Last night, in the main event of the stacked UFC 225, middleweight champion Robert Whittaker and top middleweight contender Yoel Romero met for a second time — though Romero was not eligible to win the title due to a slight weigh-in miss. The pair’s main event showdown would go down as one of the very best fights of the year, complete with several near-stoppages, and some truly incredible momentum shifts.
In the end, Whittaker would win this bout with a somewhat controversial split decision, moving to 2-0 over the fearsome Cuban in the process. That being said, there are really no losers in a war of this kind, which truly riveted the MMA community from beginning to end.
Here are some of the best reactions to Robert Whittaker and Yoel Romero’s insane UFC 225 battle.
Round 3 was round of the year, that was fight of the year. That was an amazing main event. Thank you @robwhittakermma and @YoelRomeroMMA. #ufc225
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) June 10, 2018
Yoel won that fight brother @dc_mma
— TyroneSpong (@Tyrone_spong) June 10, 2018
No way. @YoelRomeroMMA won that fight!
— Roan Jucao (@jucao) June 10, 2018
Fight of the year. #UFC225Live
— Todd Duffee (@ToddDuffee) June 10, 2018
Incredible fight!!
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) June 10, 2018
This fight is ALL HEART ❤️ a real honor to witness. @robwhittakermma @YoelRomeroMMA @ufc
— Alpha Cat Zingano (@CatZingano) June 10, 2018
https://twitter.com/JoeEllenberger/status/1005681102105858053
What a war!! @UFC
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) June 10, 2018
Sweet baby Jesus. This is incredible.
— Ryan Hall (@ryanhall5050) June 10, 2018
https://twitter.com/Justin_Gaethje/status/1005677825905459200
Holy fuuuuucking shit @ufc
— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) June 10, 2018
These boys are monsters!!!!!!!
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) June 10, 2018
What did you think of Robert Whittaker and Yoel Romero’s wild, five-round battle? How did you score this fight? Join the conversation in the comments section below.
This article first appeared on BJPenn.com on 6/10/2018.