The UFC’s ninth pay-per-view of the year takes place Saturday with UFC 242, and the promotion’s popular “Embedded” series returns to get you ready.
UFC 242 takes place at The Arena at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FX and UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.
In the main event, lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov(27-0 MMA, 13-0 UFC) takes on interim champ Dustin Poirier (25-5 MMA, 17-4 UFC) in a title unification bout. In the co-main event, lightweight strikers and fan-favorites Edson Barboza (20-7 MMA, 14-7 UFC) and Paul Felder (16-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) go toe-to-toe.
The fourth episode of “UFC 242 Embedded” features the four fighters. Here’s the UFC’s description:
On Episode 4 of UFC 242 Embedded, lightweight Paul Felder hits the gym to keep his tools sharp for his chosen profession of doing pow-pow. Lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov gets laser-focused on his opponent, interim champ Dustin Poirier. Felder, his opponent Edson Barboza and Poirier all entertain fans at Yas Mall open workouts, but the real cheers come when Nurmagomedov takes the stage. UFC 242 Embedded is an all-access, behind-the-scenes video blog leading up to the lightweight unification bout taking place Saturday, September 7th at a special time of 2 pm ET/11 am PT.
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