MINNEAPOLIS – The fighters have gotten face to face, and all that’s left to do is fight.
The ceremonial weigh-ins for UFC on ESPN 3 are in the books from Target Center in Minneapolis, which hosts Saturday’s event on ESPN.
In the main event, former heavyweight title challenger Francis Ngannou (13-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) takes on ex-heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos (21-5 MMA, 15-4 UFC) in what could be a heavyweight title eliminator. Ngannou was 255.5 pounds. Dos Santos was 249.
In the co-feature, two-time flyweight title challenger Joseph Benavidez (27-5 MMA, 14-3 UFC) meets Jussier Formiga (23-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC) in a rematch, and another fight that could be a title eliminator. The two met in 2013, when Benavidez knocked out Formiga in the first round. For the rematch, Formiga was 125.5 pounds. Benavidez weighed in at 126.
Check out the highlights of Ngannou vs. Dos Santos from the ceremonial weigh-ins in the video above.
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