The UFC is back in Southern California for UFC 311, its first 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 311 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Disney+, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif.
In the headliner, lightweight champion Islam Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) puts his title on the line against Renato Moicano (20-5-1 MMA, 12-5 UFC) after a late-notice shift. In the co-feature, bantamweight champ Merab Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) is an underdog in his first title defense against Makhachev’s teammate, unbeaten challenger Umar Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC).
The sixth 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:
Umar Nurmagomedov is hyped after the press conference; Payton Talbott cuts weight; A dramatic official weigh-in sees a main event shake up as champ Islam Makhachev will now take on Renato Moicano; Islam Makhachev eats Dagestani soup; Jiri Prochazka meets his biggest fan; The stars of UFC 311 face off at the Ceremonial Weigh-ins.
Previous UFC 311 ‘Embedded’ episodes
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