UFC 231 ‘Embedded’ video, Ep. 6: Ortega goes swimming in freezing Toronto

With just hours remaining before the big main event clash between UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway and undefeated contender Brian Ortega later this evening (Sat., Dec. 8, 2018) at UFC 231 live on pay-per-view (PPV) from inside Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the promotion has released the latest and greatest episode of UFC 231 “Embedded.”

This time around the action focuses on final weight cuts, official weigh ins, and the ceremonial weigh ins. Find out what happened in the above video player as UFC 231’s main card participants stepped on the scales and stood face-to-face for one last time.

From the official YouTube description:

On Episode 6 of UFC 231 Embedded, featherweight title challenger Brian Ortega neutralizes his spirit in a cold swimming pool. On Friday morning, all of the athletes make weight: birthday girl Claudia Gadelha, strawweight opponent Nina Ansaroff, former strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk, flyweight title contender Valentina Shevchenko, Ortega and featherweight champion Max Holloway. “Blessed” celebrates afterward with cupcakes. Toronto fans turn out for the ceremonial weigh-ins, where the athletes face off one final time before event night. UFC 231 Embedded is an all-access, behind-the-scenes video blog leading up to the two world title fights taking place Saturday, December 8th on Pay-Per-View.

To see episode one, two, three, four, and five of UFC 231 “Embedded” click here, here, here, here, and here.

MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 231 fight card on fight night (click here), starting with the Fight Pass “Prelims” matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. ET, then the remaining undercard balance on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET, before the PPV main card start time at 10 p.m. ET.

To see who else is fighting at UFC 231: ‘Holloway vs Ortega’ click here.