UFC 292 'Embedded,' No. 1: Like Channing Tatum in '22 Jump Street,' Sean O'Malley livin' that Lambo life
The UFC is back with its 10th pay-per-view of the year, which means the popular “Embedded” fight-week video series is here to document what’s happening behind the scenes. UFC 292 takes place Saturday at TD Garden in Boston. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+. In the main event, bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling (23-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) takes on challenger Sean O’Malley (16-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC). Sterling holds the UFC record for most consecutive title defenses at 135 pounds. In the co-feature, women’s strawweight champ Zhang Weili (23-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC) meets challenger Amanda Lemos (13-2-1 MMA, 7-2 UFC) in the first test of her second reign as titleholder. In addition, former middleweight champ Chris Weidman (15-6 MMA, 11-6 UFC) returns from more than two years out after a severe broken leg in 2021. He takes on Brad Tavares (19-9 MMA, 14-8 UFC) in a featured bout on the prelims. The first episode of “Embedded” follows the featured fi...