UFC 242 Embedded, Part 5: Media day faceoffs and weigh-ins

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During this episode of UFC 242 Embedded, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Dustin Poirier and other UFC 242 fighters attend media day. After taking questions from the media, the fighters then staredown for the first time this week.

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The following day, the athletes attend the morning weigh-ins. All but one fighter made weight for UFC 242. You can watch the fifth 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