The UFC returns to pay-per-view this weekend with the most anticipated event of the year so far, and the promotion has rolled out its “Embedded” treatment to preview UFC 223. The event takes place Saturday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., and airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1. Related Coach Matt Serra: Al Iaquinta will 'shock the (expletive) world' vs. Nurmagomedov at UFC 223 In the headliner, Khabib Nurmagomedov (25-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) takes on Al Iaquinta (13-3-1 MMA, 8-2 UFC), a matchup that came about at the last-minute through a wild sequence of events after Max Holloway was declared medically unfit to compete during official weigh-ins. And in the co-main event, women’s strawweight champion Rose Namajunas (7-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) defends her title in a rematch with Joanna Jedrzejczyk (14-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC), who she defeated five months ago to win the belt. Here’s the UFC’s description of the fifth “Embedded” episode: On Episode 5 of UFC 223 Embedded, lightweight champion Conor McGregor unexpectedly arrives, causing a disruption on the loading dock
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‘UFC 223 Embedded,’ No. 5: Conor McGregor’s destruction and immediate aftermath – MMA Junkie