UFC 307 'Embedded,' No. 3: Julianna Peña pampers herself before fight week ramps up

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

UFC 307 (pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at 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 champ Raquel Pennington (16-9 MMA, 13-5 UFC) defends her title for the first time when she meets ex-champ Julianna Pena (12-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC). In addition, two-time Olympic gold medalist and former PFL champ Kayla Harrison (17-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) takes on Ketlen Vieira (14-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) as a huge favorite.

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:

Khalil Rountree Jr. goes for a run and has a night time training session; Carla Esparza prepares for her retirement fight; Kayla Harrison has a striking session; Champ Alex Pereira shows off the views from his AirBnB; Julianna Peña arrives in Salt Lake City for fight week.

Previous UFC 307 ‘Embedded’ episodes

• UFC 307 ‘Embedded,’ No. 1: Alex Pereira makes it to the mountaintop, Khalil Rountree plays with Bigfoot
• UFC 307 ‘Embedded,’ No. 2: Roman Dolidze devastates training partner with knee to body

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