Dominick Cruz, Marlon Vera, "Cousin Sal" Iacono, and UFC Fight Night: Vera vs Cruz preview

UFC Unfiltered with Jim Norton and Matt Serra

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🗓️ 11 August 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Jim and Matt talk with Dominick Cruz, Marlon Vera, and "Cousin Sal" Iacono, and preview UFC Fight Night: Vera vs Cruz, on today's episode of UFC Unfiltered! Dominick Cruz opens the show ahead of his main event bout against Marlon "Chito" Vera on Saturday night. He offers his reaction to Vera's smack talk during the leadup to their fight, shares why he chooses to be his own manager during contract negotiations, and explains how good it feels to compete after previously being limited due to injuries. Then, "Cousin Sal" Iacono makes his UFC Unfiltered debut. He shares a story about a shoot for Jimmy Kimmel Live with Nate Diaz that almost did not air, explains why watching UFC fights is more exciting than other sports for gamblers like himself and enlightens Jim and Matt on some wild Gene LeBell stories from back in the day. Marlon "Chito" Vera closes the show ahead of his bout against Cruz at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California this weekend. He explains his recent public criticism of Petr Yan, explains why he sees himself as different from other UFC bantamweights mentally, and offers his take on the upcoming UFC bantamweight title fight between Aljamain Sterling and TJ Dillashaw.

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0:00.0	Oh, Dominic Cruz on fire.
0:04.0	Beautiful sequence from Cruz.
0:05.5	Come together, that's where the power's at, baby, let's go.
0:07.6	Dominic, the Dominic Cruz.
0:12.1	Woo!
0:14.6	Oh, that's it.
0:17.0	She's done it.
0:18.0	That's it.
0:19.0	I'm leaving with looking forward.
0:21.0	Say the gate is my familiar yours.
0:23.2	My family is more important to me.
0:24.8	She's more important, she told, Peru!
0:37.8	Welcome to your COSR.
0:40.8	Please tell me that's on video.
0:43.8	I've never been happier.
0:45.8	I'll make no fucking bonkers.
0:49.8	I'm going to be ready.
0:56.8	Welcome to UFC unfiltered.
1:02.4	We got Dominic Cruz coming in to start the show.
1:05.8	Had a bit of a technical glitch starting.
1:08.8	So we're here now.
1:10.8	Dominic is fighting Chidovara Saturday night, the 13th of August at Fight Night.
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