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 (15-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) and Shavkat Rakhmonov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC).
The sixth and final 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:
Ciryl Gane has a cold plunge; Bryce Mitchell cuts weight with his team; Champ Alexandre Pantoja sheds the last few pounds with his kids; athletes step on the scales at the official weigh-ins; Themba Gorimbo paints his African pride on his chest; the stars of UFC 310 have final face offs at the ceremonial weigh-ins.
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
- UFC 310 ‘Embedded,’ No. 5: Ian Machado Garry gives Charles Oliveira’s shoe game a supreme elevation
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 310.
