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 sixth episode of “UFC 239 Embedded”:
On Episode 6 of UFC 239 Embedded, fighters hit their targets at a smooth morning weigh-in. Light heavyweight champion Jon Jones rides to T-Mobile with his brother Chandler. Welterweight rivals Jorge Masvidal and Ben Askren run in backstage before facing off for fans. The stars of the two title fights also have intense staredowns, as double champ Amanda Nunes meets bantamweight Holly Holm and Jones stands off with Thiago Santos.
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
- ‘UFC 239 Embedded,’ No. 3: ‘He’s just a punk, and I want to beat him up’
- ‘UFC 239 Embedded,’ No. 4: Michael Chiesa reveals Diego Sanchez’s hilarious DM
- ‘UFC 239 Embedded,’ No. 5: Amanda Nunes triples up at World MMA Awards
For more on UFC 239, check out the UFC schedule.
