an eye injury from his last fight left him unsure whether he'd ever see the same way again. Then, Matt reveals he remembers meeting Tom Aspinall in Manchester years before Tom was a UFC fighter. Matt and Phoenix also offer their take on the recent altercation between Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington at a Miami restaurant. Afterward, Alexa Grasso calls in ahead of her co-main event bout against Joanne Wood at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus. After telling Matt how she deals with setting off her Amazon Echo every time someone says her name, she reveals what she sees as her path to a title fight against Valentina S...
CVNGT vs. MSVDLDerrick Lewis joins UFC Unfiltered with Jim Norton and Matt Serra to discuss his upcoming fight against Ilir Latifi at UFC 247 in Houston.
LWS vs. LTF
Chris Dempsey
Jan Blachowicz
Hans Stringer
Sean O'Connell
Gian Villante
Ryan Bader
Tyson Pedro
Ovince Saint Preux
Corey Anderson
Volkan Oezdemir
Derrick Lewis
Tanner Boser
Aleksei Oleinik
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