The UFC is back in the “City of Brotherly Love” for the first time in more than seven years, and the popular “Embedded” fight week video series is here to document what’s happening behind the scenes.
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UFC 330 (Paramount+), the promotion’s seventh numbered event of the calendar year, takes place Saturday at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia.
In the main event, former lightweight champion Islam Makhachev (28-1 MMA, 17-1 UFC) aims to defend his welterweight title for the first time when he takes on Ian Machado Garry (17-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC). The co-main event features another title fight as strawweight champion Mackenzie Dern (16-5 MMA, 11-5 UFC) puts her belt on the line for the first time against Gillian Robertson (17-8 MMA, 14-6 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:
Islam Makhachev holds back at a BBQ, mindful of his diet; Mansur Abdul Malik puts in a training session before heading out to Philly; Gillian Robertson does the rounds with TV and radio interviews; Jalin Turner pays a visit to the Rocky Statue; Islam Makhachev trains alongside legend Khabib Nurmagomedov; fighters begin checking in for UFC 330.
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This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 330 ‘Embedded,’ No. 3: Khabib arrives, business picks up
