The UFC returns to its home base in Sin City for UFC 323, its last pay-per-view event of the year and the last pay-per-view event of the ESPN broadcast era. The popular “Embedded” boxing week video series documents what goes on behind the scenes.
UFC 323 (pay-per-view, ESPN2/FX/Disney+, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
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In the headlines, bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili (21-4 MMA, 14-2 UFC) is chasing history with his fourth title defense of the year. He met and defeated former interim champion Petr Yan (19-5 MMA, 11-4 UFC) in 2023. In the co-feature, flyweight champion Alexander Pantoja (30-5 MMA, 14-3 UFC) takes on challenger Joshua Pham (15-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC).
The fourth episode of Embedded follows the featured fighters as they prepare for boxing week. Here’s the UFC’s description of the episode on YouTube:
Joshua Van arrives in Las Vegas for UFC 323 Fight Week; Athletes check in at UFC APEX; Chris Duncan talks why fighting is so important to him; Peyton Talbot discusses cravings during fight week; Champion Alexandre Pantoja fights at The Athletic Hotel; Bogdan Guskov Helicopter ride over the Las Vegas Strip; champion Merab Dvalishvili begins losing weight.
Previous episodes of UFC 323 “Embedded”
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 323 ‘Embedded’, Issue 4: Pantoja gets emotional message from kids