The UFC is back with its fourth pay-per-view of the year and second of March, which means the popular “Embedded” fight-week video series is here to document what’s happening behind the scenes.
UFC 286 takes place Saturday at The O2 in London. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and early prelims on ESPN+.
In the main event, welterweight champion [autotag]Leon Edwards[/autotag] (20-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC) and [autotag]Kamaru Usman[/autotag] (20-2 MMA, 15-1 UFC) run it back for a trilogy fight after Edwards shockingly knocked out Usman last August to claim the title. And in the co-main event, lightweight contenders [autotag]Justin Gaethje[/autotag] (23-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) and [autotag]Rafael Fiziev[/autotag] (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) square off in a pivotal bout at 155 pounds.
The fourth 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:
Kamaru Usman and Justin Gaethje keep their energy up in the gym. Rafael Fiziev and champ Leon Edwards open up at media day.
Also see:
- UFC 286 ‘Embedded,’ No. 1: ‘Danger! This is straight danger!’
- UFC 286 ‘Embedded,’ No. 2: Justin Gaethje plans to take Rafael Fiziev ‘to a dark place on Saturday’
- UFC 286 ‘Embedded,’ No. 3: A ‘Wakanda Forever’ reunion for Kamaru Usman
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 286.
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