UFC 248 sees the octagon return to Las Vegas with two contrasting fighting styles set to go head-to-head in the main event.
The UFC middleweight title clash between champion Israel Adesanya (18-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) and Cuban contender Yoel Romero (13-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC) sees the former kickboxing ace take on the Olympic freestyle wrestling medalist in a battle for the 185-pound title.
Ahead of the fight, UFC broadcasters Dan Hardy and John Gooden break down the X’s and O’s of the matchup in the latest edition of their pre-event analysis show, “Inside the Octagon.”
Check out their full UFC 248 main event breakdown in the video above, as Hardy and Gooden assess each fighter’s best route to victory.
UFC 248 takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champion Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero – for middleweight title
- Champion Zhang Weili vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk – for strawweight title
- Beneil Dariush vs. Drakkar Klose
- Li Jingliang vs. Neil Magny
- Max Griffin vs. Alex Oliveira
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)
- Sean O’Malley vs. Jose Quinonez
- Austin Hubbard vs. Mark Madsen
- Saparbek Safarov vs. Rodolfo Vieira
- Gerald Meerschaert vs. Deron Winn
EARLY PRELIMS (ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass, 6:30 p.m. ET)
- Polyana Viana vs. Emily Whitmire
- Jamall Emmers vs. Giga Chikadze
- Danaa Batgerel vs. Guido Cannetti
