{"id":270898,"date":"2018-02-24T08:32:28","date_gmt":"2018-02-24T16:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=270898"},"modified":"2018-02-24T08:32:28","modified_gmt":"2018-02-24T16:32:28","slug":"ufc-vet-jay-hieron-defends-yoel-romero-getting-title-shot-missing-weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/yoel-romero\/ufc-vet-jay-hieron-defends-yoel-romero-getting-title-shot-missing-weight\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Vet Jay Hieron Defends Yoel Romero Getting the Title Shot After Missing Weight"},"content":{"rendered":"

After Yoel Romero took out Luke Rockhold at UFC 221, there was no doubt that he deserved a title shot. Although, some did criticize the decision by the UFC to still award Romero with a chance at the belt after he missed weight<\/a>. Former UFC fighter Jay Hieron was recently asked about the scenario and says Romero was already punished and no one else is as deserving.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Yoel Romero] got penalized. He\u2019s not all happy right now. He got 30-percent of his purse taken, which is a lot. He has the belt \u2013 on his own stomach, in his own house right now, he could be interim belt champion, which he\u2019s not.\u00a0He\u2019s penalized. But you go out and put a performance on like that, you can\u2019t argue that. He should definitely get the shot. I get it. You\u2019re in a different country. You\u2019re in a totally different time frame. You\u2019ve retained water, so it\u2019s already not going as planned. I get it.\u00a0He probably thought he could make weight.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Not only is @YoelRomeroMMA<\/a> getting the shot against @robwhittakermma<\/a>, the UFC is really considering it going down in Miami. #UFCMiami<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/CABlBSqx90<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 BJ Penn (@bjpenndotcom) February 21, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n