'UFC 219 Embedded,' No. 5: Cutting weight, weighing in and facing off

The UFC closes out its 2017 campaign today, and the promotion has rolled out its “Embedded” treatment for a preview of 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 5 of UFC 219 Embedded, welterweight Carlos Condit makes his first visit to the UFC Performance Institute. Headlining featherweights Holly Holm and champ Cris Cyborg finish their weight cuts surrounded by teammates. All of the fighters make weight on Friday morning: Cyborg, Holm, Condit and opponent Neil Magny, strawweights Cynthia Calvillo and Carla Esparza, and lightweights Khabib Nurmagomedov and Edson Barboza. Then it’s one last faceoff for fans at T-Mobile before Saturday night’s bouts. 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
• ‘UFC 219 Embedded,’ No. 4: Calvillo’s shopping, Ngannou’s uppercuts, Cruz’s prep, Cyborg-Holm history

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