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Was Yoel Romero Robbed vs Israel Adesanya at UFC 248?
Was Yoel Romero Robbed vs Israel Adesanya at UFC 248?
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UFC 248 Results – March 7, 2020 – T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV:
Israel Adesanya def. Yoel Romero via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) to retain UFC middleweight championship, Israel Adesanya vs. Paulo Costa next up
Weili Zhang def. Joanna Jedrzejczyk via split decision (47-48, 48-47, 48-47) to retain UFC women’s strawweight championship in one of the greatest fights in MMA history
Beneil Dariush def. Drakkar Klose via knockout (punch), 1:00 of Round 2
Neil Magny def. Li Jingliang by unanimous decision (30-27 across the board)
Cowboy Alex Oliveira def. Max Griffin via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Sean O’Malley def. Jose Quinonez via TKO (punches), 2:02 of Round 1
Mark O. Madsen def. Austin Hubbard via unanimous decision (29-28 across the board)
Rodolfo Vieira def. Saparbeg Safarov via submission (arm-triangle choke), 2:58 of Round 1
Gerald Meerschaert def. Deron Winn via submission (rear-naked choke), 2:13 of Round 3
Giga Chikadze def. Jamall Emmers via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Danaa Batgerel def. Guido Cannetti via knockout (punches), 3:01 of Round 1
UFC 248 Performance Bonuses – $50,000:
Fight of the Night: Weili Zhang vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Performance of the Night: Beneil Dariush and Sean O’Malley
UFC 248 results and event facts
- Date: March 7, 2020
- Venue: T-Mobile Arena
- City: Paradise, Nevada, United States
- Attendance: 15,077
- Total gate: $2,742,906.20
Main Card
- Israel Adesanya (c) def. Yoel Romero via Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46) (Round 5, 5:00; Middleweight; for the UFC Middleweight Championship)
- Zhang Weili (c) def. Joanna Jędrzejczyk via Decision (split) (48–47, 47–48, 48–47) (Round 5, 5:00; Women’s Strawweight; for the UFC Women’s Strawweight Championship)
- Beneil Dariush def. Drakkar Klose via KO (punch) (Round 2, 1:00; Lightweight)
- Neil Magny def. Li Jingliang via Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) (Round 3, 5:00; Welterweight)
- Alex Oliveira def. Max Griffin via Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) (Round 3, 5:00; Welterweight)
Preliminary Card (ESPN)
- Sean O’Malley def. José Alberto Quiñónez via TKO (head kick and punches) (Round 1, 2:02; Bantamweight)
- Mark Madsen def. Austin Hubbard via Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) (Round 3, 5:00; Lightweight)
- Rodolfo Vieira def. Saparbek Safarov via Submission (arm-triangle choke) (Round 1, 2:58; Middleweight)
- Gerald Meerschaert def. Deron Winn via Submission (rear-naked choke) (Round 3, 2:13; Middleweight)
Early Preliminary Card (ESPN+)
- Giga Chikadze def. Jamall Emmers via Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) (Round 3, 5:00; Featherweight)
- Danaa Batgerel def. Guido Cannetti via KO (punches) (Round 1, 3:01; Bantamweight)
(c) = champion going into the match.
Source: Wikipedia.org (adapted, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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