See the faceoffs and weigh-ins Friday for the main event and co-main event at Saturday's UFC 249 in Jacksonville, Florida, as Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje meet for the interim lightweight championship while Henry Cejudo defends the bantamweight crown against Dominick Cruz.


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