Gallery Photos: UFC 230 ceremonial weigh-ins view 52 images The UFC is back in the “Big Apple” this week, and the promotion has rolled out its “Embedded” treatment to preview UFC 230. Featuring a heavyweight title fight between two-division champ Daniel Cormier (21-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) and challenger Derrick Lewis (21-5 MMA, 12-3 UFC) that was put together just a month before the event, UFC 230 takes place Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass. The series previews that title fight, as well as the night’s co-feature between former middleweight champion Chris Weidman (14-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) and Ronaldo Souza (25-6 MMA, 8-3 UFC). The fifth episode also takes a look at a key middleweight matchup between undefeated up-and-comer Israel Adesanya (14-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) and veteran contender Derek Brunson (18-6 MMA, 9-4 UFC). Here’s the UFC’s description of the sixth “Embedded” episode: On Episode 6 of UFC 230 Embedded, heavyweight title challenger Derrick Lewis reveals the upbringing that fueled his drive to succeed, and middleweight Chris Weidman cuts weight surrounded by his “true team.” On Friday morning, everyone makes weight, including Weidman and opponent Jacare Souza, and Lewis and two-weight champ Daniel Cormier
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