'UFC 212 Embedded,' No. 3: 'Blessed' pays a visit to Christ

The UFC returns this week with UFC 212, and the promotion has rolled out its “Embedded” treatment for a preview of Saturday’s pay-per-view event.

UFC 212 takes place at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, and the main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass

In the main event, featherweight champion Jose Aldo (26-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) meets interim champ Max Holloway (17-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) in a title-unification bout. Additionally, former strawweight title challengers and top contenders Claudia Gadelha (14-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) and Karolina Kowalkiewicz (10-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) meet in the co-headliner.

In the third episode of “Embedded,” Holloway and Yancy Medeiros visit the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue, Oluwale Bamgbose embraces the culture of Rio, Paulo Borrachinha stays home and enjoys a home-cooked meal, Karolina Kowalkiewicz is excited to try on her Reebok fight kit, and Jose Aldo checks into the hotel and discusses the excitement of competing at home.

Check out the full episode above,

Also see:

• ‘UFC 212 Embedded,’ No. 1: ‘This practice is inhumane’
• ‘UFC 212 Embedded,’ No. 2: ‘This is my home, and no one will beat me here’

And for more on UFC 212, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.