At UFC 248, Israel Adesanya lost the dance off when Yoel Romero did a backflip and splits before one of the worst title fights ever.

Before their UFC 248 snoozefest, Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero engaged in “one of the greatest moments” in press conference history.

At the UFC press conference in March 2020, “The Last Stylebender” initially engaged his most recent opponent in a conventional fight before the situation took an unusual turn and a dance competition ensued.

Adesanya got things started with a salsa jig, but his 42-year-old opponent, who is known for being a freak athlete, quickly put him in his place.

Eventually, “Stylebender” did enough to convince the judges sitting in the stands that he was deserving of the victory, but afterward, he received performance criticism for the first time in his career. and landing in the slips.

‘God’s Soildier’ shrugged as if the dance moves he’d just demonstrated were nothing, prompting Adesanya to remove his belt and pretend he was about to outdance his opponent by breakdancing.

Jedrzejczyk was defeated by a split decision and left the Octagon with a horribly disfigured face, which appeared to deter Adesanya and Romero from engaging in a similar fight.

Neither man threw anything noteworthy during the five-round stalemate, and they were met with boos from a crowd still reeling from an all-time great fight.

Eventually, “Stylebender” did enough to convince the judges sitting in the stands that he was deserving of the victory, but afterward, he received performance criticism for the first time in his career. UFC 248.

Before being dethroned by Alex Pereira at UFC 281 last November, the Nigerian-born New Zealander had fights with Marvin Vettori, Robert Whittaker, and Jacque Cannonier.

He’ll have a chance to make amends when he rematches his old kickboxing rival at UFC 287 on Saturday night in a fight that fans are confident will live up after witnessing three previous meetings between the pair in different sports.

Meanwhile, Romero made his way over to Bellator after UFC 248.

The now-45-year-old lost his promotional debut to former UFC contender Phil Davis, but has since won back-to-back Bellator light-heavyweight KOs.

In June, Romero will compete for the 205lb title against Vadim Nemkov.