The UFC is back in “Sin City” with UFC 306, and the popular “Embedded” fight week video series is here to document what’s happening behind the scenes.
UFC 306 (pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+), also known as Noche UFC in celebration of Mexican Independence Day, takes place Saturday at Sphere in Las Vegas.
In the main event, bantamweight champion [autotag]Sean O’Malley[/autotag] (18-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) goes for his second title defense against No. 1 contender [autotag]Merab Dvalishvili[/autotag] (17-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC). The co-headliner will see a trilogy bout between women’s flyweight champion [autotag]Alexa Grasso[/autotag] (16-3-1 MMA, 8-3-1 UFC) and [autotag]Valentina Shevchenko[/autotag] (23-4-1 MMA, 12-3-1 UFC), who fought to a majority draw in their rematch one year ago. Also on the card is a key featherweight bout between [autotag]Brian Ortega[/autotag] (16-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) and [autotag]Diego Lopes[/autotag] (25-6 MMA, 4-1 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:
Mexican stars of UFC 306 hold open workouts; Champ Sean O’Malley checks out some restaurants; Brian Ortega winds down his camp; Merab Dvalishvili has lunch with his coach; Raul Rosas Jr. dances; Valentina Shevchenko goes antiquing; Diego Lopes trains.
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For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 306.