{"id":224451,"date":"2017-02-22T09:15:29","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T17:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=224451"},"modified":"2017-02-22T09:18:17","modified_gmt":"2017-02-22T17:18:17","slug":"michael-bisping-absolutely-ducking-yoel-romero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/yoel-romero\/michael-bisping-absolutely-ducking-yoel-romero\/","title":{"rendered":"Manager: Michael Bisping is “absolutely ducking Yoel Romero right now”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Back in November, streaking Cuban contender Yoel Romero knocked out former middleweight champion Chris Weidman with a third-round flying knee, earning himself a shot at the current middleweight champ Michael Bisping in the process.<\/p>\n

Regrettably, however, Romero’s title shot still hasn’t been booked, and there seems to be increasing reason for him to worry it won’t happen, as Bisping flirts with the idea of super fights with Georges St-Pierre<\/a> and Tyron Woodley<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to Romero’s manager, Malki Kawa, this is a clear and simple case of Bisping doing everything he can to avoid the Cuban.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe reality of it is that Dana agrees and so does every single person that owns the UFC, has a piece of the UFC,\u201d Kawa said on the Luke Thomas Show. \u201cFrom the celebrity owners to Ari Emanuel, Patrick Whitesell, every one of the employees at WME, every single person here at First Round Management, and probably the millions and millions of fans that watch the UFC agree that Yoel Romero deserves the next shot at Michael Bisping. I think the issue here is the following: Michael Bisping understands that his days are numbered when it comes to a guy like Yoel Romero. I think he understands the game very well from every opponent he\u2019s picked.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Kawa then elaborated:<\/p>\n

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\u201cObviously, you\u2019ve seen what he\u2019s done,” he said. “He fought Dan Henderson. He wanted Dan Henderson in London. It made no sense whatsoever. The UFC didn\u2019t want to do that fight. He kind of forced their hand because obviously he has the belt.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I\u2019ve seen from Mike is that he\u2019s gonna call his shots and he\u2019s gonna make smart moves, which I can\u2019t blame him for. If you were managing Michael Bisping, or you were Michael Bisping, and you had your choice of waiting on a guy who\u2019s been out for two and a half years, which might get you your largest payday, or fighting a guy who\u2019s probably the scariest person in the UFC at this point – y<\/em>ou\u2019re talking about [Romero’s] 10 fights, nine of them are knockouts \u2013 I don\u2019t know that you\u2019d want to fight this guy either.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“I don\u2019t care what anybody says, he is absolutely ducking Yoel Romero right now. It\u2019s been confirmed to me by everybody at the UFC. Michael Bisping wants no part of Yoel Romero at this point. None whatsoever.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Do you think Michael Bisping is ducking Yoel Romero? Sound off, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 2\/22\/2017.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

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Back in November, streaking Cuban contender Yoel Romero knocked out former middleweight champion Chris Weidman with a third-round flying knee, earning himself a shot at the current middleweight champ Michael Bisping in the process. 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