UFC 269 ‘Embedded’ video (Ep. 5): Beggars can't be winners

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) continues to roll out the UFC 269 “Embedded” video blogs tracking the pre-fight preparations for all the main card athletes competing at the upcoming “Oliveira vs. Poirier” pay-per-view (PPV) event, which takes place this Sat. night (Dec. 11) inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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MASSIVE MIDDLEWEIGHT MATCH! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) makes its highly anticipated return to Sydney, Australia, for the first time in five years on Sat., Sept. 9, 2023, with a 185-pound world title fight inside Qudos Bank Arena. In the ESPN+-streamed pay-per-view (PPV) main event, Middleweight roost-ruler, Israel Adesanya, plans to silence No. 5-seeded contender, Sean Strickland. In UFC 293’s hard-hitting Heavyweight co-main event, No-6-ranked fan favorite, Tai Tuivasa, locks horns with towering Russian, Alexander Volkov (No. 8).

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UFC 269 will be headlined by the lightweight title fight pitting current champion Charles Oliveira against top contender Dustin Poirier. Before that 155-pound showdown gets underway, Amanda Nunes will defend her 135-pound title against women’s bantamweight bruiser Julianna Pena.

Here’s the official description for Episode 5 of UFC 269 “Embedded.”

Cody Garbrandt eats his way to flyweight. Sean O’Malley and Raulian Paiva hit the PI. Kai Kara-France brings good energy. Dana White oversees faceoffs between Charles Oliveira and Dustin Poirier, Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena, and more at the presser. UFC 269 is on Saturday, December 11.

If you misses Episodes 1-4 click here, here, here, and here.

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