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.
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