The UFC is back with its eighth pay-per-view of the year, which means the popular “Embedded” fight-week video series is here to document what’s happening behind the scenes.
UFC 290 takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ABC/ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+. The event coincides with International Fight Week and is headlined by two title fights.
In the main event, UFC featherweight champion [autotag]Alexander Volkanovski[/autotag] (25-2 MMA, 12-1 UFC) competes in a unification bout against interim titleholder [autotag]Yair Rodriguez[/autotag] (15-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC).
Before the featherweights throw down, the UFC flyweight title will be on the line as champion [autotag]Brandon Moreno[/autotag] (21-6-2 MMA, 10-3-2 UFC) faces off with [autotag]Alexandre Pantoja[/autotag] (25-5 MMA, 9-3 UFC) for a third time.
Also on the card, [autotag]Dricus Du Plessis[/autotag] (19-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) and [autotag]Robert Whittaker[/autotag] (24-6 MMA, 15-5 UFC) jostle for position in atop the UFC middleweight rankings in a fight that could very well earn the victor a title shot.
The first episode of “Embedded” follows the featured fighters while they get ready for fight night. Here is the UFC’s description of the episode from YouTube:
Champ Alexander Volkanovski pushes hard through the end of camp, and joins Mel Gibson by the Octagon. Champ Brandon Moreno focuses on fiber. Bo Nickal fishes for bass. Alexandre Pantoja gets support from Demian Maia. Don’t miss UFC 290 on Saturday, July 8.
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