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.
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UFC on ESPN 3 ceremonial weigh-in video highlights, photos – MMA Junkie