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Israel Adesanya Beats Yoel Romero Via Unanimous Decision – UFC 248 Results

IT’S TIME! The main event between middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and feared Cuban wrestler Yoel Romero is finally upon us. ‘The Last Stylebender’ Adesanya makes his first title defence after knocking out Robert Whittaker to capture the title at UFC 243. Prior to that he beat Kelvin Gastelum over five rounds to capture the interim […]

IT’S TIME! The main event between middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and feared Cuban wrestler Yoel Romero is finally upon us.

‘The Last Stylebender’ Adesanya makes his first title defence after knocking out Robert Whittaker to capture the title at UFC 243. Prior to that he beat Kelvin Gastelum over five rounds to capture the interim belt in a fight of the decade contender.

Romero enters the octagon at
42-years-old looking to take advantage of his second shot at the UFC middleweight
title. Will he become the 185lb champion tonight? We’re just moments away from
finding out…

Round 1: Israel Adesanya comes out trying to stay long. Yoel Romero stays in his shell and weirdly just stand there before doing some silky foot work. Literally nothing has happened through two minutes – this is certainly a change of pace from what we saw in the co-main event. Finally mid-way through the first round Romero land a low kick before they both move out of fighting range. Adesanya steps in and Romero throws a wild shot over the top to buzz the champion. He shakes it off and get backs to his feinting, before landing a low kick. Yoel explodes with a jumping round kick to the body. More posturing until the horn sounds to end the round to a chorus of boos from those in attendance.

Round 2: More feinting to begin the round before Adesanya attempts a body kick and eats a big overhand for his efforts. The champion throws a high-kick but doesn’t really land. A flurry from Izzy followed by a lowkick – he seems to finally be warming into this fight. Just as I say that the fight seems to die again and both fighters posture some more. Romero steam in landing a big right hand and begins unloading against the fence, Adesanya eats a few they eventually circles away. Adesanya throws a low kick but its caught by Romero who whips a big punch just past his opponents head. Another lull in action and the fans aren’t happy. Big explosions from both men to end the round not much landed.

Round 3: After 30 seconds Adesanya throws a powerful head kick which Romero ducks under before trying to counter. The fighters break but Romero tries to roll for a leg lock which Izzy easily moves away from. Romero throws a leg kick, Adesanya checks it and points at his challenger. Romero lands a left and then slips over rushing in. Front kick to the body from the champ probably his best strike of the fight. Quickly followed by a nice kick to the body. Adesanya throws the jab and Romero pulls tongues at the champion. Unfazed the New Zealander throws a nice head kick. The third round ends and was much better for the 185lb king.

Round 4: Referee Dan Miragliotta brings both men to the centre before round four and tells them to give the judges something to score. I’ve never seen that before…

It seems to have got the attention of Adesanya who is moving forward throwing big shots but not landing a lot. It doesn’t last long though and hes on the back foot and Romero is stalking. An eye poke from Adesanya on Romero bring a temporary break to the action. The doctor is coming in to take a loom at Romero’s right eye. The Cuban smiles gives and gives the doc the nod to say I can continued. Straight from the off Romero flies in for a takedown, secures it but the champion immediately pops back up. Yoel has an extra bounce in his step now and appears to be fighting with more urgency although nothing is quite coming off in this round. Romero dives in for another takedown, Adesanya sprawls before eating two shots on the way up. Romero ducks out the way of a high-kick and round four comes to a close.

Round 5: Romero catches a kick and lands the over hand to start the round. Adesanya continues to attack the lead leg of his opponent – it’s starting to look pretty bad. Yoel continues to press forward and is landing the odd strikes. Romero comes in for the takedown but is shook off easy and eats another leg kick for his troubles. Another left from Romero. He backs up Adesanya who loses his balance. Once back to his feet he again eats another punch. High kick from Adesanya which is blocked by Romero. Final 10 seconds and Yoel is swinging big. The bell sounds and he gets is Adesanya’s face and is screaming. Super weird fight which could go either way.

OFFICIAL RESULT: Israel Adesanya def. Yoel Romero via unanimous decision

UFC 248 Post-Fight Conference Video & Live Stream

It was a great night of fights from T-Mobile arena, Las Vegas at UFC 248 pay-per-view (PPV) yesterday (Sat. March 7, 2020). In the main event we saw a title bout in which Israel Adesanya attempted to defend his Middleweight championship against Yoel Romero. To conclude what was a great night of mixed martial arts, […]

It was a
great night of fights from T-Mobile arena, Las Vegas at UFC 248 pay-per-view
(PPV) yesterday (Sat. March 7, 2020).

In the main event we saw a title bout in which Israel Adesanya attempted to defend his Middleweight championship against Yoel Romero.

To conclude what was a great night of mixed martial arts, we now take to the UFC 248 post-fight press conference to get the reactions from the events winners and losers. Watch along with us here at LowKickMMA in the video player below.

What did you think of the UFC 248 post-fight press conference?

