UFC White House 'Embedded,' No. 4: Alex Pereira ignores Josh Hokit

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After months of talk, the UFC's event at the White House has arrived.

The popular "Embedded" fight week video series is here to document what's happening behind the scenes. UFC Freedom 250 (Paramount+) takes place Sunday at the White House.

The headliner is a lightweight title unification fight between champion Ilia Topuria (17-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) and interim titleholder Justin Gaethje (27-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC). In the co-feature, former middleweight and light heavyweight champ Alex Pereira (13-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) will try to become the first to win titles in three UFC divisions when he takes on Ciryl Gane (13-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) for the interim heavyweight strap.

More: UFC White House: Make predictions for Topuria-Gaethje, Pereira-Gane

Plus, there are five other fights set up to entertain the president, his political backers, and those with big enough bankrolls to pay for tickets to see the spectacle up close.

The fourth 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:

Sean O’Malley goes patriotic with his hair color; Diego Lopes trains with the wrestling team at the historic OSU; Aiemann Zahabi hits pads with his brother, Firas Zahabi; UFC athletes begin to complete their Fight Week Check in process; Lightweight Champion Ilia Topuria prepares for war.

Previous UFC Freedom 250 'Embedded' episodes:​

• UFC White House 'Embedded,' No. 1: Topuria bags it up for fight week
• UFC White House 'Embedded,' No. 2: 'If you don't like it, beat me in a fight'
• UFC White House 'Embedded,' No. 3: Inside the fight night 'locker rooms'

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC White House 'Embedded,' No. 4: Alex Pereira ignores Josh Hokit

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