The UFC is back on Mountain Time for UFC 307, and the popular “Embedded” fight week video series is here to document what’s happening behind the scenes.
UFC 307 (pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Delta Center in Salt Lake City.
In the headliner, light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira (11-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) puts his title on the line against challenger Khalil Rountree (14-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC). In the co-feature, women’s bantamweight champ Raquel Pennington (16-9 MMA, 13-5 UFC) defends her title for the first time when she meets ex-champ Julianna Pena (12-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC). In addition, two-time Olympic gold medalist and former PFL champ Kayla Harrison (17-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) takes on Ketlen Vieira (14-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) as a huge favorite.
The second 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:
Stephen Thompson plays disc golf; Khalil Rountree Jr. has dinner and trains with his team; Julianna Peña has a sparring session run by Champ Belala Muhammad; Kayla Harrison goes on a hike in the mountains; Roman Dolidze wraps up his camp; Champ Alex Pereira goes to Oktoberfest.
Previous UFC 307 ‘Embedded’ episodes
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 307.
