Chase Hooper talks March homecoming in Seattle, Mikey Musumeci previews UFC BJJ 5
UFC Unfiltered with Jim Norton and Matt Serra
Ultimate Fighting Championship, Zuffa LLC
4.4 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 10 February 2026
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Jim Norton and Matt Serra are joined by friend of the show Chase Hooper and UFC BJJ bantamweight champion Mikey Musumeci on today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered.
With the Seahawks fresh off their Super Bowl LX victory, it’s only right that Seattle’s own Hooper calls in ahead of his first fight back in the Emerald City in nearly nine years, as the UFC brings a Fight Night card to Seattle on March 28 headlined by Israel Adesanya vs. Joe Pyfer.
Hooper talks about balancing fatherhood with life as a UFC fighter, what he learned from his first-round setback last summer, and how fighting close to home brings a different kind of motivation as he continues to evolve in the division.
Later, reigning UFC BJJ champion Musumeci makes his Unfiltered debut with a bang — instantly clicking with Matt as they bond over authentic pizza. Musumeci then previews his upcoming bantamweight title defense against Shay Montague at UFC BJJ 5, reflecting on the discipline that shaped his career and what continues to drive him as one of the most accomplished submission grapplers in the world.
Plus, Jim and Matt wrap things up with their biggest takeaways from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira card.
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| 0:00.0 | December 2019, I was in this very same Octeon. |
| 0:03.6 | Awkward, you know, 20-year-old kid trying to talk to you about personalized M&Ms. |
| 0:08.3 | Here we are. Five years later, I feel like I belong. |
| 0:10.8 | Ten fights. I'm here. |
| 0:12.9 | Chase the Dream. |
| 0:16.2 | Who? |
| 0:19.9 | Ladies and gentlemen, referee Jason Herzog calls a stop to the match in round number one, |
| 0:24.7 | declaring the winner by submission and still. |
| 0:29.9 | UFC B.J.J. Bantamweight champion of the world. |
| 0:36.4 | Mikey, Darth, Rigoni, Musimachi. |
| 0:42.3 | Woozimachi. |
| 0:46.3 | Welcome to UFC unfiltered. |
| 0:52.3 | Please tell me that's on video. |
| 0:57.0 | I've never been happier. |
| 0:59.7 | I'm made for a fucking podcast. |
| 1:03.0 | That's dangerous. |
| 1:05.5 | Listen to me. |
| 1:06.1 | We're out of it. |
| 1:15.0 | Welcome to UFC Unfiltered. |
| 1:21.1 | I'm in Austin, so that's why you see this messy hotel room behind me. |
| 1:23.6 | Traveling little bird. |
| 1:25.3 | You're spreading your comedy. |
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