UFC 248 goes down in Las Vegas Saturday, which means that Friday brought about the event’s official weigh-in. Kicking off at 9AM local time (noon ET), a lot of eyes would be on a handful of fighters — especially Yoel Romero, who has twice missed weight for major fights.
Romero was set to challenge Israel Adesanya for the middleweight belt, in what would be the ‘Last Stylebender’s’ first title defense. In the co-main event, meanwhile, China’s Weili Zhang was scheduled to face former champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk, with Zhang’s 115lb belt up for grabs.
There was only one misstep at the scales Friday, as Emily Whitmire missed the strawweight limit by 1.5lbs. While fighters in Nevada are eligible for an extra hour to make weight, Whitmire did not continue her cut. The fight will move forward, but she’ll give up 20% of her purse.
Yoel Romero was last to weigh in, with a towel and with 15 minutes to spare. However, he successfully made championship weight.
Tune in starting at 12PM ET for full results from Friday morning’s 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.
