'UFC 222 Embedded,' No. 3: Mackenzie Dern arrives in Las Vegas, and 'it's go time'

On Episode 3 of UFC 222 Embedded, women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg travels alongside her camp and cats. Featherweight Brian Ortega adjusts to the chilly Las Vegas weather, and bantamweight Cat Zingano embraces her return to fight week. In the host hotel, Cyborg crosses paths with opponent Yana Kunitskaya, who quickly leaves to try on her fight gear. Bantamweight Sean O’Malley occupies himself with a video game, and his teammate, strawweight Mackenzie Dern, arrives for her first taste of the UFC. Featherweight Frankie Edgar and Kunitskaya both work out at the UFC’s high-tech Performance Institute. UFC 222 Embedded is an all-access, behind-the-scenes video blog leading up to the women’s featherweight championship bout at UFC 222 on Saturday, March 3 on Pay-Per-View.

Also see:

• ‘UFC 222 Embedded,’ No. 1: In which Yana Kunitskaya trains in freezing temps at altitude
• ‘UFC 222 Embedded,’ No. 2: Featuring Cris Cyborg doing cat stuff with ‘Sugar Ray Leopard’

For more on UFC 222, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.