The UFC is back in its “Sin City” home base for UFC 323, its final pay-per-view of the calendar year and final pay-per-view in its ESPN broadcast era. The popular “Embedded” fight week video series is here to document what’s happening behind the scenes.
UFC 323 (pay-per-view, ESPN2/FX/Disney+, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
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In the headliner, bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili (21-4 MMA, 14-2 UFC) chases history with his fourth title defense of the calendar year. He meets former interim champion Petr Yan (19-5 MMA, 11-4 UFC), whom he holds a 2023 win over. In the co-feature, flyweight champ Alexandre Pantoja (30-5 MMA, 14-3 UFC) meets challenger Joshua Van (15-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC).
The first episode of “Embedded” follows the featured fighters while they get ready for fight week. Here is the UFC’s description of the episode from YouTube:
“Merab Dvalishvili celebrates Thanksgiving with his friends and family before showing off his new house; Jan Blachowicz is thankful for the path his life has taken; Henry Cejudo prepares for his final UFC fight; Joshua Van boxes ahead of his first title fight; Alexandre Pantoja and his teammates prepare for UFC 323 at American Top Team; Petr Yan eats lunch in the mountains outside Las Vegas.”
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 323 ‘Embedded,’ No. 1: Merab Dvalishvili peeps his ‘Countdown’ ep
