Gallery Francis Ngannou def. Junior Dos Santos at UFC on ESPN 3: Best photos view 11 images A pair of potential title eliminators were at the top of the bill of the UFC’s long-awaited return to Minneapolis this past Saturday. In the UFC on ESPN 3 main event at Target Center, Francis Ngannou (14-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) shut down former heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos (21-6 MMA, 15-5 UFC) in a hurry with a TKO and may have punched his ticket to be next in line for a title shot. And in the co-feature, two-time flyweight title challenger Joseph Benavidez (28-5 MMA, 15-3 UFC) took out Jussier Formiga (23-6 MMA, 9-5 UFC) in the second round in a rematch from nearly six years ago.
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USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, July 2: Ngannou climbs, Benavidez enters P4P list – MMA Junkie