No time to play with Bigfoot for Alex Pereira

The UFC is back on Mountain Time for UFC 307, and the popular “Embedded” fight week video series is here to document what goes on behind the scenes.

UFC 307 (pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City.

In the headliner, light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira (11-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) puts his title on the line against challenger Khalil Rountree (14-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC). In the co-feature, women’s bantamweight champion Raquel Pennington (16-9 MMA, 13-5 UFC) defends her title for the first time when she meets former champion Julianna Pena (12-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC). Additionally, two-time Olympic gold medalist and former PFL champion Kayla Harrison (17-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) takes on Ketlen Vieira (14-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) as the heavy favorite.

The first episode of “Embedded” follows the featured fighters as they prepare for fight week. Here is the UFC description of the episode on YouTube:

Champion Alex Pereira trains and goes for a walk with his team; Julianna Peña is gearing up for fight week; Stephen Thompson practices his jiu jitsu; Roman Dolidze goes to the mountains; Khalil Rountree Jr. and his team have an encounter with Bigfoot.

For more information on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s events hub for UFC 307.