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Joe Rogan: Doctor called Yoel Romero “the most unusual human being I’ve ever seen”
UFC commentator Joe Rogan recently shared a story that shed some light on just how special an athlete middleweight contender Yoel Romero is. Speaking on a recent episode of the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, the commentator shared a story that he heard from UFC President Dana White. According to this anecdote, Romero’s physical attributes left […]
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Yoel Romero reacts after Israel Adesanya suggests that he “ruined” their fight at UFC 248
UFC middleweight Yoel Romero reacted after champion Israel Adesanya recently suggested that he “ruined” their fight at UFC 248. Adesanya won a unanimous decision over Romero back at UFC 248 in March in one of the most disappointing title fights of the year. Heading into the contest, fans and media were excited about the prospects […]
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Yoel Romero clearly has his sights set on a future rematch with Israel Adesanya
UFC middleweight Yoel Romero appears to be setting his sights on another clash with 185-pound king Israel Adesanya. The 43-year-old veteran has lost four of his last five fights in the UFC, with his latest defeat being a unanimous decision loss at the hands of Adesanya when the two fought over the Middleweight Championship at […]
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Uriah Hall claims Yoel Romero pulled out of fight because of Jon Jones: “His bitch ass decided to move up”
Uriah Hall has taken a shot at his previously scheduled opponent Yoel Romero, this while suggesting that their fight fell through in part to Jon Jones. Hall was slated to square off with Romero in a middleweight bout at last month’s UFC Vegas 7 event. However, ‘The Soldier of God’ wound up withdrawing from the […]
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Report: Yoel Romero out of fight against Uriah Hall
An anticipated middleweight clash between Yoel Romero (13-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC) and Uriah Hall (15-9 MMA, 8-7 UFC) will not happen as planned, multiple sources with knowledge of the situation told BJPENN.com. The sources asked for anonymity since the news hasn’t been officially confirmed yet. The two 185-pound fighters were expected to lock horns on […]
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Uriah Hall plans to “go after” Yoel Romero and earn a middleweight title shot
UFC middleweight Uriah Hall has outlined his strategy as he prepares to go head to head with top contender Yoel Romero next month. The former Ultimate Fighter finalist has had his fair share of ups and downs in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, but with three wins in his last four fights, it appears as if […]
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Mike Perry wants to train with Yoel Romero for middleweight matchup with a “despicable Englishman”
Mike Perry is looking to train with former UFC title challenger Yoel Romero following his unanimous decision victory over Mickey Gall. ‘Platinum’ squared off with Gall in the co-headliner of tonight’s UFC on ESPN 12 event in Las Vegas and emerged victorious by way of a dominant decision. During the three-round contest, Perry displayed an […]
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Yoel Romero vs. Uriah Hall targeted for UFC event in August
Uriah Hall is getting his wish as he will take on Yoel Romero sometime in August. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani was first to report the news that the fight is targeted to happen in August but what date is still to be determined. Yoel Romero vs. Uriah Hall is in the works for August, sources say. […]
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Coach wants Uriah Hall to fight Yoel Romero next after canceled Jacare Souza bout
Uriah Hall was disappointed his UFC 249 fight against Jacare Souza was canceled, but the middleweight was all class in the way he handled it. For Sayif Saud, who is Hall’s head coach at Fortis MMA, he says it was tough for Hall to hear the news of the positive test. But, the 10th ranked […]
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Coach hails Yoel Romero as “the greatest athlete I’ve ever seen”
Yoel Romero is currently riding consecutive decision losses to UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, top contender Paulo Costa, and former champ Robert Whittaker, but his coach Mike Brown believes he’ll work his way back up to the top — even at 43 years old. In fact, Brown feels Romero is the greatest athlete he’s ever […]
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Chael Sonnen: Adesanya vs. Romero outrage due to MMA fans being ‘spoiled beyond belief’
MMA fans were pretty disappointed by the UFC 248 main event, which pitted middleweight champ Israel Adesanya against challenger Yoel Romero. Former fighter and MMA analyst Chael Sonnen believes that’s because, as fans, we’re accustomed to amazing fights. Or as he puts it, “spoiled beyond belief.” The man’s not wrong. “As MMA fans, we have […]
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Manager: Yoel Romero not done chasing titles, will be ready in 12 weeks
Yoel Romero is looking for a quick turnaround after his UFC 248 fight against Israel Adesanya. Although Romero was on a two-fight losing streak, he got the title shot due to Paulo Costa being injured. Yet, after the lackluster scrap, UFC president Dana White said he wishes he never booked the fight and waited for […]
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Darren Till reacts to Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero fight
Darren Till was as disappointed by the UFC 248 main event as the rest of us. The UFC 248 card, which went down last Saturday in Las Vegas, Nevada, was topped by a middleweight title fight between champ Israel Adesanya and challenger Yoel Romero. As one of the top contenders in the UFC middleweight division, […]
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Yoel Romero takes post-fight dig at Israel Adesanya, proclaims himself the ‘people’s champ’
Yoel Romero and Israel Adesanya’s UFC 248 middleweight title fight failed to live up to expectations, and both fighters seem to agree it’s because the other was afraid. Romero suggested exactly that on Twitter on Monday morning, sharing a heavily edited screenshot of the Wikipedia entry for the word “fear.” No me. You. #peopleschamp pic.twitter.com/n68AOgpn4V […]
