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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is all set to stage UFC 241: “Cormier vs Miocic 2,” which goes down this Saturday night (Aug. 17, 2019) inside Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. In the main event, Heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier will defend his title against Stipe Miocic, the same man he took the belt from a year ago to become champ-champ.
In the co-headlining act, Anthony Pettis will battle Nate Diaz at 170 pounds. Nate was a no-show during media day and was unavailable to do his first staredown with “Showtime.” However, he and his joint were in full effect during open workouts.
In another intriguing fight, Yoel Romero will face Paulo Costa in a Middleweight bout that has been teased several times before, but never came to fruition.
Before all of the action goes down, take a look at how all of the players get ready during fight week thanks to “Embedded.”
From the official YouTube description.
On Episode 5 of UFC 241 Embedded, heavyweight Stipe Miocic counsels his coach post wine-glass-injury. At fight week photo sessions, heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier reveals a superstitious side, middleweight Yoel Romero does pushups, and welterweight Nate Diaz drapes himself in a flag. Cormier and Miocic plus Diaz and Anthony Pettis attend open workouts, where Cormier’s son emcees and Diaz lights up the crowd by lighting up
To see episode one two and three of “Embedded” click here , here and here. You can see episode four below. And to see who else is fighting at UFC 241: “Cormier vs Miocic 2” click here.
On Episode 4 of UFC 241 Embedded, heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier keeps his cool by surrounding himself with his team, even as he shakes the impressively strong hand of his opponent, Stipe Miocic. Former champion Anthony Pettis feels physically primed as he aims to take his emotions out of his upcoming welterweight bout with Nate Diaz.