Israel Adesanya registered his first official UFC title defense on Saturday when he defeated Yoel Romero in the UFC 248 main event. Adesanya (19-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) extended the lengthy undefeated run to start his MMA career with a unanimous decision victory over Romero (13-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC) to retain his middleweight in the headlining bout, which took place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and aired on pay-per-view. Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Adesanya’s title defense against Romero at UFC 248. * * * * It's time! The #UFC248 main event is up next and the middleweight belt is up for grabs between Israel Adesanya ( @stylebender ) and @YoelRomeroMMA . Play-by-play: https://t.co/wV6Kp149XP pic.twitter.com/Kfl0PeCsQx — MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) March 8, 2020 Keeping his eyes on this one. @BorrachinhaMMA #UFC248 pic.twitter.com/JBYKoqj0U5 — UFC (@ufc) March 8, 2020 Epic walkout from @stylebender ! The #UFC248 main event is here.
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