'UFC Fight Night 80 Embedded,' No. 3: Sauna with Paige and Urijah, on the road with Sage

For the first time, the UFC’s online “Embedded” series is going behind the scenes of a card not airing on pay-per-view with this week’s UFC Fight Night 80.

The online series previews the card, which takes place Thursday at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. The entire event streams on UFC Fight Pass.

In the main event, highly touted strawweight prospect Paige VanZant (6-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) takes on “TUF” veteran Rose Namajunas (3-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC). Also on the card, up-and-coming lightweight prospect Sage Northcutt (6-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), fresh off a stunning first-round TKO in his UFC debut as a 19-year-old, takes on Cody Pfister (12-4-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC).

The youth of VanZant and Northcutt, along with the accolades being thrown their way early in their careers, have helped dub UFC Fight Night 80 the “Paige and Sage” card. But Namajunas and Pfister, as the series continues, certainly believe they’re just as prepared for victory.

In the third episode, go inside the training camps of all four fighters. Namajunas discusses the decision to shave her head. VanZant hits the sauna with teammate Urijah Faber. Pfister tells his girlfriend he won’t spike his hair up like Northcutt for the fight because he doesn’t want to “look like a douche.” And after his mom packs up his gym bag, Northcutt takes his Mustang out to train.

Check out the full episode above.

Also see:

• ‘UFC Fight Night 80 Embedded,’ No. 1: Much hype around the Paige and Sage card
• ‘UFC Fight Night 80 Embedded,’ No. 2: A ‘young Thundercat,’ the joys of coffee

For more on UFC Fight Night 80, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.