The UFC returns to Arizona on Saturday for its fifth pay-per-view of the year, which means the “Embedded” fight-week video series is back to document what’s happening behind the scenes.
UFC 274 takes place at Footprint Center in Phoenix. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+.
UFC 274 features a title-fight doubleheader. In the main event, [autotag]Charles Oliveira[/autotag] (32-8 MMA, 20-8 UFC) meets [autotag]Justin Gaethje[/autotag] (23-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC), with only Gaethje eligible to win the title after Oliveira was a half-pound heavy on the scale.
The co-main event will see women’s strawweight titleholder [autotag]Rose Namajunas[/autotag] (11-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC) meet top contender [autotag]Carla Esparza[/autotag] (18-6 MMA, 9-4 UFC) in rematch over seven years after their first meeting won by Esparza.
Additionally, former title challenger [autotag]Tony Ferguson[/autotag] (25-6 MMA, 15-4 UFC) takes on former Bellator champion [autotag]Michael Chandler[/autotag] (22-7 MMA, 1-2 UFC) in a pivotal lightweight fight.
The sixth 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:
UFC 275 athletes cut weight, hit the scales and face off: Justin Gaethje aims to win the title after Charles Oliveira misses his mark; champ Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza clash in a title rematch; Tony Ferguson returns against Michael Chandler.
Watch the episode in the video above and check out the previous episode below:
- UFC 274 ‘Embedded,’ No. 1: Carla Esparza plans her wedding during fight week
- UFC 274 ‘Embedded,’ No. 2: ‘Look good, feel good, play good’
- UFC 274 ‘Embedded,’ No. 3: The champ arrives with a chip on his shoulder
- UFC 274 ‘Embedded,’ No. 4: Tony Ferguson, Carla Esparza talk TUF days
- UFC 274 ‘Embedded,’ No. 5: ‘Hey, Rose, it seems like you’re channeling The Matrix’
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