'UFC 219 Embedded,' No. 4: Calvillo's shopping, Ngannou's uppercuts, Cruz's prep, Cyborg-Holm history

The UFC closes out its 2017 campaign today, and the promotion has rolled out its “Embedded” treatment for a preview of Saturday’s UFC 219 event.

UFC 219 takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas with a pay-per-view main card following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

In the headliner, women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg (18-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) takes on former titleholder Holly Holm (11-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC), and in the co-headliner, Edson Barboza (19-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC) meets fellow lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov (24-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC).

Here’s the UFC’s description of the fourth “Embedded” episode:

“On Episode 4 of UFC 219 Embedded, strawweight Cynthia Calvillo shows her goals and gets some gummy bears for good luck. Featherweight champion Cris Cyborg, opponent Holly Holm and welterweight Carlos Condit keep their energy up throughout their weight cuts. Calvillo gets pointers from heavyweight contender Francis Ngannou in the UFC Performance Institute, and Cyborg discusses strategy with former champion Dominick Cruz on the drive to media day. The stars of the co-main event, lightweights Khabib Nurmagomedov and Edson Barboza, also appear at T-Mobile and predict victories on Saturday night. The fighters of the matchups then come face-to-face on stage, as Condit meets Neil Magny and Calvillo shares the stage with Carla Esparza. At open workouts, the headliners give back, with Holm bringing fans on stage and Cyborg collecting toys for local children. UFC 219 Embedded is an all-access, behind-the-scenes video blog leading up to the women’s featherweight championship bout at UFC 219 on Saturday, December 30th on Pay-Per-View.”

Check out the full episode above.

Also see:

• ‘UFC 219 Embedded,’ No. 1: Holly Holm’s story of forced booger-eating
• ‘UFC 219 Embedded,’ No. 2: Khabib Nurmagomedov makes this guy’s heart race
• ‘UFC 219 Embedded,’ No. 3: Barboza’s pooch, Cyborg’s kitty, Holm’s editing notes

For more on UFC 219, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.