UFC Octagon at ESPN’s Headquarters

June 25, 2014

In advance of UFC 175, a UFC Octagon was featured today at ESPN’s headquarters in Bristol, Conn. UFC Middleweight champion Chris Weidman–who will headline UFC 175 on July 5, in Las Vegas, where he will meet challenger Lyoto Machida–was at ESPN taping various segments with SportsCenter anchor Stuart Scott and ESPN MMA analyst/UFC fighter Gilbert Melendez. The segments will run next week on SportsCenter and ESPN’s digital platforms in advance of the fight. You can access and download photos from today via the ESPN Images library.

Stu and Weidman — ESPN’s Stuart Scott (R) interviews UFC Middleweight champion Chris Weidman (R) in the Octagon at ESPN’s headquarters in Bristol, Conn. Credit: Joe Faraoni/ESPN Images

Melendez and Weidman — UFC Middleweight champion Chris Weidman (L) and ESPN MMA analyst Gilbert Melendez (R) tape demonstration in the Ocatgon with ESPN’s Stuart Scott. Credit: Joe Faraoni/ESPN Images

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