Montel Jackson talks high-stakes co-main vs. Figueiredo, UFC Rio predictions
UFC Unfiltered with Jim Norton and Matt Serra
Ultimate Fighting Championship, Zuffa LLC
4.4 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 9 October 2025
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Jim Norton and Matt Serra return for a new Wednesday edition of UFC Unfiltered with bantamweight contender #15 Montel Jackson, who joins the show ahead of his co-main event bout against former flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC Rio.
Reflecting on his journey from wrestling to the world of mixed martial arts, Montel discusses how watching Anderson Silva highlights in school first sparked his passion for MMA. He shares his mindset heading into a fight against a Brazilian legend in hostile territory and explains how patience and precision have become key parts of his evolution inside the Octagon.
Plus, Matt geeks out with Montel over Marvel characters and Wolverine, before he and Jim close out the show with their official UFC Rio picks, including Charles Oliveira vs. Mateusz Gamrot and some of the other highly-anticipated fights on Saturday’s card.
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| 0:00.0 | It's a lot of guys in the division that's hiding. |
| 0:02.0 | Put being chumps, man, to take real fights, man. |
| 0:05.0 | I tell Jason all the time, man, sign a contract. |
| 0:07.0 | Don't even wait. |
| 0:08.0 | Don't even give him a chance to say no, man, sign a contract on anybody. |
| 0:12.0 | By way of knockout, Montel, |
| 0:15.0 | Quay... |
| 0:17.0 | Jackson!...warked! Jackson Welcome to |
| 0:26.7 | UFC |
| 0:27.1 | Please tell me that's on video |
| 0:30.6 | I've never been happier |
| 0:33.6 | I'll name for a fucking podcast |
| 0:36.5 | We're dangerous Listen to me, we're out of happier. I'm made for a fucking podcast. That's dangerous. |
| 0:39.3 | Listen to me. |
| 0:40.3 | We're out of it. |
| 0:42.3 | Welcome to UFC Unfiltered. |
| 0:48.3 | A UFC in Fanatic's original production. |
| 0:51.3 | I am still in, let's just say Canada. |
| 0:54.4 | I am in Montreal, which I know you don't care for that at all. |
| 0:58.4 | We have an interesting show. |
| 1:00.2 | Today we got Montel Jackson's making his first appearance on the show. |
| 1:04.3 | He's fighting Davidson Figurado, which is a really, really good fight. |
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