The UFC is back in the city that never sleeps for UFC 322, its 12th and penultimate 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 322 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Disney+/FX, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York.
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In the headliner, welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena (18-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) takes on Islam Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC), who vacated the lightweight title to move up for a shot at a second belt. A similar situation is taking place in the co-feature, in which women’s flyweight champ Valentina Shevchenko (25-4-1 MMA, 14-3-1 UFC) defends against Zhang Weili (26-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC), who vacated the 115-pound title to move up.
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:
Champ Valentina Shevchenko shows off her moves on Live with Kelly and Mark; Zhang Weili takes a break from her training; Leon Edwards wraps up his camp in the UK; Bo Nickal goes on a hike with his family; Tracy Cortez prepares for a rematch with Erin Blanchfield; Champ Jack Della Maddalena tries New York pizza; Islam Makhachev goes fishing before heading into New York City.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 322 Embedded 1: Zhang Weili winds down camp at Top Golf Las Vegas