Israel Adesanya (19-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) kept his middleweight title with a decision win over Yoel Romero (13-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC).
It was the main event of UFC 248, but the fight featured a ton of boos from the fans for more inactivity than action.
Adesanya won with a pair of 48-47 scores and a 49-46.
“People bought the pay-per-view to see a real fight – not this,” Romero said after the fight. “You need to have respect for people. People paid for a pay-per-view, for what? For a fight.”
According to the UFC’s official stats, Romero threw just 89 strikes in 25 minutes and landed 40 for a 45 percent success rate. Adesanya’s percentage was even lower – 36 (48 of 132).
Still the champ. 🏆
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UFC 248 results:
Israel Adesanya def. Yoel Romero via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46)
Joanna Jedrzejczyk def. Zhang Weili via split decision (48-47, 47-48, 48-47)
Beneil Dariush def. Drakkar Klose via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 1:00
Neil Magny def. Li Jingliang via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Alex Oliveira def. Max Griffin via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Sean O’Malley def. Jose Quinonez via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 2:02
Mark Madsen def. Austin Hubbard via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Rodolfo Vieira def. Saparbek Safarov via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 1, 2:58
Gerald Meerschaert def. Deron Winn via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 2:13
Giga Chikadze def. Jamall Emmers via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Danaa Batgerel def. Guido Cannetti via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 3:01
