Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to the pay-per-view (PPV) market this Saturday night (April 7, 2018) with UFC 223: “Khabib vs Holloway,” which takes place inside Barclays Center in Brooklyn N.Y.
The revamped event will now feature a Lightweight title bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov and UFC Featherweight champion Max Holloway, who stepped in to face “The Eagle” after Tony Ferguson was forced out the fight with an injury.
Khabib, Max, Rose Namajunas and Joanna Jedrzejczyk and the rest of the fighters on the card are going through the final steps leading up to fight night. In episode one of Embedded, watch as Joanna and Rose take the ever-popular ice baths after training, while Khabib navigates his way through New York before hearing of Ferguson’s injury.
From the official YouTube description:
Episode 1 of UFC 223 Embedded, former strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk pushes herself with the goal of reclaiming her belt, and defending champion Rose Namajunas readies for the rematch. Title contender Khabib Nurmagomedov arrives in New York City for his long-awaited championship fight against Tony Ferguson. Jedrzejczyk enjoys a going-away breakfast with her camp, and Nurmagomedov brings his team to Renzo Gracie’s Brooklyn facility. Fight week kicks off with a shocking announcement from UFC President Dana White, and Nurmagomedov reacts to the news that his opponent will be featherweight champion Max Holloway.
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 223 fight card on fight night, starting with the Fight Pass “Prelims” matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 6:00 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.
For much more on this weekend’s UFC 223 PPV event click here.
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