{"id":459233,"date":"2022-09-27T05:56:53","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T12:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=459233"},"modified":"2022-09-27T05:56:53","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T12:56:53","slug":"bellator-champion-johnny-eblen-discusses-a-potential-fight-with-yoel-romero-i-dont-know-if-that-dudes-all-natural","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/bellator-champion-johnny-eblen-discusses-a-potential-fight-with-yoel-romero-i-dont-know-if-that-dudes-all-natural\/","title":{"rendered":"Bellator champion Johnny Eblen discusses a potential fight with Yoel Romero: \u201cI don\u2019t know if that dude\u2019s all natural\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bellator middleweight champion Johnny Eblen has given his thoughts on a potential fight against Yoel Romero in the future.<\/p>\n<p>This past weekend at Bellator 285 in Dublin, Yoel Romero was able to <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/bellator-285-results-yoel-romero-tkos-melvin-manhoef-video\/\">knock Melvin Manhoef out<\/a> with a nasty series of elbows to take his current win streak with the promotion up to two. The 45-year-old, known as the &#8216;Soldier of God&#8217;, is still one of the most feared men in the sport &#8211; which says a lot about the impact he&#8217;s been able to have in the second half of his illustrious career.<\/p>\n<p>While he&#8217;s currently competing at light heavyweight, Romero has previously expressed his interest in returning to middleweight in order to try and claim the Bellator title.<\/p>\n<p>The current champion, Johnny Eblen, noted in an interview with MMA Junkie that he isn&#8217;t overly convinced Romero can even make the weight.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Johnny Eblen Reacts To Yoel Romero Callout, Concerned If He Can Make Weight\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bIZnYvXjdlY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI feel like he needs another solid win, especially at 185, so we can make sure he can make weight because he\u2019s always had weight trouble,\u201d Eblen said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI don\u2019t want to deal with someone who can\u2019t make weight. I don\u2019t know if that dude\u2019s all natural. I really don\u2019t care. I\u2019ll beat his ass if he\u2019s on steroids or not. I don\u2019t care. Not to say that he\u2019s on steroids, but I don\u2019t know. Who knows. All these motherf***ers are on steroids, [like said] Nate Diaz.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cHe\u2019s not [the best middleweight],\u201d he added. \u201cHe\u2019s good. He\u2019s explosive, especially at 45 [years old]. He\u2019s still dangerous in some scenarios, but I think I would put on a pressure he couldn\u2019t sustain and I think I would drown him out there. I think he\u2019s a good name to beat. He would be a good name to add to the resume.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Quotes via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2022\/9\/26\/23374115\/johnny-eblen-needs-to-see-yoel-romero-make-185-before-title-shot-i-dont-know-that-dudes-all-natural\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA Mania<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>Do you want to see Yoel Romero challenge Johnny Eblen for the belt?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bellator middleweight champion Johnny Eblen has given his thoughts on a potential fight against Yoel Romero in the future. This past weekend at Bellator 285 in Dublin, Yoel Romero was able to knock Melvin Manhoef out with a nasty series of elbows to take his current win streak with the promotion up to two. 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