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 second 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:
Champ Merab Dvalishvili trains with his team in Las Vegas; Joshua Van watches UFC 323 Countdown while running; Brandon Moreno relaxes with video games; Petr Yan spars in the UFC PI; Jan Blachowicz goes on a hike to a hot spring; Mansur Abdul-Malik reflects on his upcoming fight with Antonio Trocoli; Champ Alexandre Pantoja arrives in Las Vegas.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 323 Embedded 2: Hiking with a former champ
