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UFC 232 Embedded: The First Three Episodes

On episode one of UFC 232 Embedded, women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg works on her cardio and parking skills in the predawn hours. Light heavyweight title contender Alexander Gustafsson arrives early to get his body adjusted to the time difference, finishing his camp at the UFC’s Performance Institute.

In New York City, bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes makes media rounds with fiancée Nina Ansaroff. And former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones runs wild in an Albuquerque toy department, buying Christmas gifts for needy children.

On episode two of UFC 232 Embedded, light heavyweight title contender Alexander Gustafsson meets with media in Las Vegas. Bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes gets a massage at home before packing for her trip. Featherweight champion Cris Cyborg puts in time at the gym, then relaxes in a different type of cage with her cats.

Former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones proves motivated and menacing in training, and opponent Gustafsson unwinds with his team over boxing.

On episode three of UFC 232 Embedded, bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes and fiancée Nina Ansaroff arrive for their second fight week Christmas in Las Vegas. Featherweight champion Cris Cyborg spends Sunday at church, stopping for a photo op with Santa.

Light heavyweight title challenger Alexander Gustafsson takes a helicopter tour of the Grand Canyon to break up the boredom of fight preparation, but when he lands, things are anything but boring as UFC President Dana White summons him to HQ with some shocking news about former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones.

Below is the current UFC 232 fight card:

MAIN CARD (PPV/10 p.m. ET)

Vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson

UFC Female Featherweight Championship
Cris Cyborg (c) vs. Amanda Nunes

Welterweight: Michael Chiesa vs. Carlos Condit

Light Heavyweight: Ilir Latifi vs. Corey Anderson

Featherweight: Chad Mendes vs. Alexander Volkanovski

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1/8 p.m. ET)

Heavyweight: Andrei Arlovski vs. Walt Harris

Female Featherweight: Cat Zingano vs. Megan Anderson

Bantamweight: Douglas Silva de Andrade vs. Petr Yan

Lightweight: BJ Penn vs. Ryan Hall

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/6 p.m. ET)

Bantamweight: Andre Ewell vs. Nathaniel Wood

Middleweight: Uriah Hall vs. Bevon Lewis

Welterweight: Curtis Millender vs. Siyar Bahadurzada

Bantamweight: Brian Kelleher vs. Montel Jackson

Dana Becker

The world of MMA is one of the few sports that brings together people from all walks of life. I try my best to tell those stories and also present breaking news to the masses.

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