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 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:
UFC 310 Fight Week kicks off with fighter check-ins; Themba Gorimbo has a gift for his manager; Alexander Volkov goes on a hike with his son; Ian Machado Garry goes on a helicopter flight over Las Vegas with his family; Kai Asakura has strength and endurance training at UFC APEX; Alexandre Pantoja hypes the crowd at the Vegas Golden Knights game.
Previous UFC 310 ‘Embedded’ episodes
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 310.
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