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 sixth episode of “Embedded” follows the big-name stars at the top of the card. Here’s the UFC’s description:
The UFC 248 stars make weight Friday morning. Sean O’Malley watches tape and gets his hair braided. Champ Zhang Weili faces Joanna Jedrzejczyk and champ Israel Adesanya faces Yoel Romero at the PM weigh-in, with former champ Tony Ferguson backstage.
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
- UFC 248 ‘Embedded,’ No. 5: Relive that Jedrzejczyk-Weili faceoff up close once more
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