The UFC is back in its “Sin City” home base for UFC 324, its first numbered event of the calendar year – and no longer on pay-per-view at the start of the Paramount+ broadcast era.
The popular “Embedded” fight week video series is here to document what’s happening behind the scenes. UFC 324 (Paramount+) takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
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The headliner is an interim lightweight title fight between Justin Gaethje (26-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) and Paddy Pimblett (23-3 MMA, 7-0 UFC). Champion Ilia Topuria is taking time off for personal reasons and is expected to fight the winner later this year.
In the co-feature, former bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley (18-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) takes on Yadong Song (22-8-1 MMA, 11-3-1 UFC), plus Waldo Cortes-Acosta (16-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) meets Derrick Lewis (29-12 MMA, 20-10 UFC) at heavyweight and women’s flyweight title contender Natalia Silva (19-5-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC) fights ex-strawweight champ Rose Namajunas (14-7 MMA, 12-6 UFC).
The third 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:
Paddy Pimblett and Callum Walsh have a laugh over their favorite soccer teams; Justin Gaethje goes through his check in rounds with former UFC champ Kamaru Usman; Waldo Cortes-Acosta and Derrick Lewis try a sweet treat inspired by Irv’s Burgers; Song Yadong makes his way to Vegas; Sean O’Malley gets in some last minute preparation; Ateba Gautier heads to Nevada SPCA to play with animals looking for a new home; Arnold Allen shows off his power at Syndicate MMA; Paddy Pimblett sharpens his striking for his championship bout.
Previous UFC 324 ‘Embedded’ episodes
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This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 324 Embedded 4: ‘Everything’s going perfect’ for Paddy Pimblett
