UFC 234 Embedded: Vlog Series – Episode 3
Melbourne, Australia– UFC 234: Whittaker vs. Gastelum takes place Saturday February 10, 2019 at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia. The main card airs on pay-per-view while the prelims on ESPN and UFC Fight Pass.
This is the UFC’s first pay-per-view event of the year as they host UFC 234 event. The promotion has released their second episode of their online series “Embedded” and you can watch it above.
In the main event, middleweight champion Robert Whittaker (20-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) will take on Kelvin Gastelum (15-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC). In the co-main event, Israel Adesanya (15-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) will take on Anderson Silva (34-8 MMA, 17-4 UFC) as he returns from a two-year hiatus.
From the YouTube description:
On Episode 3 of UFC 234 Embedded, former middleweight champion Anderson Silva is awestruck by a painted tribute to his superhero-like skills. Middleweight title challenger Kelvin Gastelum gets his hair cut by some friendly locals. Light heavyweight “Smile’N” Sam Alvey tours the area with his wife and son, living up to his nickname even during a chance run-in with opponent Jimmy Crute. And middleweight Israel Adesanya makes time for young fans before a Melbourne training session. UFC 234 Embedded is an all-access, behind-the-scenes video blog leading up to the world middleweight title fight taking place Saturday, February 9th on Pay-Per-View.
UFC 234: Whittaker vs. Gastelum Fight Card:
Main Card
(Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
For the middleweight title: Robert Whittakervs. Kelvin Gastelum
Israel Adesanya vs. Anderson Silva
Ricky Simon vs. Rani Yahya
Montana De La Rosa vs. Nadia Kassem
Sam Alvey vs. Jim Crute
Preliminary Card #2
(ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)
Dong Hyun Ma vs. Devonte Smith
Austin Arnett vs. Shane Young
Kai Kara-France vs. Raulian Paiva
Teruto Ishihara vs. Kyung Ho Kang
Preliminary Card #1
(UFC Fight Pass, 6:30 p.m. ET)
Marcos Mariano vs. Lando Vannata
Callan Potter vs. Jalin Turner
Wuliji Buren vs. Jonathan Martinez
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