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USA Today
a day ago
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- USA Today
UFC 317 'Embedded,' No. 6: Touching look at Ilia Topuria, Charles Oliveira's sauna session
The UFC is back in its "Sin City" home base for International Fight Week and UFC 317, its seventh pay-per-view of the calendar year, and the popular "Embedded" fight week video series is here to document what's happening behind the scenes. UFC 317 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. In the headliner, the vacant 155-pound title is on the line between former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) and ex-lightweight titleholder Charles Oliveira (35-10 MMA, 23-10 UFC). Topuria vacated the 145-pound belt to move to lightweight for a shot at a title in a second division. The co-feature is a flyweight title fight between champion Alexandre Pantoja (29-5 MMA, 13-3 UFC) and challenger Kai Kara-France (25-11 MMA, 8-4 UFC). The sixth and final episode of "Embedded" follows the featured fighters while they get ready for fight week. Here is the UFC's description of the episode from YouTube: Charles Oliveira cuts weight with the support of Ian Garry before running into Ilia Topuria in the sauna; The athletes of UFC 317 step on the scales for official weigh-ins; Niko Price hangs out at the pool; Payton Talbott enjoys lunch after weighing in; The stars of UFC 317 face off one last time before they set foot in the Octagon Saturday night. Previous episodes of UFC 317 embedded
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
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UFC 317 'Embedded,' No. 5: Ilia Topuria and his wife look into the future
The UFC is back in its "Sin City" home base for International Fight Week and UFC 317, its seventh pay-per-view of the calendar year, and the popular "Embedded" fight week video series is here to document what's happening behind the scenes. UFC 317 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Advertisement In the headliner, the vacant 155-pound title is on the line between former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) and ex-lightweight titleholder Charles Oliveira (35-10 MMA, 23-10 UFC). Topuria vacated the 145-pound belt to move to lightweight for a shot at a title in a second division. The co-feature is a flyweight title fight between champion Alexandre Pantoja (29-5 MMA, 13-3 UFC) and challenger Kai Kara-France (25-11 MMA, 8-4 UFC). The fifth episode of "Embedded" follows the featured fighters while they get ready for fight week. Here is the UFC's description of the episode from YouTube: Ilia Topuria takes photos with two belts; Kai Kara-France reflects on his Maori past; Terrance McKinney plays mini golf; Tracy Cortez talks about her daughter/father bond ; Niko Price attends the inaugural UFC BJJ event; Charles Oliveira fixes a wardrobe malfunction before the press conference; The stars of UFC 317 exchange words and face off at the UFC 317 Press Conference. Previous episodes of UFC 317 embedded This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 317 'Embedded,' No. 5: Ilia Topuria, wife look into future
USA Today
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
UFC 317 'Embedded,' No. 5: Ilia Topuria and his wife look into the future
Plus, a wardrobe malfunction in 'Sin City'?! Who'd have thought it?! The UFC is back in its "Sin City" home base for International Fight Week and UFC 317, its seventh pay-per-view of the calendar year, and the popular "Embedded" fight week video series is here to document what's happening behind the scenes. UFC 317 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. In the headliner, the vacant 155-pound title is on the line between former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) and ex-lightweight titleholder Charles Oliveira (35-10 MMA, 23-10 UFC). Topuria vacated the 145-pound belt to move to lightweight for a shot at a title in a second division. The co-feature is a flyweight title fight between champion Alexandre Pantoja (29-5 MMA, 13-3 UFC) and challenger Kai Kara-France (25-11 MMA, 8-4 UFC). The fifth episode of "Embedded" follows the featured fighters while they get ready for fight week. Here is the UFC's description of the episode from YouTube: Ilia Topuria takes photos with two belts; Kai Kara-France reflects on his Maori past; Terrance McKinney plays mini golf; Tracy Cortez talks about her daughter/father bond ; Niko Price attends the inaugural UFC BJJ event; Charles Oliveira fixes a wardrobe malfunction before the press conference; The stars of UFC 317 exchange words and face off at the UFC 317 Press Conference. Previous episodes of UFC 317 embedded
USA Today
3 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
UFC 317 'Embedded,' No. 4: Renato Moicano channels his inner Brad Pitt at F1 Experience
The UFC is back in its "Sin City" home base for International Fight Week and UFC 317, its seventh pay-per-view of the calendar year, and the popular "Embedded" fight week video series is here to document what's happening behind the scenes. UFC 317 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. In the headliner, the vacant 155-pound title is on the line between former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) and ex-lightweight titleholder Charles Oliveira (35-10 MMA, 23-10 UFC). Topuria vacated the 145-pound belt to move to lightweight for a shot at a title in a second division. The co-feature is a flyweight title fight between champion Alexandre Pantoja (29-5 MMA, 13-3 UFC) and challenger Kai Kara-France (25-11 MMA, 8-4 UFC). The fourth episode of "Embedded" follows the featured fighters while they get ready for fight week. Here is the UFC's description of the episode from YouTube: Renato Moicano tests his F1 pit crew skills; Charles Oliveira hits pads; Beneil Dariush has his mind blown; Payton Talbott arrives in Las Vegas; UFC 317 athletes kick off fight week with their check ins; Ilia Topuria trains while his son hits pads; Kai Kara-France is cheered on by Alexander Volkanovski. Previous episodes of UFC 317 embedded
USA Today
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
UFC 317 'Embedded,' No. 3: Kai Kara-France gets a haka sendoff to Las Vegas
The UFC is back in its "Sin City" home base for International Fight Week and UFC 317, its seventh pay-per-view of the calendar year, and the popular "Embedded" fight week video series is here to document what's happening behind the scenes. UFC 317 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. In the headliner, the vacant 155-pound title is on the line between former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) and ex-lightweight titleholder Charles Oliveira (35-10 MMA, 23-10 UFC). Topuria vacated the 145-pound belt to move to lightweight for a shot at a title in a second division. The co-feature is a flyweight title fight between champion Alexandre Pantoja (29-5 MMA, 13-3 UFC) and challenger Kai Kara-France (25-11 MMA, 8-4 UFC). The third episode of "Embedded" follows the featured fighters while they get ready for fight week. Here is the UFC's description of the episode from YouTube: Kai Kara-France gets a sendoff fit for a Maori warrior; Charles Oliveira goes grocery shopping; Ilia Topuria rides a bike in a tent; Champ Alexandre Pantoja arrives in Las Vegas; Gregory Rodrigues reflects on why he fights; Jack Hermansson trains in the UFC PI; Beneil Dariush takes a stroll to T-Mobile Arena; Renato Moicano trains with Alexandre Pantoja. Previous episodes of UFC 317 embedded
