‘No One Remembers You If You Duck Fights’

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It will be “The Last Stylebender’s” first attempt at defending his title since winning it last October by knocking out Robert Whittaker at UFC 243 (see it here). For Romero, it will be his second attempt at trying to capture UFC gold for the first time.

In the co-main event, UFC women’s Strawweight champion, Weili Zhang, will defend her title for the first time when she faces off against former longtime champion, Joanna Jedrzejczyk. Plus, the event will mark the return of Sean O’ Malley after a two-year absence when he takes on Jose Alberto Quinonez.

Before all of the action goes down, check out some exclusive behind-the-scenes action thanks to the ever-present cameras of “Embedded,” which details each fighters’ last-minute preparations and duties during fight week.

From the official YouTube description:

Champion Zhang Weili’s camp is impacted by coronavirus; opponent Joanna Jedrzejczyk plans to recapture the title. Middleweight king Israel Adesanya visualizes a fight night shower. Bantamweight Sean O’Malley readies after two years away from the sport.

MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 248 fight card below, starting with the Fight Pass/ESPN+ “Prelims” matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. ET, then the remaining undercard balance on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET, before the PPV main card start time at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+.