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UFC 248 Results: Sean O’Malley TKO’s Jose Quinonez (Video)
Fan favorite Sean O’Malley returns to the Octagon this evening at UFC 248 for a bantamweight contest with Jose Quinonez. The undefeated bantamweight prospect, O’Malley (10-0 MMA), has not competed since UFC 222 in March of 2018, where he scored a decision victory over Andre Soukhamthath. ‘Sugar’ had tested positive for ostarine before his slated […]
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UFC 248: ‘Romero vs Adesanya’ Live Results and Highlights
The Octagon returns to Las Vegas this evening for UFC 248, an eleven-bout fight card headlined by a middleweight title fight between Yoel Romero and Israel Adesanya. The UFC’s reigning middleweight champion, Adesanya (18-0 MMA), will be looking to keep his perfect record intact when he takes on the “boogeyman” of the 185lbs division in […]
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Colby Covington responds to Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s apology request ahead of UFC 248
Former UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington has responded to Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s apology request just hours before her fight at UFC 248. The former strawweight queen, Jedrzejczyk, is set to challenge reigning 115lbs division champion Weili Zhang in the evenings co-main event. Ahead of her clash with the Chinese standout, Joanna spoke to reporters about […]
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Photo | Paulo Costa sends Israel Adesanya one final message ahead of UFC 248
Paulo Costa will have a cageside seat for tonight’s highly anticipated UFC 248 middleweight title fight between Yoel Romero and Israel Adesanya. ‘The Eraser’ was actually expected to be the first man to challenge ‘Stylebender’ for his newly acquired middleweight championship, but those plans fell through after Costa sustained an injury. Replacing the Brazilian against […]
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UFC 248 loses a fight on just hours notice
The Octagon returns to Las Vegas this evening for UFC 248, a pay-per-view event headlined by Yoel Romero challenging Israel Adesanya for the middleweight title. The fight card was originally slated to feature a total of twelve contests. However, news recently broke that one of those slated bouts has been cancelled after a fighter was […]
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UFC 248 Fighter Salaries: Israel Adesanya takes home largest payday
Israel Adesanya will look to earn his first middleweight title defense when he squares off with Yoel Romero in the main event of UFC 248 on Saturday night. ‘The Last Stylebender’ is the betting favorite ahead of this weekend’s highly anticipated event, but that doesn’t mean all fans and analysts are counting out Romero. ‘The […]
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UFC 248 weigh-in results: Both title fights get green light
On Saturday night, the UFC will return to the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada with the stacked UFC 248 card. In the main event, UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will attempt the first defense of his reign opposite fearsome contender Yoel Romero — widely regarded as the scariest fighter in the division. Adesanya was […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov and coach Javier Mendez have a bet riding on the UFC 248 main event
Khabib Nurmagomedov and his coach Javier Mendez have an intriguing wager going regarding the UFC 248 main event this weekend. The highly anticipated UFC Middleweight Championship showdown between Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero on Saturday night has everyone talking. From fans to pundits and beyond, everyone is eager to see what’s going to happen when […]
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VIDEO | Yoel Romero delivers a terrifying yet inspirational message ahead of UFC 248
Yoel Romero is clearly amped up for his upcoming middleweight title fight with Israel Adesanya at UFC 248. Aside from looking in remarkable condition, ‘The Soldier of God’ is also mentally primed to hand ‘Stylebender’ his first career loss at this Saturday’s event in Las Vegas. Yoel Romero recently sat down with ESPN where he […]
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Joanna Jędrzejczyk responds after Dana White suggests she’s been at the beach while Weili Zhang has been training
Dana White made headlines yesterday when he suggested that Joanna Jędrzejczyk has been at the beach while her opponent Weili Zhang has been non-stop training. Jędrzejczyk and Zhang are slated to collide in the co-main event of UFC 248 Saturday night in Las Vegas, with the winner taking home the promotions coveted strawweight world title. […]
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VIDEO | Israel Adesanya explains how dancing helped him become a fighter
Israel Adesanya has found the sweet spot between his two passions: fighting and dancing. During a recent interview with ESPN, the middleweight star explains how the latter impacted his meteoric rise to becoming a UFC Champion. On March 7th 2020 at UFC 248, the New-Zealander will face the “boogeyman” of the middleweight division, Yoel Romero […]
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VIDEO | Joanna Jedrzejczyk shares bold words for Weili Zhang during heated staredown
Joanna Jedrzejczyk will have the opportunity to reclaim women’s strawweight gold on Saturday when she meets Weili Zhang in the co-main event of UFC 248. The former UFC strawweight title holder, Jedrzejczyk (16-3 MMA), is coming off a win over Michelle Waterson in her most recent Octagon appearance at October’s event in Tampa Bay. That […]
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UFC 248 | Pro fighters make their picks for Weili Zhang vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk title fight
In the co-main event of UFC 248, Weili Zhang is looking for her first strawweight title defense when she battles former champion, Joanna Jedrzejczyk. Heading into the fight, Zhang is a -150 favorite while the challenger is a +120 underdog. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their predictions […]
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VIDEO | Israel Adesanya breaks down in tears following first career UFC win
Footage has been released of Israel Adesanya breaking down in tears following his first win in the UFC back in February 2018. It’s been a little over two years since we first saw “The Last Stylebender” make his way into the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and ever since then, he’s been unstoppable. The 30-year-old has dismantled […]
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Dana White says Paulo Costa attempted to use fake doctor to get cleared by the UFC
UFC president Dana White has claimed that Paulo Costa tried to use a fake doctor in order to receive medical clearance from the UFC. Costa, who holds an unbeaten 13-0 professional mixed martial arts record, is 5-0 since joining the Ultimate Fighting Championship with his last win coming over UFC 248 headliner Yoel Romero. According […]
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UFC 248 betting odds: Champions Israel Adesanya and Weili Zhang expected to retain titles
UFC 248 on Saturday, March 7 promises to be a night of high-level action. At the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, rising star Israel Adesanya will seek to defend his middleweight belt for the first time against feared contender Yoel Romero. The UFC’s first Chinese champion will also defend her strawweight belt for the first […]
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Yoel Romero is looking absolutely yoked ahead of UFC 248
Yoel Romero will get another opportunity to capture UFC gold when he takes on Israel Adesanya for the middleweight championship Saturday night in Las Vegas. The highly anticipated matchup will serve as the main event of UFC 248, which takes place live on pay-per-view from T-Mobile Arena. Romero is no stranger to title shots. ‘The […]
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Yoel Romero says he’ll knock out Israel Adesanya when the champ makes ‘one mistake’
Yoel Romero plans on knocking out Israel Adesanya to win the UFC middleweight title. In the main event of UFC 248, Romero, who is on a two-fight losing streak is getting a title shot due to Paulo Costa being injured. However, the Cuban believes he won his last two scraps against the aforementioned Brazilian and […]
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Max Griffin plans on finishing Alex Oliveira and ‘taking his soul’ at UFC 248
Max Griffin was excited when he got the contract offer to fight Alex Oliveira, at UFC 248. Griffin has been looking to fight big names since he defeated Mike Perry back in 2018. Since then, he admits the matchups haven’t excited him that much, but on Saturday against ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira that is a different story. […]
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UFC 248 | Pro fighters make their picks for Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero title fight
In the main event of UFC 248, Israel Adesanya is looking to defend his middleweight title for the first time when he battles Yoel Romero. Heading into the fight, the champion is a -275 favorite while the challenger is a +215 underdog. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to make […]
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Dana White says former opponents have compared punching Yoel Romero to hitting a piece of concrete
Dana White claims that former opponents of Yoel Romero have said hitting him was like “hitting a piece of concrete”. Romero is widely considered to be one of the most terrifying competitors in the Ultimate Fighting Championship today, and potentially in all of mixed martial arts. At the age of 42 he still seems to […]
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Dana White uses Tom Brady analogy to explain why fighters are the most popular athletes on earth
The UFC has cultivated some of the biggest sports stars in the world, including Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey. UFC president Dana White recently explained why fighters so often become superstars. White addressed the topic ahead of this Saturday’s UFC 248 card in Las Vegas (via via Las Vegas Review-Journal). “To do what these guys […]
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Yoel Romero explains why he won’t move up to light heavyweight
Yoel Romero will return to the Octagon at this weekend’s UFC 248 event in hopes of dethroning current middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. The title fight has received much criticism, this due to the fact that Romero is coming off back-to-back losses to Robert Whittaker and Paulo Costa. Nonetheless, this is the fight Israel Adesanya wanted, […]
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Weili Zhang concerned Joanna Jedrzejczyk will miss weight at UFC 248 due to her ‘plastic surgery’
Weili Zhang doesn’t know if Joanna Jedrzejczyk will make weight for their strawweight title fight. In the co-main event of UFC 248, Zhang is set for her first title defense when she battles Jedrzejczyk. The Pole is looking to reclaim the strawweight title she held from March of 2015 to November of 2017. Yet, Zhang […]
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UFC 248 | Beneil Dariush wants ‘quick finish’ over Drakkar Klose, but expects ‘a three-round war’
Beneil Dariush is full of confidence again and expects to continue his winning streak when he battles Drakkar Klose on the main card of UFC 248. For Dariush, he says this is the biggest card he has been on. And, to be the fight right before the two title fights should give him a boost […]
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Yoel Romero provides weight update for UFC 248 title fight with Israel Adesanya
Yoel Romero has provided an update as to how much weight he still has left to cut ahead of his UFC 248 title fight against Israel Adesanya this weekend. Romero is set for the opportunity of a lifetime on Saturday night as he attempts to take the UFC Middleweight Championship away from “The Last Stylebender”. […]
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Paulo Costa will have a front row seat for Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero at UFC 248
Paulo Costa will have a front row seat for Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero at UFC 248. In the main event of UFC 248, Adesanya will look to defend his middleweight title when he battles Romero. Originally, the fight was supposed to be Adesanya vs. Paulo Costa, but the Brazilain suffered a bicep injury forcing […]
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Israel Adesanya shoots down staph infection rumors, claims it’s a ‘little scrape’
Israel Adesanya says he is not dealing with a staph infection on his arm. On Sunday, a video of Adesanya doing a video interview circulated around and appeared to show a mark on the middleweight champion’s arm. Many on social media immediately said it was staph infection but “The Last Stylebender” says it is just […]