{"id":230266,"date":"2017-03-29T05:52:55","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T12:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=230266"},"modified":"2017-04-14T13:25:27","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T20:25:27","slug":"luke-rockhold-willing-fight-yoel-romero-one-condition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/luke-rockhold\/luke-rockhold-willing-fight-yoel-romero-one-condition\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Rockhold is willing to fight Yoel Romero \u2013 under one condition"},"content":{"rendered":"

When reigning UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping agreed to defend his title against returning former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, it left several far more deserving middleweight contenders out in the cold<\/a> \u2013 none more so than Yoel Romero.<\/p>\n

The former Olympic wrestler Romero is currently undefeated in the UFC, having gone 8-0 in his first eight bouts with the promotion. Over the course of this impressive run, he’s defeated game opposition such as Derek Brunson, Tim Kennedy, Lyoto Machida, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, and most recently, Chris Weidman. At a glance, this would seem like more than enough to earn him a shot at gold. Unfortunately, St-Pierre’s title shot deprives him of this opportunity for the time being.<\/p>\n

Since the announcement of St-Pierre’s middleweight title shot, Romero has flip-flopped on his plan of action. First, he suggested he’d be willing\u00a0to fight Anderson Silva for an interim title<\/a> in the meantime. Then, he said he’d prefer to wait<\/a> for a fight with the Bisping vs. St-Pierre winner.<\/p>\n

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As it turns out, however, he may have a third option. During a recent appearance on UFC Tonight,\u00a0<\/em>former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold suggested that he’d be able to fight Romero in the meantime \u2013 but only if there’s a belt on the line.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they want to put a real belt on the line, I\u2019d gladly go fight Yoel for it,\u201d Rockhold said (via Fox Sports<\/a>). \u201cBut I want security. If I\u2019m going to go fight a top guy, I want to know that my next fight is the unified title and get that going. I\u2019m not here to dance around. I\u2019m here to fight for titles and fight for championship money.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Whether this possibility would interest Romero is difficult to say. Would you be interested in a Yoel Romero vs. Luke Rockhold interim title fight? Sound off, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 3\/29\/2017. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When reigning UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping agreed to defend his title against returning former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, it left several far more deserving middleweight contenders out in the cold \u2013 none more so than Yoel Romero. 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