UFC Minneapolis Predictions: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos

UFC Minneapolis Confidence Level Scale 1: Gun to the head, forced to choose  2: Minimum confidence 3-4: A small level of confidence 5-6: Significantly clearer path to victory for one person. 7 – Strong confidence. 8-9: Extremely confident. 10 – Bu…

UFC Minneapolis Confidence Level Scale 1: Gun to the head, forced to choose  2: Minimum confidence 3-4: A small level of confidence 5-6: Significantly clearer path to victory for one person. 7 – Strong confidence. 8-9: Extremely confident. 10 – Bulletproof Confidence, barring freak occurrence Alonzo Menifield (8-0) vs. Paul Craig (11-3) As long as […]

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UFC Minneapolis Weigh-In Results & Live Stream

The UFC Minneapolis weigh-ins take place this morning (Fri. June 28, 2019) as the fighters take the stage to get ready for battle inside of the Octagon under the Las Vegas-based promotion’s banner. UFC Minneapolis (also known as UFC on ESPN 3) is set to take place on Saturday, June 29, 2019 at the Target […]

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The UFC Minneapolis weigh-ins take place this morning (Fri. June 28, 2019) as the fighters take the stage to get ready for battle inside of the Octagon under the Las Vegas-based promotion’s banner.

UFC Minneapolis (also known as UFC on ESPN 3) is set to take place on Saturday, June 29, 2019 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The main card will air on ESPN at 9 p.m. ET and the preliminary card on ESPN at 6 p.m. ET.

Francis Ngannou vs. Junior dos Santos in a heavyweight bout will serve as the main event. In the co-headliner, Joseph Benavidez takes on Jussier Formiga in a flyweight contest.

UFC Minneapolis Weigh-In Results

Rounding out the six-bout main card is Demian Maia vs. Anthony Rocco Martin in a welterweight bout,  Vinc Pichel vs. Roosevelt Robertson at lightweight, and Paul Craig vs. Alonzo Menifield in a light heavyweight clash. 

UFC Minneapolis Weigh-In Results

UFC officials held the weigh-ins for UFC Minneapolis on Friday and here are the results:

MAIN CARD (ESPN, 9 p.m. ET)

  • Francis Ngannou () vs. Junior Dos Santos ()
  • Joseph Benavidez () vs. Jussier Formiga ()
  • Demian Maia () vs. Anthony Rocco Martin ()
  • Vinc Pichel (155.5) vs. Roosevelt Roberts ()
  • Drew Dober () vs. Marco Polo Reyes (155)
  • Paul Craig () vs. Alonzo Menifield ()

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 6 p.m. ET)

  • Journey Newson (135.5) vs. Ricardo Ramos (136)
  • Eryk Anders () vs. Vinicius Moreira ()
  • Jared Gordon () vs. Dan Moret ()
  • Dalcha Lungiambula () vs. Dequan Townsend ()
  • Amanda Ribas (115) vs. Emily Whitmire (115)
  • Junior Albini () vs. Maurice Greene ()

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UFC Minneapolis Live Weigh-in Results Today (June 28)

The UFC Minneapolis weigh-ins will take place today (June 28). All 24 fighters on the UFC Minneapolis card are set to tip the scales. UFC Minneapolis will be held inside the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota tomorrow night. Headlining the card wi…

The UFC Minneapolis weigh-ins will take place today (June 28). All 24 fighters on the UFC Minneapolis card are set to tip the scales. UFC Minneapolis will be held inside the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota tomorrow night. Headlining the card will be a clash between heavyweights Francis Ngannou and Junior dos Santos. Also tipping […]

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Joseph Benavidez Wants Next Title Shot Against Henry Cejudo

Joseph Benavidez is set for his second straight rematch. First, back at UFC Brooklyn, he beat Dustin Ortiz for the second time. Now, at UFC Minneapolis, the flyweight is taking on Jussier Formiga, which will also be a rematch. The two fought back in 20…

Joseph Benavidez is set for his second straight rematch. First, back at UFC Brooklyn, he beat Dustin Ortiz for the second time. Now, at UFC Minneapolis, the flyweight is taking on Jussier Formiga, which will also be a rematch. The two fought back in 2013 where Benavidez knocked out Formiga. Now, he expects to once […]

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Junior dos Santos Wants Fight With Deontay Wilder

Junior dos Santos wants to do what Conor McGregor did and that is to crossover into the boxing world. The former heavyweight champion has been interested in boxing for a while and has challenged a few boxers over the course of his career. One notable f…

Junior dos Santos wants to do what Conor McGregor did and that is to crossover into the boxing world. The former heavyweight champion has been interested in boxing for a while and has challenged a few boxers over the course of his career. One notable fighter he challenged was former heavyweight king, Wladimir Klitschko, where […]

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Junior Dos Santos Says Win Over Francis Ngannou Will Earn Him Title Shot

Former heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos believes a win over Francis Ngannou will earn him another crack at the title. However, he is not willing to wait in case it doesn’t. Dos Santos takes on Ngannou in the headliner of UFC Minneapolis this weekend. A win for “Cigano” would make it four straight wins, following […]

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Former heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos believes a win over Francis Ngannou will earn him another crack at the title. However, he is not willing to wait in case it doesn’t.

Dos Santos takes on Ngannou in the headliner of UFC Minneapolis this weekend. A win for “Cigano” would make it four straight wins, following triumphs over Blagoy Ivanov, Tai Tuivasa and Derrick Lewis. With no other contender likely to more be deserving of a title shot than him if that were the case, Dos Santos believes there is nowhere to go but to challenge the heavyweight champion.

But that doesn’t mean he will just sit on the sidelines and wait for a title shot either:

“Actually, there is nowhere to go after this. The winner of this fight will [fight] for the title,” Dos Santos told MMA Junkie. “But sometimes the UFC, they invent some things, you know? But I don’t really care about that. Of course, my main goal is the belt. I want to become champion again, but I’m not in a rush for that, you know? The most important thing is to keep fighting, keep myself active, having like three fights per year, minimum.”

Dos Santos has been more active than in previous years and hopes to keep things that way. He particularly cited an example of how instead of waiting to challenge an injured Cain Velasquez for the title, he opted to remain active by facing Shane Carwin.

He would defeat Carwin before famously knocking out Velasquez to become champion back in 2011:

“The first time I fought for title, I was supposed to fight Cain Velasquez,” Dos Santos explained. “Cain Velasquez got hurt against Brock Lesnar, so I couldn’t fight him, he was out one year. They said, ‘Oh, you can wait that whole one year to fight him for the belt, or you can have another fight.’ I said, ‘No, I need another fight.’ Then Dana White brought me the chance to be coach on ‘TUF,’ then I fight Shane Carwin. So, I’m not going to do waiting for fights, man. I’m 35 years old. The last five years I do fight once per year, now I want to do minimum of three.”

Dos Santos Questions Ngannou’s Skill Level

Of course, Dos Santos still needs to put away Ngannou who seems to be back to his devastating old self following recent finishes over Curtis Blaydes and Velasquez. “The Predator” is known for his power, but Dos Santos questions his skill level more than anything:

“I never fought him, so I don’t really know how powerful he is,” Dos Santos added. “But everyone is talking about him. As I can see his last fights, he has a lot of power. But the thing is sometimes too much power without the right amount of control is not really good thing, you know? So I believe he has a lot of power, but skill-wise he is not that level.”

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