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Check out the weigh in results for UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero
UFC 248 happens this weekend, and it will be topped by two intriguing title bouts. In the headliner, Israel Adesanya will try to defend his middleweight title against Yoel Romero, while in the co-feature, 115 lb champion Weili Zhang will collide with former strawweight queen Joanna Jedrzejczyk.
Before those two championship fights — and the rest of the card — are made official, they first have to tip the scales on their contracted weights. The only drama on the scales today was Yoel Romero waiting until the last 20 minutes to hit the championship 185 lb limit. Everyone else, other than prelim fighter Emily Whitmire, hit their target weights.
Check out the early weigh ins below, courtesy of MMA Fighting:
The ceremonial weigh ins happen later in the day as well, and you can watch it on the embed below:
The full results of the UFC 248 weigh in are as follows:
Main Card (PPV)
Middleweight title: Israel Adesanya (184.5 lbs) vs. Yoel Romero (185 lbs)
Strawweight title: Weili Zhang (115 lbs) vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk (115 lbs)
Lightweight: Beneil Dariush (156 lbs) vs. Drakkar Klose (156 lbs)
Welterweight: Neil Magny (171 lbs) vs. Li Jingliang (171 lbs)
Welterweight: Alex Oliveira (171 lbs) vs. Max Griffin (170.5 lbs)
Prelims Card (ESPN)
Bantamweight: Sean O’Malley (135.5 lbs) vs. Jose Quinonez (135.5 lbs)
Lightweight: Mark Madsen (156 lbs) vs. Austin Hubbard (154.5 lbs)
Middleweight: Rodolfo Vieira (186 lbs) vs. Saparbek Safarov (186 lbs)
Middleweight: Gerald Meerschaert (185 lbs) vs. Deron Winn (185.5 lbs)
Early Prelims Card (ESPN+/Fight Pass)
Strawweight: Emily Whitmire (117.5*) vs. Polyana Viana (116)
Lightweight: Giga Chikadze (156) vs. Jamall Emmers (145.5)
Bantamweight: Danaa Batgerel (136) vs. Guido Cannetti (135.5)
*Emily Whitmire misses weight.