Making the Grade: UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero

Esther Lin, MMA FightingTwo title fights garnered vastly different reactions after UFC 248 ended on Saturday night.

While Israel Adesanya successful defended his belt against Yoel Romero in the main event, no one seemed to be very enthusiastic about the lack of action that took place over 25 minutes. Adesanya did more damage, but he was reluctant to get too aggressive as Romero essentially refused to engage for a big part of the fight.

That’s a far cry from what unfolded in the co-main event.

Strawweight champion Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk engaged in an absolute war in their fight, trading shots until both of them were bruised and bloodied. Zhang managed to hold onto her belt following…