Daniel Rodriguez talks headlining after jail stint, Themba Gorimbo discusses retirement, guest co-host Din Thomas
UFC Unfiltered with Jim Norton and Matt Serra
Ultimate Fighting Championship, Zuffa LLC
4.4 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 28 May 2026
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Din Thomas fills in for Jim Norton alongside Matt Serra on an episode of UFC Unfiltered featuring two welterweight veterans with remarkable life stories.
First, Daniel Rodriguez joins ahead of his August main event against Uroš Medić to discuss the experiences that shaped his mindset long before he ever stepped into the Octagon. Rodriguez gets candid about his eight-month stint in a Tijuana jail and explains why the pressure of professional fighting has never rattled him the way real-life survival situations once did. The 39-year-old veteran also reflects on starting MMA at age 25 and why he believes his life experience gives him a different perspective than most fighters.
Then, Themba Gorimbo checks in at peace with his decision to retire from MMA at just 35 years old. Gorimbo opens up about embracing the next chapter of his life, his plans to move to Australia and tell his story in new ways, and why he wishes he had met Daniel Cormier earlier in his journey.
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| 0:00.0 | You know, it feels good to be back in the winning column and I'm ready to, you know, continue my career and do big things. Daniel D.R. R. R. R. Triggins! Firstly, I want to thank God, D.C. sorry. I want to thank God for this victory. And then my man, Dwayne Johnson, wherever he is, brother, love you. You change my life in a better way and I'm going to change someone's life every single day. |
| 0:23.6 | Next week I'm in Zimbabwe, changing people's lives because of you. |
| 0:26.6 | But hey, with a dream and hard way you can go all the way to the top. |
| 0:30.6 | Great job. Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for Timba Gorimbo! |
| 0:34.6 | Declay the winner by K.L. Timba Gorimbo! Declay the winner by G.K.O. Temba! |
| 0:39.4 | The answer, Gorimba! |
| 0:42.9 | I say this. |
| 0:48.2 | Welcome to UFC unfiltered. |
| 0:53.7 | Please tell me that's on video. |
| 0:56.7 | I've never been happier. |
| 0:59.5 | I'm made for a fucking podcast. |
| 1:02.8 | That's dangerous. |
| 1:05.3 | Listen to me. |
| 1:05.9 | We're out of it. |
| 1:14.9 | Welcome to UFC Unfiltered. |
| 1:15.9 | Jimmy is away. |
| 1:19.1 | Matt and Dean shall play. |
| 1:20.3 | Dean Thomas, man. |
| 1:21.6 | Come on, man. |
| 1:22.7 | Come on. |
| 1:24.2 | Come on, Matt, Sarah. |
| 1:25.5 | Let me tell you something. |
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