Video: Israel Adesanya, Yoel Romero face off at UFC 248 press conference

HOUSTON – UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya faced off with Yoel Romero ahead of Friday’s press conference for their UFC 248 bout.

After taking questions from the media, Adesanya (18-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) and Romero (13-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC) had a tense but cordial staredown to cap off the press conference. It was the first time the two faced off ahead of their main event clash at UFC 248.

You can view the video of the face off above.

UFC 248 takes place on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas/ Adesanya vs. Romero headlines the pay-per-view main card, which follows prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass.