The UFC returns “Down Under” for UFC 312, its second pay-per-view of the year, and the popular “Embedded” fight week video series is here to document what’s happening behind the scenes. UFC 312 ( ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+) takes place Saturday (Sunday locally) at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. The main event features a rematch between middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) and Sean Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) roughly a year after Du Plessis claimed the 185-pound title with a split decision win over Strickland. And in the co-main event, strawweight champion Zhang Weili (25-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) puts her title on the line against Tatiana Suarez (11-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC). The first episode of “Embedded” follows the featured fighters while they get ready for fight week
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UFC 312 ‘Embedded,’ No. 1: Dricus Du Plessis goes ‘surfing with training wheels on’ – MMA Junkie