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The octagon will return to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas this Saturday for the promotions UFC 216 fight card.<\/p>\n

The event is headlined by an interim lightweight title fight featuring Tony Ferguson taking on Kevin Lee.<\/p>\n

Tony Ferguson will enter the title fight sporting an impressive nine fight win streak. “El Cucuy” was most recently seen in action in November of 2016, where he scored a unanimous decision victory over former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos<\/a>. Ferguson has scored six stoppage victories during his current nine fight win streak.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Kevin Lee is currently riding a five fight win streak, his latest being a first-round technical submission victory over Michael Chiesa this past June in Oklahoma<\/a>. “The MoTown Phenom” has scored finishes in four of his past five bouts.<\/p>\n

In the co-main event of the evening UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson will look to make history by defeating Ray Borg.<\/p>\n

If “Mighty Mouse” can defeat Borg next weekend, he will break Anderson Silva’s record by earning his eleventh straight successful title defense.<\/p>\n

Johnson was most recently seen in action at April’s UFC on FOX event in Kansas City, where he scored a third-round submission victory over Wilson Reis<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As for Ray Borg, “The Tazmexican Devil” is currently riding a two fight win streak, scoring decision wins over Louis Smolka and most recently Jussier Formiga.<\/p>\n

Also featured on the card is a key heavyweight contest featuring former division champion Fabricio Werdum taking on the always dangerous Derrick Lewis.<\/p>\n

Main Card (PPV 10 PM EST)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tony Ferguson vs. Kevin Lee
\nDemetrious Johnson vs. Ray Borg
\nFabricio Werdum vs. Derrick Lewis
\nBeneil Dariush vs. Evan Dunham<\/p>\n

Preliminary Card (FX 8 PM EST)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tom Duquesnoy vs. Cody Stamann
\nWill Brooks vs. Nik Lentz
\nLando Vannata vs. Bobby Green
\nPoliana Botelho vs. Pearl Gonzalez<\/p>\n

Preliminary Card (FIGHT PASS 6 PM EST)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Walt Harris vs. Mark Godbeer
\nMagomed Bibulatov vs. John Moraga
\nThales Leites vs. Brad Tavares
\nMarco Beltran vs. Matt Schnell<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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