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By Heidi Fang Las Vegas Review-Journal

October 6, 2017 - 9:52 pm

All 24 fighters competing on the UFC 216 card in Las Vegas on Oct. 7 squared off with their opponents one last time at the T-Mobile Arena during the ceremonial weigh-ins Friday.

Las Vegan Kevin Lee will vie for the UFC interim lightweight championship against Tony Ferguson in the main event of the pay-per-view card.

In the co-main event, Demetrious Johnson will look to surpass Anderson Silva’s title defense record when he puts his flyweight belt on the line for an eleventh time against Ray Borg.

Check out the video above.

Contact Heidi Fang at hfang@reviewjournal.com. Follow @HeidiFang on Twitter.

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