Erin Blanchfield, Zachary Reese, UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Barber picks

UFC Unfiltered with Jim Norton and Matt Serra

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Grappling, Brazilian Jui Jitsu, Combat, Jim Norton, Sambo, Dana White, Stand-up, Bjj, Sports, Fight, Mma, Sports News, Ufc, Zuffa, Striking, Fighting, Judo, Wrestling, News, Combat Sports, Boxing, Matt Serra, Comedy

4.5 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

After taking Monday off in observance of Memorial Day, Jim and Matt dive right into Wednesday’s episode of UFC Unfiltered with two returning guests: 4th-ranked flyweight contender Erin Blanchfield and middleweight finisher Zachary Reese. Erin reflects on bouncing back from her first UFC loss to Manon Fiorot, shares how she’s grown more comfortable in five-round bouts, and breaks down her matchup this Saturday against fellow contender Maycee Barber — a fight with major title implications. Later, Jim and Matt offer their picks for the UFC Fight Night card before welcoming Zachary Reese, who talks about life in small-town Shiner, Texas, his plans to deliver another first-round finish, and why Dusko Todorovic is the perfect dance partner for a crowd-pleasing scrap.

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0:00.0	That is the biggest one of your career.
0:02.9	Your pace and your pressure has shown itself on multiple occasions.
0:07.4	Where do you get that?
0:08.7	It's just in my heart.
0:10.0	I was born tough.
0:11.5	I could thank my mom and dad for that.
0:13.6	Aaron, cold blood and blood.
0:18.4	Yeah.
0:22.6	Louisville, can I get a hell?
0:24.6	Yeah!
0:26.6	I think you got this ground right where you want them, Zach.
0:32.6	By TK.O.
0:34.6	Zachary
0:36.6	Seventhry! TKO Zachary Southern Dreams
0:40.0	I've never been
0:42.4	I'm
0:47.3	Welcome to UFC
0:50.1	Filter
0:50.5	Please tell me that's on video
0:53.6	I've never been happier I'll need Oh, see unfiltered. Please tell me that's on video.
0:56.7	I've never been happier.
0:59.4	I'm made for a fucking podcast.
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