The UFC is on its home turf in “Sin City” this week for the annual International Fight Week and a pay-per-view event with a major title fight. It’s all detailed in “UFC 226 Embedded.” UFC 226 takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and the main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass. In the headliner, heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic  (18-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) puts his belt on the line against light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier  (20-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) in a super fight. And in the co-feature, Francis Ngannou (11-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) meets fellow heavyweight contender Derrick Lewis (19-5 MMA, 10-3 UFC). Additionally, Michael Chiesa (14-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) takes on former lightweight champ Anthony Pettis (20-7 MMA, 7-6 UFC), Khalil Rountree (6-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) meets Gokhan Saki (1-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), and Paul Felder (15-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) meets Mike Perry (11-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) in a late addition to the main card. Here’s the UFC’s description of the fifth “Embedded” episode: “On Episode 6 of UFC 226 Embedded, fighters hit the scale with UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes in attendance

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‘UFC 226 Embedded,’ No. 6: ‘See you in Bellator, boy!’ – MMA Junkie

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