UFC 324 picks & predictions, Alex Perez previews Charles Johnson showdown
UFC Unfiltered with Jim Norton and Matt Serra
Ultimate Fighting Championship, Zuffa LLC
4.4 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 22 January 2026
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
After a six-week wait for live UFC action, Jim Norton and Matt Serra are back and ready to dive in. On today’s episode, the guys break down UFC 324 from top to bottom — locking in three official picks each for their first predictions of the year and setting the tone for what promises to be a loaded night of fights for the first card of the Paramount era.
Then, former title challenger Alex Perez joins the show ahead of his Saturday matchup against surging flyweight Charles Johnson. Perez opens up about life outside the Octagon, fatherhood, navigating a tough stretch in his career, and why this fight feels like a pivotal opportunity to reassert himself in the men’s 125-pound division.
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| 0:00.0 | I taught people all the time. |
| 0:01.0 | I didn't get paid to sit on the couch. |
| 0:02.0 | I get paid to fight, so I'm always at the gym. |
| 0:04.0 | You know, I'm always working. |
| 0:05.0 | Everybody gives me a hard time because all I do is train. |
| 0:07.0 | And, you know, this is the reason why. |
| 0:09.0 | By way of knockout, Alex Perez! |
| 0:12.0 | Come on, love you, no, everybody from you more, 5, 5, 5, 9. |
| 0:19.0 | This is for you guys. Everybody from you are 559, this we got out. |
| 0:26.6 | Welcome to UFC unfiltered. |
| 0:29.6 | Please tell me that's on video. |
| 0:32.6 | I've never been happier. |
| 0:35.6 | I'll need for a fucking podcast. |
| 0:37.9 | That's dangerous. |
| 0:39.9 | Life to me. |
| 0:40.6 | We're out of it. |
| 0:49.6 | Welcome to UFC Unfiltered starring Jim Norton. |
| 0:50.8 | Well. |
| 0:52.7 | With my friend Matt Sera. |
| 0:53.9 | That was how they were... I didn't know you were, you know You poor. Big paws. Oh, it's too big a pause. Too big a pause, man. They want to know who you're with. But we're finally getting fights again, man. This Saturday is UFC 324. Thank God, man. My Saturdays have not been the same, Jimmy. No, dude, it's crazy. and if you don't have Paramount Plus, get it. Because all the fights from the early prelims, which started 5 o'clock, Eastern time, on Paramount Plus, the prelims are 7 o'clock, Eastern time, Paramount Plus. And, of course, the main card is 9 o'clock on Paramount Plus, which is an hour earlier than the main events used to start. |
| 1:30.6 | Maybe they're changing that or maybe it's just for this week. |
| 1:32.6 | I don't know. |
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