UFC 306 'Embedded,' No. 1: Diego Lopes gets a warm sendoff from his team
The UFC is back in "Sin City" with UFC 306, and the popular "Embedded" fight week video series is here to document what's happening behind the scenes.
UFC 306 (pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+), also known as Noche UFC in celebration of Mexican Independence Day, takes place Saturday at Sphere in Las Vegas.
In the main event, bantamweight champion [autotag]Sean O'Malley[/autotag] (18-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) goes for his second title defense against No. 1 contender [autotag]Merab Dvalishvili[/autotag] (17-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC). The co-headliner will see a trilogy bout between women's flyweight champion [autotag]Alexa Grasso[/autotag] (16-3-1 MMA, 8-3-1 UFC) and [autotag]Valentina Shevchenko[/autotag] (23-4-1 MMA, 12-3-1 UFC), who fought to a majority draw in their rematch one year ago. Also on the card is a key featherweight bout between [autotag]Brian Ortega[/autotag] (16-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) and [autotag]Diego Lopes[/autotag] (25-6 MMA, 4-1 UFC).
The first 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:
Mexican stars of UFC 306 hold open workouts; Champ Sean O’Malley checks out some restaurants; Brian Ortega winds down his camp; Merab Dvalishvili has lunch with his coach; Raul Rosas Jr. dances; Valentina Shevchenko goes antiquing; Diego Lopes trains.
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