UFC 248 happens this weekend, and it will be topped by two intriguing title bouts. In the headliner, Israel Adesanya will try to defend his middleweight title against Yoel Romero, while in the co-feature, 115 lb champion Weili Zhang will collide with former strawweight queen Joanna Jedrzejczyk.
a person on a court© Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images
Before those two championship fights — and the rest of the card — are made official, they first have to tip the scales on their contracted weights. The early and official weigh ins start at 12 noon ET, and you can join us for the live stream of the event.
Check out the live stream below, courtesy of MMA Fighting:
The ceremonial weigh ins happen later in the day as well, and you can watch it on the embed below:
The full UFC 248 fight card is as follows:
Main Card (PPV)
Israel Adesanya (184.5 lbs) vs. Yoel Romero
Weili Zhang (115) vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Beneil Dariush (156) vs. Drakkar Klose
Neil Magny vs. Li Jingliang
Alex Oliveira vs. Max Griffin (170.5)
Prelims Card (ESPN)
Sean O’Malley (135.5) vs. Jose Quinonez (135.5)
Mark Madsen vs. Austin Hubbard
Rodolfo Vieira vs. Saparbek Safarov (186)
Gerald Meerschaert (185) vs. Deron Winn (185.5)
Early Prelims Card (ESPN+/Fight Pass)
Emily Whitmire vs. Polyana Viana (116)
Danaa Batgerel vs. Guido Cannetti (135.5)