The UFC is back in its home stomping ground in Las Vegas on Saturday for UFC 248, and the promotion’s popular “Embedded” series returns to get you ready.
UFC 248 takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.
In the main event, middleweight champion [autotag]Israel Adesanya[/autotag] (18-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) puts his title on the line for the first time against challenger [autotag]Yoel Romero[/autotag] (13-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC). In the co-feature, women’s strawweight champ [autotag]Zhang Weili[/autotag] (20-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) defends her title against former champ [autotag]Joanna Jedrzejczyk[/autotag] (16-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC).
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The fifth episode of “Embedded” follows the big-name stars at the top of the card. Here’s the UFC’s description:
Zhang Weili, Sean O’Malley and Li Jingliang train at UFC PI. Joanna Jedrzejczyk juggles cauliflower ear and stilettos. At media day, Jose Quinonez goes for blood, Zhang practices her English, and headliners Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero face off.
Also see:
- UFC 248 ‘Embedded,’ No. 1: Zhang Weili details coronavirus impact on her camp
- ‘UFC 248 Embedded,’ No. 2: A Porsche for every day of the week? OK, Israel
- UFC 248 ‘Embedded,’ No. 3: It’s fight week, and Joanna Jedrzejczyk is in a great mood
- UFC 248 ‘Embedded,’ No. 4: Training and trash talk with Joanna Jedrzejczyk
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