Two UFC champions will defend their belts on Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas at UFC 248. Undefeated middleweight champion Israel “The Last Stylebender” Adesanya (18-0) will face off against Yoel Romero in the main event, and a women’s MMA legend will try to reclaim her spot atop the strawweight division as Joanna Jedrzejczyk faces the UFC’s first Chinese champion, Weili Zhang, in the co-main.
The UFC 248 main card will begin at 10:00 p.m. ET on ESPN+. Prelims will begin at 8:00 p.m. ET on ESPN.
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Here is the main card for Saturday’s PPV:
Welterweight: Alex Oliveira (19-8-1, 2 NC) vs. Max Griffin (15-7)
Welterweight: Neil Magny (21-7) vs. Li Jingliang (17-5)
Lightweight: Beneil Dariush (17-4-1) vs. Drakkar Klose (11-1-1)
Women’s Strawweight championship: Weili Zhang (c) (20-1) vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk (16-3)
Middleweight championship: Israel Adesanya (18-0) vs. Yoel Romero (13-4)
