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After a week off, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is set to begin its run of eight straight weekends of staging an event, starting with UFC 247 this Saturday night (Feb. 8, 2020) in Houston, Texas, which will air exclusively on ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV).
The event will be headlined by a Light Heavyweight title fight as division champion, Jon Jones, looks to defend his belt against No. 1 contender, Dominick Reyes. In the co-headlining act, women’s Flyweight champion, Valentina Shevchenko, will defend her belt against Katlyn Chookagian, while Derrick Lewis welcomes Ilir Latifi up to the Heavyweight division.
Before all of the action goes down, check out some exclusive behind-the-scenes action thanks to the ever-present cameras of “Embedded,” which details each fighter’s last-minute preparations and duties during fight week.
From the official YouTube description:
On Episode 1 of UFC 247 Embedded, light heavyweight Dominick Reyes trains in Southern California under Joe “Daddy” Stevenson for his title fight and pays homage to another sports great. Flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko finishes her globe-hopping training camp outside of Houston. Challenger Katlyn Chookagian pursues greatness alongside former champ Frankie Edgar at her home gym in New Jersey. Champ Jon Jones starts his practice with a prayer.
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