Yoel Romero stepped into the octagon on Saturday night as the underdog, but walked out with his hands held high in victory after defeating Lyoto Machida. The main card of “UFC Fight Night 70” was filled with finishes on Saturday night, but no finish was as shocking as Romero’s over Machida.
Romero took Machida down in the third round and blasted him with several elbows which rocked the former UFC champion. Machida was not protecting himself and ate elbow after elbow before the referee stepped in to wave the fight off, giving Romero yet another impressive victory.
Check out what UFC fighters had to say about his performance on Twitter!
Romero fighting like a guy concerned about cardio & 5 rnds
— Brian Stann (@BrianStann) June 28, 2015
The main event has the aging, past his prime, 37 yr old Machida vs the up & coming, future contender, 38 yr old Romero. Got it, no wait…
— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) June 28, 2015
I personally love the smaller @ufc octagon
— Big Ben Rothwell (@RothwellFighter) June 28, 2015
Uneventful round 1 but Machida takes it IMO. #UFCFlorida
— James Krause (@TheJamesKrause) June 28, 2015
Olympic Silver medalist, not one tkdwn attempt yet, such a massive skillset to not utilize and help open up other phases
— Brian Stann (@BrianStann) June 28, 2015
Machida slowing I think….
— Zachary Makovsky (@ZachFunSize) June 28, 2015
Romero a beast.
— Scott jorgensen (@Scottjorgensen) June 28, 2015
Wow!!!! Those elbows were nasty!!!
— chad mendes (@chadmendes) June 28, 2015
Takedown, elbow, elbow, elbow, sleepy time #UFCFlorida
— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) June 28, 2015
Just what that dude does. Coasted and conserved energy. Exploded, over.
— Brian Stann (@BrianStann) June 28, 2015
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