'UFC 220 Embedded,' No. 5: 'Yeah, you say you're the man. Show me. I like one-on-one'

The UFC kicks off the pay-per-view portion of 2018 this week, and the promotion has rolled out its “Embedded” treatment for a preview of UFC 220.

The event takes place Saturday at TD Garden in Boston and airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

In the headliner, heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic (17-2 MMA, 11-2 UFC), who’s No. 1 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA heavyweight rankings, takes on No. 2-ranked Francis Ngannou (11-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC). And in the co-main event, Daniel Cormier(19-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) meets Volkan Oezdemir (15-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) in his first title defense of his second go-round as light heavyweight champion.

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

“On episode 5 of UFC 220 Embedded, heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic endures his teammates’ teasing through a boxing gym workout. Light heavyweight title challenger Volkan Oezdemir sticks to his training routine, while champion Daniel Cormier dives into his weight cut. Heavyweight challenger Francis Ngannou meets a fellow imposing Cameroonian, Philadelphia 76er Joel Embiid. Tensions rise when the fighters attend UFC 220 media day at Fenway Park, with Cormier and Oezdemir continuing their standoff later at the hotel.”

Check out the full episode in the video above.

Also see:

• ‘UFC 220 Embedded,’ No. 1: Stipe Miocic is a champion, just not with a snow blower
• ‘UFC 220 Embedded,’ No. 2: A little boy’s message to Francis Ngannou
• ‘UFC 220 Embedded,’ No. 3: Daniel Cormier is not impressed with what he sees
• ‘UFC 220 Embedded,’ No. 4: Introducing the microphone master, Daniel Cormier

For more on UFC 220, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.