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UFC 227 Embedded Episode 5

Embedded is out.

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UFC 227 is a few hours away and the fifth episode of Embedded was released on the UFC’s YouTube channel.

In the episode, athletes sound off at Ultimate Media Day before squaring off with their opponents: middleweights Kevin Holland and Thiago Santos; strawweights JJ Aldrich and Polyana Viana; flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson and Henry Cejudo; and bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw and former champion Cody Garbrandt.

Back at the host hotel, Garbrandt gets more celebrity support as Chuck Zito and Russell Peters stop by. Final weight cuts begin Thursday night for the fighters including featherweight foes Renato Moicano and Cub Swanson. Everyone makes weight on Friday morning, and a packed ceremonial weigh-in sets the stage for an incredible event.

You can watch it here:

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Betting Odds For UFC 227: Is Cody Garbrandt Favored In Rematch?

Final betting odds are in.

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The UFC 227 pay-per-view event is here, and it goes down tonight (Saturday, August 4, 2018) from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The main card will air on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET while the preliminary card will air on FX at 8 p.m. ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass.

This event will be headlined by a bantamweight title fight pitting champion TJ Dillashaw against Cody Garbrandt in a rematch while Demetrious Johnson vs. Henry Cejudo in a flyweight title rematch will serve as the co-main event.

Rounding out the five bout main card is Thiago Santos vs. Kevin Holland middleweight bout, Polyana Viana vs. JJ Aldrich in a women’s strawweight bout, and Cub Swanson vs. Renato Moicano in a featherweight bout.

Pedro Munhoz vs. Brett Johns in a bantamweight bout headlined the preliminary portion of this card.

According to oddsmakers, Dillashaw is a -115 favorite over Garbrandt, who is a +105 underdog. Other odds for the main card include Cejudo being a +385 underdog against Johnson, who is a -485 favorite. Here are the full betting odds:

MAIN CARD (PPV/10 p.m. ET)
T.J. Dillashaw (-115) vs. Cody Garbrandt (+105)
Demetrious Johnson (-485) vs. Henry Cejudo (+385)
Renato Moicano (-400) vs. Cub Swanson (+325)
Polyana Viana (-255) vs. JJ Aldrich (+215)
Thiago Santos (-370) vs. Kevin Holland (+310)

PRELIMINARY CARD (FX/8 p.m. ET)
Pedro Munhoz (-255) vs. Brett Johns (+215)
Ricky Simon (-125) vs. Montel Jackson (+105)
Matt Sayles (-110) vs. Sheymon Moraes (-110)
Alex Perez (-140) vs. Jose Torres (+120)

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/6 p.m. ET)
Ricardo Ramos (-225) vs. Kyung Ho Kang (+185)
Weili Zhang (-255) vs. Danielle Taylor (+215)
Marlon Vera (-500) vs. Wuliji Buren (+400)

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UFC 227 Ceremonial Weigh-Ins Video

Watch the UFC 227 ceremonial weigh-ins streaming live right here:

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On the heels of this afternoon’s explosive UFC 25th Anniversary Press Conference, the stage is set for tomorrow night’s (Sat., August 4, 2018) UFC 227 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

All of the fighters thankfully made weight without fail at today’s official early weigh-ins, so all that’s left is for the fighters to square off at the ceremonial weigh-ins.

Watch them streaming live at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m PT here:

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UFC 227 Ceremonial Weigh-ins Live Stream Tonight (Aug. 3)

The UFC 227 ceremonial weigh-ins are set to begin. Setting The Stage Tomorrow night (Aug. 4), UFC 227 takes place inside the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. In the main event, former UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw will go one-on-on…

The UFC 227 ceremonial weigh-ins are set to begin. Setting The Stage Tomorrow night (Aug. 4), UFC 227 takes place inside the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. In the main event, former UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw will go one-on-one with Cody Garbrandt in a rematch from their Nov. 2017 encounter. Dillashaw tipped the scales earlier today […]

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‘The Black Beast’ Reacts To Cody Garbrandt’s Controversial Tweets

“The Black Beast” responded to Cody Garbrandt’s controversial tweets.

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Yesterday, the MMA world was beset by controversy stemming from some old tweets sent by former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt.

Set to face longtime rival TJ Dillashaw in the main event of tomorrow night’s (Sat., August 4, 2018) UFC 227 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, the last thing “No Love” needed was a distraction following his second-round knockout loss to “The Viper” in their first match-up at last November’s UFC 217.

It surfaced, however, when some tweets from 2012-2013 showing Garbrandt using some allegedly racist language were posted for all to see. The knockout slugger was quiet at first in his reactions, but then came out with a full explanation about it before abruptly ending the interview.

“No Love” is understandably looking to focus on his title fight this weekend, but many are still knocking him for the controversial posts. With heat on his back for supposedly being a racist, one of the UFC’s most outspoken African-American fighters actually came to his defense. Check out what Derrick ‘The Black Beast’ Lewis had to say about the tweets:

Lewis is forgiving of the Team Alpha Male fighter, but many on social media are not as understanding.

Who do you side with – Lewis, or those who insist Garbrandt should be judged on his tweets from five years ago?

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Thiago Santos Reveals he Was Offered UFC 227 Bout With Alexander Gustafsson

Thiago Santos reveals he accepted a bout at UFC 227 with Alexander Gustafsson. Santos will instead go one-on-one with Kevin Holland. Gustafsson was scheduled to take on Volkan Oezdemir tomorrow night (Aug. 4). Oezdemir went down with a broken nose. Fre…

Thiago Santos reveals he accepted a bout at UFC 227 with Alexander Gustafsson. Santos will instead go one-on-one with Kevin Holland. Gustafsson was scheduled to take on Volkan Oezdemir tomorrow night (Aug. 4). Oezdemir went down with a broken nose. Fresh off his first-round destruction over Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Anthony Smith expressed interest in a […]

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