UFC 248 Fight Card: PPV Schedule, Odds and Predictions for Adesanya vs. Romero

The UFC 248 main event between Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero is a fight fan’s dream. Adesanya continues to show he’s a transcendent talent in the Octagon, and his flashy …

UFC 248 Staff Predictions: Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero

UFC 248 will go down tonight (Sat. March 7, 2020) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mixed martial arts (MMA) fans will witness the first title defence of middleweight champion Israel Adesanya against Cuban powerhouse Yoel Romero in the main event. UFC 248 Staff Predictions Abinhav Kini: Although Yoel Romero winning the title at […]

UFC 248 Staff Predictions

Abinhav Kini: Although Yoel Romero winning the title at 42 would be amazing and as much as I think he’s a bad matchup, I’ve learned not to doubt Israel Adesanya anymore. He is on another level right now and I can see him getting a finish in the 3rd or 4th round, if not a decision. He won’t be unscathed, however. (Prediction: Israel Adesnaya)

Cole Shelton: This is a great fight where many think Yoel Romero will be Israel Adesanya’s toughest fight to date. Yet, I don’t suspect we’ll see Romero use his wrestling and Adesanya will piece up the Cuban for three rounds and earn a TKO win in the fourth to defend his middleweight title. (Prediction: Israel Adesanya)

Ryan Galloway: In the UFC 248 main event Israel Adesanya vs Yoel Romero I predict Israel gets a unanimous decision victory as his first title defense after unifying the belts. Romero is a very dangerous fighter however, aside from a spontaneous knockout I can’t see him getting the victory. Israel’s ability to stay out of danger while picking his opponents apart with his reach advantage and timing counters to their offense leave me to believe he will be able to walk away with the victory. (Prediction: Israel Adesnaya)

Timmy Moran: The Stylebender era continues as Israel Adesanya makes his 3rd walk in the Octagon with a title on the line. Waiting for him will be the physically imposing Yoel Romero. Despite having three consecutive losses, Romero was never outclassed in any bout, and arguably should’ve have won a couple. Expect a closer bout than odds makers see it, but it’ll be the favorite Adesanya that pulls off the victory. Prediction: Israel Adesnaya)

Jordan Ellis: This fight is about as 50/50 as it gets. I favour Yoel Romero to come out victorious simply because he has more weapons. He has one-punch knockout power which could end the fight at any moment. The Cuban also has a granite chin meaning he’ll be almost impossible to knockout. Besides that, he has Olympic level wrestling meaning he can take this fight to the floor if he wishes. Adesanya has never fought anyone at this level before and is still fairly new to the sport. I expect him to look good for large parts of the fight but ultimately lose via stoppage in the later rounds. (Prediction: Yoel Romero)

What do you think about our UFC 248 staff predictions? Who are you picking Adesanya or Romero?

EXCLUSIVE | Ben Askren Thinks Age Catches Up To Yoel Romero vs. Israel Adesanya

Former UFC, Bellator and One Championship fighter Ben Askren believes father time will catch up with Yoel Romero when he faces Israel Adesanya at UFC 248 tonight. ‘Funky’ took some time out of his busy schedule in retirement to speak exclusively to LowKickMMA and offer his opinion on the highly anticipated middleweight title fight between […]

Former UFC, Bellator and One Championship fighter Ben Askren believes father time will catch up with Yoel Romero when he faces Israel Adesanya at UFC 248 tonight.

‘Funky’ took some time out of his busy schedule in retirement to speak exclusively to LowKickMMA and offer his opinion on the highly anticipated middleweight title fight between defending champion Adesnaya and feared Cuban wrestler Romero.

Whilst many see it as a 50/50 fight Askren leans heavily in the favour of the champion from New Zealand. In part because of the rising age of his opponent Romero who will enter the octagon at 42-years-old tonight. Although the man himself envisages another 10 years in MMA, Askren thinks his age may catch up with him sooner rather than later.

Speaking about the UFC 248 main event, Askren noted Romero’s impressive ability despite his age but thinks coming up against a young, hungry and talented fighter like Adesanya will be too much, he said.

“I think it’s Adesanya. I think he’s great you know. Obviously Yoel, people make a lot of Yoel being so good for how old he is, which it is in fact pretty amazing that he’s having so much success being so old. That that being said, age is not a number. Age is in fact undefeated against everybody. Everybody ages. Age gets everybody.

“Yoel is slowing down and he’s lost three of his last four fights,
which makes it pretty tremendous that he’s still getting a title shot considering
the fact that he’s three in four. And in the one he did win he in fact missed
weight and that was against Luke Rockhold, which would have been for the belt
and he would’ve won the belt, but he missed weight. So, he was not eligible as
he missed by almost three pounds

The rising age of Romero is not the only factor in his pick. Askren is
a big fan of Adesanya and sees the 30-year-old going on to have great success
in the UFC for years to come, he said.

“I think Adesanya is really on the upswing and easy and he can be
really, really tremendous over the course of the next three to five years. So
I’m a big fan of him and he can do a good job. So I got Israel Adesanya. “

Will Yoel Romero’s age catch up with him against Israel Adesanya at
UFC 248?

UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero Fight Card, TV Info, Predictions and More

Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero headline a strong UFC 248 card that features two title fights in Las Vegas on Saturday . Adesanya could well be the next big thing in the UFC…