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‘UFC 224 Embedded,’ No. 6: If Mackenzie Dern thought Amanda Cooper was mad yesterday…
The UFC returns to Brazil, and to pay-per-view this weekend, and the promotion has rolled out its “Embedded” treatment to preview UFC 224.
UFC 224 takes place Saturday at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, and the main card airs on pay-per-view following preliminary-card bouts on FX and UFC Fight Pass.
In the headliner, women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes (15-4 MMA, 8-1 UFC) fights in her home country against challenger Raquel Pennington (9-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC). In the co-feature, Kelvin Gastelum (14-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC) takes on Ronaldo Souza (25-5 MMA, 8-2 UFC). Plus, Vitor Belfort (26-13 MMA, 15-10 UFC) meets Lyoto Machida (23-8 MMA, 15-8 UFC) in a bout between Brazilian legends and former champs, and Mackenzie Dern (6-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) takes on Amanda Cooper (3-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC).
Here’s the UFC’s description of the sixth “Embedded” episode:
On Episode 6 of UFC 224 Embedded, Ultimate Media Day brings out the fighters’ inner fashionistas, as they don apparel ranging from nice dresses to short shorts to bathrobes. Opponents sound off and face off: strawweights Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Cooper; former champions Lyoto Machida and Vitor Belfort; middleweights Jacare Souza and Kelvin Gastelum; and women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes and challenger Raquel Pennington. Afterward, Nunes reunites with a former coach, who brings photos from her early career. Then all attention turns to the weight cut as Cooper, Souza and Pennington sweat out their final pounds. UFC 224 Embedded is an all-access, behind-the-scenes video blog leading up to the women’s bantamweight championship at UFC 224 on Saturday, May 12th on Pay-Per-View.
Also see:
- ‘UFC 224 Embedded,’ No. 1: Amanda Nunes, Raquel Pennington get packed and ready for Rio
- ‘UFC 224 Embedded,’ No. 2: Amanda Cooper tries to talk herself into liking baby food
- ‘UFC 224 Embedded,’ No. 3: Amanda Nunes hits the mall, Mackenzie Dern hits the runway
- ‘UFC 224 Embedded,’ No. 4: Heavy underdog Raquel Pennington goes through fight-week prep
- ‘UFC 224 Embedded,’ No. 5: Did you know Kelvin Gastelum speaks Portuguese?
For more on UFC 224, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.
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