UFC 331 Embedded No. 3: Backgammon at the beach with Arman Tsarukyan

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The UFC is back on the Best Coast for UFC 331, its eighth numbered event of the calendar year, and a flyweight title rematch headlines the card.

The popular "Embedded" fight week video series is here to document what's happening behind the scenes. UFC 331 (Paramount+) takes place Saturday at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

In the main event, flyweight champion Joshua Van (17-2 MMA, 10-1 UFC) puts his title on the line the man he beat to win it, Alexandre Pantoja (30-6 MMA, 14-4 UFC), who is returning for the first time since the injury he suffered in the loss to Van. In the co-feature, the Mauricio Ruffy (14-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) vs. Arman Tsarukyan (23-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) winner could be next in line for the lightweight title.

The third 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:

Arman Tsarukyan prepares for his return to the Octagon; Alexandre Pantoja looks to reclaim UFC gold; Chito Vera goes surfing; Gable Steveson trains at Jackson Wink; Sean Sharaf goes for a hike; Edmen Shahbazyan and his wife find out the gender of their new baby; Champion Joshua Van does fight prep in Houston.

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