UFC 242 Embedded, Part 1: Dustin Poirier welcomed to Abu Dhabi

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During this episode of UFC 242 Embedded, Dustin Poirier is welcomed to Abu Dhabi. Edson Barboza and Paul Felder arrive after long flights and start preparing for their lightweight rematch. Khabib Nurmagomedov completes a cardio session alongside many teammates and his father, Abdulmanap.

You can watch the first installment of the UFC 242 Embedded vlog series in the video above.

UFC 242 Fight Card

Abu Dhabi – Saturday, September 7

Main Card (ESPN+ PPV, 2 p.m. ET)

Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Dustin Poirier
Edson Barboza vs. Paul Felder
Islam Makhachev vs. Davi Ramos
Curtis Blaydes vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov
Mairbek Taisumov vs. Diego Ferreira

Prelims (ESPN+, 12:00 p.m. ET)

Joanne Calderwood vs. Andrea Lee
Zubaira Tukhugov vs. Lerone Murphy
Liana Jojua vs. Sarah Moras
Ottman Azaitar vs. Teemu Packalen

Early Prelims (ESPN+, 10:15 a.m. ET)

Belal Muhammad vs. Takashi Sato
Nordine Taleb vs. Muslim Salikhov
Omari Akhmedov vs. Zak Cummings
Don Madge vs. Fares Ziam