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Check out these photos from the ceremonial weigh-ins and final fighter faceoffs ahead of Bellator 298, which takes place Friday at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. (Photos courtesy of Bellator MMA)
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Check out these photos from the ceremonial weigh-ins and final fighter faceoffs ahead of Bellator 298, which takes place Friday at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. (Photos courtesy of Bellator MMA)