UFC Unfiltered with Jim Norton and Matt Serra

Jalin Turner, Jon Jones’ return to heavyweight, discussing UFC 283 w/ guest co-host Din Thomas

Episode Summary

The one and only Din Thomas returns as a special co-host alongside Jim and Matt on today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered featuring lightweight contender Jalin Turner as a guest caller. With Francis Ngannou’s departure clearing the way for a Ciryl Gane vs. Jon Jones mega fight for the now-vacant UFC heavyweight title, the guys discuss what to expect from Jones in his first return to the cage in over three years. Then the guys recap the action from last Saturday’s UFC Fight Night from the Apex in which Sean Strickland outpointed Nassourdine Imavov as a late replacement opponent filling in for Kelvin Gastelum. With UFC 283 around the corner, Din offers his take on the vacant light heavyweight title fight between Jamahal Hill and Glover Teixeira and the UFC’s first ever quadrilogy fight for the flyweight belt between Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno in the co-main event. Finally, 10th-ranked lightweight Jalin Turner hops on the show to share an update on his recovery from elbow surgery, touches on his love for spiders, teases details of an upcoming fight against a big-name striker, and much more.

Episode Notes

The one and only Din Thomas returns as a special co-host alongside Jim and Matt on today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered featuring lightweight contender Jalin Turner as a guest caller.

With Francis Ngannou’s departure clearing the way for a Ciryl Gane vs. Jon Jones mega fight for the now-vacant UFC heavyweight title, the guys discuss what to expect from Jones in his first return to the cage in over three years.

Then the guys recap the action from last Saturday’s UFC Fight Night from the Apex in which Sean Strickland outpointed Nassourdine Imavov as a late replacement opponent filling in for Kelvin Gastelum.

With UFC 283 around the corner, Din offers his take on the vacant light heavyweight title fight between Jamahal Hill and Glover Teixeira and the UFC’s first ever quadrilogy fight for the flyweight belt between Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno in the co-main event.

Finally, 10th-ranked lightweight Jalin Turner hops on the show to share an update on his recovery from elbow surgery, touches on his love for spiders, teases details of an upcoming fight against a big-name striker, and much more.