Video: ‘UFC 248 Countdown’ for Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero

Did you miss the debut of “UFC 248 Countdown,” or just want to watch it again? Check out the main event preview now.

Did you miss the debut of “UFC 248 Countdown,” or just want to watch it again? Check out the main event preview now.

The segment takes a special look at the middleweight title fight between champion [autotag]Israel Adesanya[/autotag] (18-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) and former three-time 185-pound title challenger [autotag]Yoel Romero[/autotag] (13-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC).

UFC 248 takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.

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“Countdown” goes behind the scenes with the two fighters, and you can watch the full segment above. And don’t miss the entire episode in the video below.

Check out the entire UFC 248 fight card below:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Champ Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero – for middleweight title
  • Champ Zhang Weili vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk – for women’s strawweight title
  • Beneil Dariush vs. Drakkar Klose
  • Li Jingliang vs. Neil Magny
  • Max Griffin vs. Alex Oliveira

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)

  • Sean O’Malley vs. Jose Quinonez
  • Austin Hubbard vs. Mark Madsen
  • Saparbek Safarov vs. Rodolfo Vieira
  • Gerald Meerschaert vs. Deron Winn

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:30 p.m. ET)

  • Polyana Viana vs. Emily Whitmire
  • Jamall Emmers vs. Giga Chikadze
  • Danaa Batgerel vs. Guido Cannetti

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