The UFC’s sixth pay-per-view of the year takes place Saturday with UFC 239, and the promotion’s popular “Embedded” series returns to get you ready.
UFC 239 takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.
In the main event, light heavyweight champion Jon Jones (24-1 MMA, 18-1 UFC) defends his title against Thiago Santos (21-6 MMA, 13-5 UFC). In the co-feature, Amanda Nunes (17-4 MMA, 10-1 UFC) defends her bantamweight title against Holly Holm (12-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC). In addition, Ben Askren (19-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) tries to stay unbeaten against welterweight Jorge Masvidal (33-13 MMA, 10-6 UFC).
Here’s the UFC’s description of the third episode of “UFC 239 Embedded”:
On Episode 3 of UFC 239, bantamweight title challenger Holly Holm gets pretty in pink at the nail salon. Stars converge at the UFC Performance Institute: former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold and his best friend Lucia, light heavyweight title challenger Thiago Santos, bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes, welterweight Ben Askren, and his opponent Jorge Masvidal, who uses the facility’s technology to measure the power of his headbutt. Holm lands in Vegas alongside friend and teammate Jon Jones, UFC light heavyweight champion. Nunes does interviews while watching the World Cup.
Also see:
- ‘UFC 239 Embedded,’ No. 1: Jon Jones declares ‘I earned this pizza’
- ‘UFC 239 Embedded,’ No. 2: Ben Askren ruins the secret about Las Vegas rental cars
For more on UFC 239, check out the UFC schedule.
