Yoel Romero defeated Lyoto Machida in the main event of UFC Fight Night 70 on Saturday night in Hollywood, Florida, but his post-comments have already created controversy. After his third-round TKO stoppage victory, Romero made religiously-inclined comments, seemingly regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to legalize gay marriage on Friday. Romero later commented at the post-fight press conference his comments related to the ‘American Dream’, shorthand for economic and social opportunity.
According to an early transcript, Romero’s comments are as follows:
UFC Fight Night 70 aired live on Fox Sports 1.
Yoel Romero defeated Lyoto Machida in the main event of UFC Fight Night 70 on Saturday night in Hollywood, Florida, but his post-comments have already created controversy. After his third-round TKO stoppage victory, Romero made religiously-inclined comments, seemingly regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to legalize gay marriage on Friday. Romero later commented at the post-fight press conference his comments related to the ‘American Dream’, shorthand for economic and social opportunity.
According to an early transcript, Romero’s comments are as follows:
UFC Fight Night 70 aired live on Fox Sports 1.