UFC 252 ‘Embedded,’ No. 6: ‘I like punching him in the face – it’s fun!’

The UFC returns to pay-per-view Saturday with UFC 252, and the “Embedded” series is back to help build the excitement ahead of the action.

The UFC returns to pay-per-view Saturday with UFC 252, and the promotion’s popular “Embedded” series is back to help build the excitement ahead of the action.

UFC 252 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN/ESPN+.

In the main event, a highly anticipated trilogy takes place. Heavyweight champion [autotag]Stipe Miocic[/autotag] will defend his title against former heavyweight and light heavyweight champ [autotag]Daniel Cormier[/autotag] to settle their 1-1 tie. And in the co-headliner, rising prospect [autotag]Sean O’Malley[/autotag] takes on [autotag]Marlon Vera[/autotag] in a key bantamweight showdown.

The sixth episode of “Embedded” follows the fighters as fight night draws near. Below is the UFC’s description:

Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier attend the pre-fight press conference. Junior Dos Santos and Sean O’Malley cut weight at the UFC Performance Institute. Official weigh-ins go down as the top three headliners face-off.

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