Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight champion, Tyron Woodley, will return from his one-year layoff to defend his 170-pound title when he battles top division contender, Darren Till, in the UFC 228 pay-per-view (PPV) main event, on deck for this Saturday night (Sept. 8, 2018) inside American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Texas.
In the UFC 228 co-headliner, also booked for five championship rounds, The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 26 champion, Nicco Montano, will make her very first flyweight title defense when she battles former bantamweight No. 1 contender, Valentina Shevchenko.
To help get the mixed martial arts (MMA) community pumped for this weekend’s big event, the promotion has featured all four combatants in the ongoing “Embedded” video blog series, conveniently embedded in the player above.
From the official YouTube description:
On Episode 3 of UFC 228 Embedded, flyweight champion Nicco Montano prepares to carry on a family tradition. Opponent Valentina Shevchenko makes the media rounds and sneaks in more gym time. Welterweight headliners Darren Till and champion Tyron Woodley head to their respective airports for their trips to Dallas. Strawweight Tatiana Suarez must make a return visit to the mall ahead of media day. DWTNCS standout Brandon Davis prepares for a short-notice, high-profile bout against featherweight Zabit Magomedsharipov, who checks in as planned despite the change in opponent. UFC 228 Embedded is an all-access, behind-the-scenes video blog leading up to the two world title bouts taking place Saturday, September 8th on Pay-Per-View.
If you missed episodes one and two watch them here and here.
For much more on this weekend’s UFC 228 PPV event click here.