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UFC 248 Results
UFC 248 went down tonight (Sat. March 7, 2020) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada and we have the results. The world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion compiled an excellent card for fight fans to enjoy.
It was headlined by a meeting between Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero for the middleweight title.
In the co-main event, Weili Zhang vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk in a women’s strawweight title bout was set. Beneil Dariush vs. Drakkar Klose in a lightweight bout, Li Jingliang vs. Neil Magny, and Max Griffin vs. Alex Oliveira welterweight showdowns rouned out the five-bout main card.
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)
- Middleweight title bout: Israel Adesanya def. Yoel Romero by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) to retain UFC middleweight Championship
- Women’s strawweight title bout: Weili Zhang def. Joanna Jedrzejczyk by split decision (47-48, 48-47, 48-47) to retain the UFC Women’s Strawweight Championship
- Lightweight bout: Beneil Dariush def. Drakkar Klose by knockout (punch) at 1:00 of Round 2
- Welterweight bout: Neil Magny def. Li Jingliang by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Welterweight bout: Alex Oliveira def. Max Griffin via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN)
- Bantamweight bout: Sean O’Malley def. Jose Quinonez by TKO (punches) at 2:02 of Round 1
- Lightweight bout: Mark O. Madsen def. Austin Hubbard by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Middleweight bout: Rodolfo Vieira def. Saparbeg Safarov by submission (arm-triangle choke) at 2:58 of Round 1
- Middleweight bout: Gerald Meerschaert def. Deron Winn by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:13 of Round 3
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+)
- Featherweight bout: Giga Chikadze def. Jamall Emmers by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
- Bantamweight bout: Danaa Batgerel def. Guido Cannetti via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 3:01
