Youssef Zalal, Edmen Shahbazyan, UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues recap

UFC Unfiltered with Jim Norton and Matt Serra

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4.5 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Fresh off UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues, Jim and Matt break down all the biggest moments from Saturday’s card, including Jared Cannonier’s comeback TKO win over Gregory “Robocop” Rodrigues. Then, surging featherweight Youssef Zalal joins the show fresh off his dominant unanimous decision victory over 10th-ranked Calvin Kattar to discuss how he successfully thwarted his opponent’s game plan. With seven straight wins to his name, Youssef examines his place in the division before detailing what his spirited training sessions with Justin Gaethje taught him about himself. Later, middleweight knockout artist Edmen Shahbazyan stops by after his electrifying first-round KO win. He opens up about the $50K performance bonus, his move to Xtreme Couture, and how fatherhood has given him new motivation. Plus, Edmen reveals his plans for a busy 2025 and the former foe that he’s eyeing next.

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0:00.0	What a moment for that team out of Factory X.
0:03.0	There's a lot of talent in that gym and Yusuf Zalal is right there among them.
0:06.0	I don't know if you guys saw me in the round.
0:08.0	I'm too good, man. I'm really too good.
0:10.0	The Moroccan devil Zalahla!
0:14.0	Oh, that's right hand by Shabazian.
0:20.0	That's enough.
0:22.6	Still young, still learning, still impressing Shabazzian with a statement tonight.
0:27.6	Beautiful.
0:28.6	Yo, that was a nasty pullback right hand, wasn't it?
0:32.6	Oh, jeez.
0:34.6	Edman, the Golden Boy Shamsia!
0:40.3	Welcome to UFC on video.
0:48.3	Please tell me that's on video.
0:51.3	I've never been happier. I'm made for a fucking podcast
0:56.8	we're dangerous listen to me we're out of it
1:08.5	well UFC unfiltered Matt came in hot now you aren't seeing this, but Matt was really given the business to the crew for not saying hello and he's holding up a cup. Yeah. It says Matthew in like almost Simpson's writing and there's a little bunny rabbit sitting on a block of hash.
1:28.2	My grandmother, Mama Mia, I used to call off.
1:32.1	Oh, that's old.
1:33.3	Yeah, and she made this back in the day.
1:36.1	Now, do you hand, do you hand wash that?
1:39.0	Nah, I thought, you know, okay.
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