UFC 213 Embedded, Episode 5: Sucking down
The athletes use a variety of methods to make weight, some old school, some new.
On episode 5 of UFC 213 Embedded:
•The athletes use a variety of methods to make weight;
•Bantamweight title challenger Valentina Shevchenko stays warm while training;
•Reigning champion Amanda Nunes turns her hotel room into a walk-in sauna and dance party;
•Interim middleweight title challenger Robert Whittaker kicks off a makeshift soccer game in the gym to keep himself moving;
•Old-school wrestler Yoel Romero reaches the middleweight limit via bullets and puddles”;
•The hard work proves worth it when the fighters hit their numbers at the official weigh-in, then face off against one another later for the fans at Park Theater.
Main Card
Amanda Nunes (c) vs. Valentina Shevchenko for women’s bantamweight belt
Yoel Romero vs. Robert Whittaker for interim middleweight belt
Daniel Omielańczuk vs. Curtis Blaydes
Fabrício Werdum vs. Alistair Overeem
Anthony Pettis vs. Jim Miller
Prelim Card (Fox Sports 1)
Travis Browne vs. Oleksiy Oliynyk
Chad Laprise vs. Brian Camozzi
Thiago Santos vs. Gerald Meerschaert
Jordan Mein vs. Belal Muhammad
Prelim Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Rob Font vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade
Cody Stamann vs. Terrion Ware
Trevin Giles vs. James Bochnovic