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It’s a championship doubleheader for UFC 248 as middleweight kingpin, Israel Adesanya, defends his 185-pound belt against power-punching title contender, Yoel Romero. Elsewhere on the card, 115-pound champion, Weili Zhang, looks to repel the onslaught of ex-strawweight straphanger, Joanna Jedrzejczyk.
Event: UFC 248 “Adesanya vs. Romero”
Date: Sat., March 7, 2020
Location: T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada
Broadcast: ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV)
UFC 248 PPV Main Event On ESPN+:
185 lbs.: UFC Middleweight Champion Yoel Romero vs. Israel Adesanya
UFC 248 PPV Main Card On ESPN+ (10 p.m. ET):
115 lbs.: UFC Strawweight Champion Weili Zhang vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
155 lbs.: Beneil Dariush vs. Drakkar Klose
170 lbs.: Li Jingliang vs. Neil Magny
170 lbs.: Max Griffin vs. Alex Oliveira
UFC 248 Prelims Card On ESPN (8 p.m. ET):
135 lbs.: Sean O’Malley vs. Jose Quinonez
155 lbs.: Austin Hubbard vs. Mark Madsen
185 lbs.: Saparbek Safarov vs. Rodolfo Vieira
185 lbs.: Gerald Meerschaert vs. Deron Winn
UFC 248 Prelims Card On ESPN+ (6 p.m. ET):
115 lbs.: Polyana Viana vs. Emily Whitmire
135 lbs.: Jamall Emmers vs. Giga Chikadze
135 lbs.: Danaa Batgerel vs. Guido Cannetti
*Fight card, bout order and the amount of matches subject to change.
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