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MMA Junkie Staff

UFC 266 ‘Embedded,’ No. 1: Flyweight champs Valentina Shevchenko and Brandon Moreno spar in Las Vegas

The UFC returns to pay-per-view Saturday with UFC 266, which also means the fight week video series “Embedded” is back to document the fighters behind the scenes.

UFC 266 takes place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+.

The main event features a featherweight title bout between “The Ultimate Fighter 29” coaches as champ Alexander Volkanovski will look to defend his title against challenger Brian Ortega.

The co-main event is a title fight that will see the dominant flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko attempt to defend her title for the sixth time against the surging Lauren Murphy.

The first episode of “Embedded” follows the featured fighters as they being their fight week. Here is the description from YouTube:

Flyweight champions Valentina Shevchenko and Brandon Moreno train together at the UFC PI. Champ Alexander Volkanovski returns to Las Vegas. Lauren Murphy spends her day off helping with construction at her gym. Brian Ortega does a SoCal workout outdoors.

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