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A few months ago, all signs pointed to Israel Adesanya fighting Paul Costa next, and not Yoel Romero. But, after Costa was sent to the sidelines with a bicep injury, the new middleweight champ drove hard for a showdown with… Read More

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Darren Till still has to sort out a visa, but the British middleweight is hoping to serve as the backup fighter for the upcoming bout between Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero.

Recently there were reports that the… Read More

Yoel Romero has come up short, twice before, in his bid to secure a UFC title, and in order to do so next, he’ll need to hand Israel Adesanya his first, MMA defeat. Can the powerful fighter pull off the… Read More

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After Paulo Costa was sidelined with a bicep injury, Israel Adesanya started campaigning for a fight with Yoel Romero and the UFC’s middleweight champ’s got his wish.

Since Romero (13-4) is coming off a unanimous decision loss… Read More

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Following Israel Adesanya’s call for a bout with Yoel Romero, the latter made it clear he’s more than willing to face the middleweight champ. But, now that the fight still hasn’t been signed, Romero’s pushing Adesanya to… Read More

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Israel Adesanya is calling for a bout with Yoel Romero, now that Paulo Costa’s been sidelined due to surgery, and the decorated wrestler has responded.

Recently Adesanya called out Romero on Twitter, after Dana White reported that… Read More

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Recently Dana White confirmed that Paulo Costa has been sidelined due to surgery, and now Israel Adesanya’s calling for a fight with perennial, middleweight contender, Yoel Romero.

Costa was expected to fight the middleweight champ Adesanya next,… Read More

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Yoel Romero has reportedly won the lawsuit he brought against a company, for allegedly producing contaminated supplement, which could see the middleweight receive millions of dollars.

Romero accused  Gold Star Performance Products of producing contaminated dietary supplements, and… Read More

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Paulo Costa and Yoel Romero are booked to fight again, as the UFC has announced the middleweight contenders will battle at UFC 241.

Recently the promotion confirmed that the bout has been added to the August 17th… Read More

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship was unable to finalize a bout between Paulo Costa and Yoel Romero last November, but the promotion is reportedly working on adding that contest to its upcoming schedule.

The UFC attempted to have… Read More

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The UFC’s reported plans to have Paulo Costa and Yoel Romero fight have been postponed again.

The promotion hoped to have the middleweights fight at UFC 230 earlier this month in New York City. But, Romero was… Read More

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Despite a recent announcement from the UFC that Paulo Costa and Yoel Romero are going to fight, November 3rd, it’s being reported that the latter has not agreed to the contest.

On Tuesday, the promotion announced that… Read More

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The line-up for the November 3rd, UFC 230 card is starting to build, as the promotion’s announced that Paulo Costa will take on #1 ranked, middleweight contender, Yoel Romero.

UFC 230 will take place at the Madison… Read More

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Robert Whittaker has fought Yoel Romero on two occasions now, but the UFC middleweight champ says the version he faced last weekend at UFC 225, was a much tougher one.

Whittaker faced Romero for the first time… Read More

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Following Saturday’s tightly contested bout between Robert Whittaker and Yoel Romero, there’s been debate about whether the UFC should book a third fight between them. Based off comments Whittaker has made, however, it doesn’t sound like the… Read More

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Here are the results from UFC 225, which saw Robert Whittaker earn a controversial, split decision win over Yoel Romero.

The middleweight champ bested Romero in the opening two rounds, but in the remaining frames, the contender… Read More

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If Yoel Romero does defeat Robert Whittaker tonight at UFC 225, Dana White believes the powerful wrestler’s future should be at 205, rather than 185.

Romero is facing the middleweight champ in the headliner of the Chicago… Read More

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Weight cutting has once again impacted a UFC card, as Yoel Romero missed weight today in Chicago, Illinois, for a scheduled title fight with middleweight champ, Robert Whittaker.

The decorated wrestler came in at 186 pounds on… Read More

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Although Robert Whittaker has already defeated Yoel Romero once, the UFC’s middleweight champ hasn’t lost sight of just how dangerous the contender is.

Whittaker is booked to fight the powerful wrestler at UFC 225 this Saturday, which… Read More