UFC 307 'Embedded,' No. 2: Roman Dolidze devastates training partner with knee to body
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
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