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Israel Adesanya feels he proved Yoel Romero isn’t ‘made of steel’
Israel Adesanya believes that he proved Yoel Romero isn’t “made of steel” at UFC 248. Adesanya, the UFC middleweight champion, defended his title against Romero in the card’s main event, winning a controversial and undeniably slow decision over the Cuban. Ahead of this Adesanya vs. Romero fight, much was made of the latter’s durability. UFC […]
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Dana White reacts to Israel Adesanya’s UFC 248 victory against Yoel Romero
Dana White has reacted to tonight’s UFC 248 main event title fight between Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero. In the highly anticipated headliner, “The Last Stylebender” defended his belt for the first time against the division’s “boogeyman”, Yoel Romero. “The Soldier of God” was riding a two-fight losing streak prior, and suffered a similar fate […]
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VIDEO | Yoel Romero sends training partner flying at UFC 248 open workouts
Yoel Romero is a freak of nature. On the off-chance you forgot just how athletic and talented the former Olympian is — even at 42 years old — the video below should serve as an adequate reminder. This week, ahead of his UFC 248 middleweight title fight with champ Israel Adesanya, Romero took to the […]
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Yoel Romero plans on fighting into his 50s
UFC middleweight contender Yoel Romero, who is 42 years old and turning 43 in April, says he plans on fighting into his 50s. Romero, who takes on Israel Adesanya this Saturday for the UFC middleweight championship, is one of the oldest fighters on the UFC roster, but still one of the most dangerous by far. […]
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Yoel Romero defends controversial middleweight title shot
Yoel Romero is on a two-fight losing streak, having given up competitive decisions to Paulo Costa and Robert Whittaker in his last two fights. Nonetheless, the Cuban Olympian has been granted the next shot at UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya. The pair will collide in the main event of UFC 248 this Saturday in Las […]
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Yoel Romero provides weight update for UFC 248 title fight with Israel Adesanya
Yoel Romero has provided an update as to how much weight he still has left to cut ahead of his UFC 248 title fight against Israel Adesanya this weekend. Romero is set for the opportunity of a lifetime on Saturday night as he attempts to take the UFC Middleweight Championship away from “The Last Stylebender”. […]
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Manager says Yoel Romero will grant Israel Adesanya rematch if he wins at UFC 248
The manager for Yoel Romero says the top contender will grant UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya a rematch if he upsets him at UFC 248. Romero challenges Adesanya for the 185-pound strap this weekend at UFC 248 in Las Vegas. Romero is coming off of two straight losses but is still among the most feared […]
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Michael Bisping finally admits he loves Yoel Romero too
For a brief period several years ago, it seemed as though Michael Bisping and Yoel Romero were on a collision course. At the time, Bisping held the UFC middleweight title, while Romero was the division’s top contender. During that phase, the pair exchanged quite a bit of trash talk. The most notable soundbite to emerge […]
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Israel Adesanya explains why he doesn’t fear ‘boogeyman’ Yoel Romero
Israel Adesanya has explained why he doesn’t fear the “boogeyman” Yoel Romero ahead of their UFC 248 clash in Las Vegas this weekend. Adesanya is set to compete for the first time since UFC 243 where he successfully unified the UFC Middleweight Championship with a resounding victory over Robert Whittaker. He’ll be going up against […]
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Paulo Costa reacts to Israel Adesanya apology, still plans to ‘erase’ him
Paulo Costa has responded to Israel Adesanya’s apology for his Twin Towers comment, and the Brazilian middleweight is still enraged. At a recent UFC 245 press conference, “The Last Stylebender” made a comment claiming he will crumble Yoel Romero like the Twin Towers in their main event UFC 248 fight in March. His 9/11 reference […]
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Jorge Masvidal warns Israel Adesanya of Yoel Romero’s power: ‘You might wake up in a recovery bed’
Jorge Masvidal believes Yoel Romero will defeat Israel Adesanya to win the promotions middleweight title. Adesanya had publicly called out Yoel Romero for his first title defense after Paulo Costa got injured and it will happen in the main event of UFC 248. Even though the fight is over a month away, Masvidal says his […]
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Israel Adesanya says he’ll make Yoel Romero fight ‘look easy’
Israel Adesanya is full of confidence ahead of his title fight against Yoel Romero. In the main event of UFC 248, Adesanya will look to defend his title for the first time when he takes on Romero. Yet, “The Last Stylebender” revealed it was tough to convince the UFC to make this fight with the […]
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VIDEO | Watch Israel Adesanya react to Conor McGregor’s win at UFC 246
Conor McGregor’s return to the Octagon garnered priceless reactions from the MMA community. That included fellow MMA superstar, Israel Adesanya, who reacted to ‘The Notorious” 40-second victory against Donald Cerrone at UFC 246. The current middleweight champion tuned into the blockbuster event with friends in New Zealand. In the main event, the Irishman returned to […]
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VIDEO | Israel Adesanya links up with comedian Tom Segura to trash talk Yoel Romero
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has already proved he doesn’t need any help in the trash talking department, but he’s decided to enlist some anyway. Adesanya recently linked up with comedian Tom Segura to direct some trash talk at his UFC 248 opponent Yoel Romero. See it below (via @seguratom on Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/p/B7w_LSfJoZJ/ “Yoel, first […]