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UFC 266 'Embedded,' No. 3: Nick Diaz arrives at his first fight week in 6 years

The UFC returns to pay-per-view Saturday with UFC 266, which also means the fight week video series “Embedded” is back to document the fighters behind the scenes.

UFC 266 takes place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+.

The main event features a featherweight title bout between “The Ultimate Fighter 29” coaches as champ Alexander Volkanovski will look to defend his title against challenger Brian Ortega.

The co-main event is a title fight that will see the dominant flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko attempt to defend her title for the sixth time against the surging Lauren Murphy.

The third episode of “Embedded” follows the featured fighters as they go throughout their fight week. Here is the description from YouTube:

Brian Ortega shares family time with his sons; Lauren Murphy introduces her daughters. Alexander Volkanovski sweats in his room and on the court. Nick Diaz lands in Las Vegas.

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