The UFC is again with its newest pay-per-view and a return to Abu Dhabi, which implies the favored “Embedded” fight-week video collection is right here to doc what’s taking place behind the scenes.
UFC 280 takes place Saturday at Etihad Enviornment in Abu Dhabi. The primary card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and ESPN+.
The primary occasion is a vacant light-weight title combat between former champion Charles Oliveira (33-8 MMA, 21-8 UFC), who was stripped of the belt when he missed weight in Might, and Islam Makhachev (22-1 MMA, 11-1 UFC), who has received 10 straight and hasn’t misplaced in additional than seven years.
The co-main occasion is a bantamweight title combat between champ Aljamain Sterling (21-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) and ex-titleholder T.J. Dillashaw (17-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC). As well as, Sean O’Malley (15-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) takes on former champ Petr Yan (16-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) in a key bantamweight bout.
The third episode of “Embedded” follows the featured fighters whereas they prepare for combat week. Right here is the UFC’s description of the episode from YouTube:
Beneil Dariush sees a path to UFC gold. Katlyn Chookagian and Sean Brady arrive. Charles Oliveira trains to win; Islam Makhachev greets his Corridor of Famer coach Khabib Nurmagomedov. Sean O’Malley, Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling dive into combat week.
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