The UFC returns to pay-per-view this week, and the promotion has rolled out its “Embedded” treatment to preview UFC 222. The event takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass. In the headliner, women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg (19-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) defends her title against Invicta FC 135-pound champion Yana Kunitskaya (10-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC). And in the co-main event, top contenders Frankie Edgar (22-5-1 MMA, 16-5-1 UFC) and Brian Ortega (13-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) square off in a featherweight title eliminator. Here’s the UFC’s description of the third “Embedded” episode: On Episode 3 of UFC 222 Embedded, women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg travels alongside her camp and cats.
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