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UFC President Dana White this week announced that the Ultimate Ultimate Fighting Championship would promote an interim lightweight title fight between the second-ranked Tony Ferguson and seventh-ranked Kevin Lee at UFC 216 on Oct. 7 in Las Vegas. There was some immediate backlash from people who wondered how Lee, whose only win against ranked competition came against Michael Chiesa, ended up in the title picture at 155 pounds.