The UFC is back in Las Vegas for UFC 310, its final pay-per-view of the calendar. year, and the popular “Embedded” fight week video series is here to document what’s happening behind the scenes.
UFC 310 (pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
In the headliner, flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja (28-5 MMA, 12-3 UFC) takes on Kai Asakura (21-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC), who will make his promotional debut in a title fight – a rarity. The co-feature is a fight between unbeaten welterweights Ian Machado Garry (18-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) and Shavkat Rakhmonov (15-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC).
The fifth 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:
Shavkat Rakhmonov gets in a training session at the PI; UFC 310 athletes make their media day rounds; Kron Gracie has a night time run; Ian Machado Garry goes shoe shopping with Charles Oliveira; Kai Asakura shows off his press conference outfit; The stars of UFC 310 gather on stage for the pre-fight press conference.
Previous UFC 310 ‘Embedded’ episodes
- UFC 310 ‘Embedded,’ No. 1: Kai Asakura lavishes in a pre-fight cheat day
- UFC 310 ‘Embedded,’ No. 2: Themba Gorimbo’s fight week meals > your fight week meals
- UFC 310 ‘Embedded,’ No. 3: Ian Machado Garry ‘ready to do the dance’
- UFC 310 ‘Embedded,’ No. 4: Alexandre Pantoja cranks it up with Vegas Knights
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 310.
