{"id":278270,"date":"2018-06-10T06:56:59","date_gmt":"2018-06-10T13:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=278270"},"modified":"2018-06-10T06:56:59","modified_gmt":"2018-06-10T13:56:59","slug":"daniel-cormier-has-an-interesting-idea-for-yoel-romeros-next-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/daniel-cormier\/daniel-cormier-has-an-interesting-idea-for-yoel-romeros-next-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Cormier has an interesting idea for Yoel Romero’s next fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last night, in the main event of UFC 225, Yoel Romero gave up a competitive \u2014 and somewhat controversial \u2014 split decision<\/a> to reigning UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker. With this result, Romero falls to 0-2 against the current champ, which represents a tough situation for any contender.\u00a0Romero’s situation looks even more uncertain when you consider the fact that he has now missed the 185-pound limit for middleweight title fights on two separate occasions.<\/p>\n

When it comes to options for the 41-year-old Cuban’s next fight, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier has one of the more interesting ideas. He thinks Romero should head north to the light heavyweight division, where he’ll have to endure a less taxing cut, to battle long-time contender Alexander Gustafsson to establish a true light heavyweight champion in the division. This is a particularly interesting idea given that Cormier is currently tied up with a looming heavyweight title shot opposite Stipe Miocic, which leaves Gustafsson without a worthy adversary.<\/p>\n

Here’s what Cormier had to say:<\/p>\n

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Since @LukeRockhold<\/a> can\u2019t fight I know who @AlexTheMauler<\/a> can fight. Win or lose I say get him in there with @YoelRomeroMMA<\/a> let\u2019s see this #1 contender fight.<\/p>\n

— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) June 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n