UFC 248: Adesanya vs Romero fight online Press Conference from Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand, on Friday at 5:45 p.m. ET / 2:45 p.m. PT on MMA Weekly. The UFC 248 Press Conference video will be available for on-demand viewing immediately following the live stream.
UFC returns to T-Mobile Arena with two thrilling world championship bouts. Undefeated middleweight champion Israel Adesanya goes for another show-stealing performance against No. 3 ranked contender Yoel Romero. Strawweight champion Zhang Weili takes on the toughest test of her career, as she meets former titleholder and No. 4 ranked contender Joanna Jedrzejczyk.
Adesanya captured the undisputed UFC middleweight gold back in Oct. 2019. He earned a second-round TKO victory over Robert Whittaker. Going into the bout, Adesanya held interim gold. The Last Stylebender hopes for his first successful title defense against Romero.
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, Yoel Romero, UFC strawweight champion Weili Zhang, and Joanna Jedrzejczyk will be in attendance. Adesanya vs. Romero headlines UFC 248 on March 7, while Zhang vs. Jedrzejczyk will serve as the co-main event.
There was a time where many thought Joanna Jedrzejczyk was unstoppable. She ruled the strawweight roost for over two years before running into Rose Namajunas. A dominant unanimous decision victory over Michelle Waterson earned Jedrzejczyk another shot at the 115-pound gold.
Weili Zhang took the MMA world by storm in 2019. She quickly went from prospect to champion as UFC 248 live president Dana White insisted that no one wanted to fight Zhang. As a result, she was given a strawweight title bout against Jessica Andrade rather quickly and she made the most of her opportunity. Zhang earned a TKO win over Andrade in 42 seconds.