Guest co-host Michael Chiesa on UFC 288, Cejudo’s return to stacked bantamweight division

UFC Unfiltered with Jim Norton and Matt Serra

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🗓️ 2 May 2023

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

With Matt Serra flying back from London during the taping of today’s UFC Unfiltered episode, welterweight Michael Chiesa steps in alongside Jim Norton as today’s co-host. After beginning the show with an update on his physical health after a lengthy layoff, Chiesa follows up with his desired plans for what’s next in the cage following the cancellation of his return fight against Li Jingliang due to his opponent’s injury. After a brief chat about Saturday’s UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon card, Jim shifts the topic towards Saturday’s UFC 288 card, Chiesa provides his detailed opinion on what’s in store for former two-division champion Henry Cejudo as he makes his return to a stacked bantamweight division against champion Aljamain Sterling. As Chiesa wraps up his thoughts on the main event with a prediction for the fight, the guys wrap up the show by unpacking the circumstances surrounding the short-notice co-main event between welterweight contenders Belal Muhammad and Gilbert Burns.

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0:00.0	It might be us is putting on a clinic in terms of fighting in the way that you need to in a big spot
0:06.3	I wasn't able to push through five rounds. I can't even talk about being a champion
0:20.9	Welcome to your team
0:24.0	Please tell me that's on video. I've never been happier
0:30.1	I'm a real fucking bonkit
0:33.8	I'm a dangerous
0:35.8	I'm gonna make my head
0:43.0	Welcome to UFC unfiltered I'm Matt is I think that's on a plane coming back from the UK
0:47.8	He was doing some events so Michael Kiesa. Thanks for sitting in to appreciate it
0:52.1	Yeah, happy to join you guys
0:54.1	By the way, great. I'm I have to say very professional
0:57.6	Set up you have there you you have not only that this little nice little log cabin thing
1:02.1	You have your microphone out of view and the audio is still good
1:06.2	So did you just not want your face or is that the most convenient place for it?
1:09.8	I just tend to move in and out so much on a time I talk with my hands or everything you know
1:14.6	I'm flying all over the place so keep it above my head
1:17.6	And it's a shame to because I'm just sitting in my living room
1:20.1	And I actually have like a ridiculous man cave out my garage with like a golf simulator fight posters
1:26.1	Signed memorabilia, but I don't get good internet out there. So I'm relegated
1:30.3	So you gotta do it here. Yeah, what do you have that signed? What do you have that sign?
1:34.6	Like I like getting stuff signed to and there's nothing wrong with being a fan of people who you actually get to know and and what do you usually get?
1:41.9	Dude, I got some pretty sweet stuff. I got
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