UFC 177 goes down tonight on pay-per-view headlined by the last second bantamweight title between TJ Dillashaw and Joe Soto live from the Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, California.
Just an hour or so before the UFC 177 weigh-ins, former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao was forced to withdraw from the fight due to medical complications during his weight cut.
Stepping in on 24 hours notice would be former Bellator and Tachi Palace Fights champion Joe Soto. Soto was initially scheduled to make his UFC debut tonight on UFC Fight Pass against Anthony Birchak, but was given the chance of a lifetime to fight for the UFC title in his debut.
The UFC detailed the whirlwind events yesterday in the latest UFC 177 Embedded episode. The video blog is truly one of the UFC’s best production pieces to date as it perfectly encapsulates yesterday’s unfolding events from the eyes of Dana White and the UFC fighters.
Watch UFC 177 Embedded episode 4 below. Be sure to stick with FightHubTV tonight as we will have full coverage of UFC 177.
