Video: Watch Pro Fighters Pick UFC 248 Main- And Co-Main Event Winners

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Video: Watch Pro Fighters Pick UFC 248 Main- And Co-Main Event Winners

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Stars from UFC, PFL and beyond break down the UFC 248 main event title clash between Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero, as well as the co-main event title bout between Weili Zhang and Joanna Jedrzejczyk.

Mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters from Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Professional Fight League (PFL) and beyond break down Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero and Weili Zhang vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk in SBN MMA’s UFC 248 edition of “Fighters Pick Fights.”

You can watch the full video above and read excerpts below:

Weili Zhang vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk:

Andrea Lee

“I’m excited about that one. I’m thinking Joanna because she is very hard to takedown and her striking is incredible. I know Weili is strong and she is exciting. She is being dominated, but I think Joanna is a very dominant fighter too. There is always room for an upset.”

Jimmie Rivera

“I mean Joanna is tough but Zhang came out of there. I don’t even know how to pronounce her name but I think she’s got it.”

Sarah Kaufman

“For Weili Zhang, she has been incredible. I haven’t seen a lot of her fights — because I don’t watch every single fight — but I kept hearing she had these incredible performances. Then she came in and starched Andrade and it was pretty phenomenal. So calm, so composed, so much precision. I think Joanna might be a little bit longer in terms of her reach, so that may play a bit of a facter. Andrade is quite shorter and shorter arms. I think at the end of the day Weili is going to be the champ for a little while.”

Alexa Grasso

“Oh no, don’t ask me this one! I’m a huge fan of Joanna, but honestly Zhang impressed me. I wish Joanna can be the champion again.”

(Author’s Note: Some quotes have been condensed for concision and clarity.)

Timestamps are below for the video above …

Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero:

0:30 – Diego Sanchez
3:28 – Beneil Dariush
3:37 – Drakkar Klose
3:47 – Max Griffin
4:08 – John Dodson
4:38 – Justin Tafa

Weili Zhang vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk:

4:45 – Andrea Lee
5:26 – Jimmie Rivera
5:35 – Sarah Kaufman
6:18 – Alex Perez
6:39 – Alexa Grasso
6:59 – Kajan Johnson
8:01 – Nicco Montano
8:21 – Jordan Espinosa
9:13 – Kevin Aguilar
9:41 – Trevin Giles

Remember that MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 248 fight card this weekend right here, 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+.

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