All but a single fighter made weight for UFC 248 on Friday, and all fights are a go!
UFC 248 has a hotly anticipated main event. Hot enough that few have bothered to question the validity of Yoel Romero getting a title off two losses. Mainly because champ Israel Adesanya seems as game as they come — and MMA fans know exactly what Romero brings to the table.
Friday, however, Romero won half the battle, making weight within the allotted two hours Friday. Emily Whitmire did not — the only fighter to come in heavy.
While the official weigh-in went down Friday morning, there was still the ceremonial weigh-in and face-off to go. Tune in come 7PM ET for the live stream of UFC 248’s ceremonial weigh-in.
UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero Official Weigh-In Results
Middleweight: Israel Adesanya (c) (184.5) vs. Yoel Romero (185) – for the UFC middleweight championship
Women’s Strawweight: Zhang Weili (c) (115) vs. Joanna Jędrzejczyk (115) – for the UFC women’s strawweight championship
Lightweight: Beneil Dariush (156) vs. Drakkar Klose (156)
Welterweight: Neil Magny (171) vs. Li Jingliang (171)
Welterweight: Alex Oliveira (171) vs. Max Griffin (170.5)
Preliminary Card (ESPN/TSN)
Bantamweight: Sean O’Malley (135.5) vs. José Alberto Quiñónez (135.5)
Lightweight: Mark Madsen (156) vs. Austin Hubbard (154.5)
Middleweight: Rodolfo Vieira (186) vs. Saparbek Safarov (186)
Middleweight: Gerald Meerschaert (185) vs. Deron Winn (185.5)
Early Preliminary Card (ESPN+/Fight Pass)
Women’s Strawweight: Emily Whitmire (117.5)* vs. Polyana Viana (116)
Featherweight: Giga Chikadze (146) vs. Jamall Emmers (145.5)
Bantamweight: Danaa Batgerel (136) vs. Guido Cannetti (135.5)
*Whitmire weighs in with barrier, exceeds the 116lb strawweight non-title fight limit by 1.5lbs. She will forfeit 20% of her purse, fight will move forward.
