{"id":143881,"date":"2015-05-15T08:19:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-15T15:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=143881"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:27:07","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:27:07","slug":"machida-vs-romero-to-headline-ufc-fight-night-70-in-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/machida-vs-romero-to-headline-ufc-fight-night-70-in-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Machida vs. Romero to headline UFC Fight Night 70 in Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lyoto-Machida.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lyoto-Machida.png\" alt=\"Lyoto-Machida\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-128799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lyoto-Machida.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lyoto-Machida-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lyoto-Machida-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Lyoto-Machida-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nA key middleweight bout will headline next month&#8217;s UFC Fight Night 70 event in Florida, as UFC officials recently announced that former UFC title holder Lyoto Machida will face surging contender Yoel Romero in the card&#8217;s main event slot.<\/p>\n<p>UFC Fight Night 70 was originally slated to go down in Brazil, but will now take place June 27 inside the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale, which was expected to take place in Southern Florida, will instead go down July 12 in Las Vegas to finish up International Fight Week.<\/p>\n<p>Lyoto Machida (22-6 MMA) was most recently seen in action at last month&#8217;s UFC on FOX 15 event, where he suffered a submission loss to former Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold. Prior to the setback, &#8220;The Dragon&#8221; was coming off a first-round TKO victory over C.B. Dollaway. The former UFC light heavyweight champion has gone 3-2 since making the drop to 185-pounds in October of 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Yoel Romero (9-1 MMA) will fight for the first time since his TKO victory over Tim Kennedy at September&#8217;s UFC 178 event. The &#8220;Soldier of God&#8221; was expected to face &#8220;Jacare&#8221; Souza at last month&#8217;s UFC on FOX 15 event in Newark, but was forced to pull out of the fight after suffering a knee injury in training. Romero has gone a perfect 5-0 while fighting under the UFC banner.<\/p>\n<p>UFC Fight Night 70 takes place June 27 live from the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The event is expected to air on FOX Sports 1 following the prelims which will likely show on UFC Fight Pass.<\/p>\n<p>Who do you have winning this middleweight battle? Sound off Penn Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A key middleweight bout will headline next month&#8217;s UFC Fight Night 70 event in Florida, as UFC officials recently announced that former UFC title holder Lyoto Machida will face surging contender Yoel Romero in the card&#8217;s main event slot. 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