The UFC 248 co-main event between women’s strawweight champion Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk stole the show at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 7 with an instant classic that is surely headed to the UFC Hall of Fame in the future.
The two 115-pounders went toe-to-toe in a thrilling five-round war that was difficult to decide.
In the end, Zhang was able to retain her title after a split-decision, but both women left it all in the cage and earned a thunderous applause from the crowd. Zhang and Jedrzejczyk were also awarded the $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus.
Here are the highlights from the epic bout.
And here are the post-fight interviews.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXoCvsFK_A0
If you missed out on all of Saturday night’s action, we have you covered.
A full look at the UFC 248 results can be seen below.
UFC 248 Results
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- Israel Adesanya def. Yoel Romero via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46)
- Zhang Weili def. Joanna Jedrzejczyk 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
