LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Friday’s early and official UFC 248 fighter weigh-ins, which kick off at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).
The early weigh-ins take place at the UFC host hotel in Las Vegas and precede the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, which take place at 7 p.m. ET at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The same venue hosts Saturday’s event, which has a main card on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.
Among those weighing in are middleweight champion Israel Adesanya (18-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) and challenger Yoel Romero (13-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC), who meet in the main event, and women’s strawweight champ Zhang Weili (20-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) and former champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk (16-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC), who meet in the co-feature.
The full UFC 248 weigh-in results include:
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 ()