UFC 248 Betting Preview & Odds Roundup
A pair of UFC titles will be on the line this weekend when the UFC returns to Las Vegas for UFC 248: Adesanya vs Romero.
The main event this weekend is a UFC middleweight title bout between champion Israel Adesanya and challenger Yoel Romero. At Bovada Sportsbook, Adesanya is a -275 favorite and Romero a +215 underdog.
Adesanya is undefeated in his MMA career at 18-0 with 14 of those wins coming by knockout. He last fought in October at UFC 243 where he won a middleweight title unification bout against Robert Whittaker by second-round KO as a -225 favorite.
Romero has lost his last two fights and is 1-3 in his last four to move his overall record to 13-4 with 11 wins by KO. He last fought at UFC 241 in August, losing to Paulo Costa by unanimous decision as a -175 favorite.
Weili puts title, 20-fight win streak on line against Jedrzejczyk
The other title fight on the main card at UFC 248 is a UFC women’s strawweight title fight between champion Zhang Weili and challenger Joanna Jedrzejczyk. At Bovada, Weili is a -185 favorite and Jedrzejczyk a +150 underdog.
Weili has won 20 straight fights to own a 20-1 record with 10 wins by KO and seven by submission. Her lone loss came in her MMA debut in 2013. She last fought at UFC Fight Night 161 in October when she won the title by defeating Jessica Andrade by first-round TKO as a +130 underdog.
Jedrzejczyk is 2-3 in her last five fights and overall sits at 16-3 with four wins by KO. The former UFC strawweight champion last fought at UFC Fight Night 161 in October, defeating Michelle Waterson by unanimous decision as a -300 favorite.
Dariush favored over Klose in lightweight bout
One other notable fight on the main card this weekend is a lightweight bout between Beneil Dariush and Drakkar Klose. Dariush is a -170 favorite and Klose a +140 underdog.
Dariush has won his last three fights and owns an overall record of 17-4-1 with three wins by KO and eight by submission. He last fought at UFC Fight Night 162 in October where he defeated Frank Camacho by first-round submission as a -210 favorite.
Klose is 6-1 in his last seven fights and 11-1-1 overall with four wins by KO. He last fought at UFC 241 in August when he defeated Christos Giagos by unanimous decision as a -210 favorite.