UFC 301 'Embedded,' No. 4: Jose Aldo and Alexandre Pantoja meet up with a Brazilian soccer legend

The UFC returns with its fifth pay-per-view of 2024, which means the popular “Embedded” fight week video series is here to document what’s happening behind the scenes.

UFC 301 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

In the main event, Brazilian flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja (27-5 MMA, 11-3 UFC) puts his title on the line against Steve Erceg (12-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC). And in the co-main event, former featherweight champion Jose Aldo (31-8 MMA, 13-7 UFC) ends his retirement for one more fight in Rio against Jonathan Martinez (19-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC).

The fourth episode of “Embedded” follows the featured fighters while they get ready for fight week. Here is the UFC’s description of the episode from YouTube:

Steve Erceg hits a street party. Caio Borralho trains. Karolina Kowalkiewicz embraces the sun. Michel Pereira gets PT and game plans. Alessandro Costa dreams big with Diego Lopes. Champ Alexandre Pantoja faces off with Erceg.

Also see:

• UFC 301 ‘Embedded,’ No. 1: Jose Aldo gears up for comeback fight with final training sessions
• UFC 301 ‘Embedded,’ No. 2: Steve Erceg trains late at night – in a parking lot
• UFC 301 ‘Embedded,’ No. 3: Karolina Kowalkiewicz hits the pool, Steve Erceg hits a street party

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 301.