UFC 330 'Embedded,' No. 1: Coffee time with Islam Makhachev

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The UFC is back in the "City of Brotherly Love" for the first time in more than seven years, and the popular "Embedded" fight week video series is here to document what's happening behind the scenes.

UFC 330 (Paramount+), the promotion's seventh numbered event of the calendar year, takes place Saturday at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia.

In the main event, former lightweight champion Islam Makhachev (28-1 MMA, 17-1 UFC) aims to defend his welterweight title for the first time when he takes on Ian Machado Garry (17-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC). The co-main event features another title fight as strawweight champion Mackenzie Dern (16-5 MMA, 11-5 UFC) puts her belt on the line for the first time against Gillian Robertson (17-8 MMA, 14-6 UFC).

The first episode of "Embedded" follows the featured fighters while they get ready for fight week. Here is the UFC's description of the episode from YouTube:

Welterweight champ Islam Makhachev makes coffee for his team before training; Strawweight champion Mackenzie Dern focuses on her grappling defense; Donte Johnson trains with Middleweight champ Sean Strickland; Vicente Luque fishes with his son; Gillian Robertson prepares for her first UFC title fight; Edson Barboza reflects on how he became a fighter.

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This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 330 'Embedded,' No. 1: Coffee time with Islam Makhachev

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