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Yoel Romero Misses Weight Again On Second Attempt

Yoel Romero has failed to make weight for his latest interim UFC middleweight title fight. After missing weight by an alarming 3.3 pounds on his first attempt for his interim middleweight title bout in the main event of this weekend’s (Sun., February 11, 2018) UFC 221 from the Perth Arena in Perth, Australia, Romero engaged in a […]

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Yoel Romero has failed to make weight for his latest interim UFC middleweight title fight.

After missing weight by an alarming 3.3 pounds on his first attempt for his interim middleweight title bout in the main event of this weekend’s (Sun., February 11, 2018) UFC 221 from the Perth Arena in Perth, Australia, Romero engaged in a heated staredown with Rockhold and had two hours to cut the weight and make 185 pounds.

He came in heavy on the second attempt as well, weighing in at 187.7 pounds.

Romero will be unable to fight for the interim title, while Rockhold remains eligible to win the belt in Perth tomorrow night.

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Video: Luke Rockhold & Yoel Romero Nearly Throw Down At UFC 221 Weigh-Ins

It wouldn’t be a UFC pay-per-view (at least as of late) without some last-minute drama, and unfortunately, this weekend’s (Sun., February 11, 2018) UFC 221 from Perth, Australia got just that. Interim middleweight title challenger Yoel Romero missed weight by a gaping 3.3 pounds on the first attempt for his main event versus former champion Luke […]

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It wouldn’t be a UFC pay-per-view (at least as of late) without some last-minute drama, and unfortunately, this weekend’s (Sun., February 11, 2018) UFC 221 from Perth, Australia got just that.

Interim middleweight title challenger Yoel Romero missed weight by a gaping 3.3 pounds on the first attempt for his main event versus former champion Luke Rockhold and is currently using his two hours to make the 185-pound title fight limit. if he cannot, Romero will not fight for the interim belt while Rockhold still will.

Rockhold was understandably angered at Romero’s lack of professionalism, and the two promptly engaged in an up-close and heated staredown where things got physical and the fight almost started early. Check out the weigh-in and scuffle from Submission Radio here:

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Rockhold Responds to Romero’s Failed Weight Cut, Sounds Awful (Video)

Luke Rockhold and Yoel Romero had tough weight cuts ahead of UFC 221. The difference between the two is that Rockhold made the championship weight on his first attempt. He came in at 185 pounds, while Romero was three pounds over at 188. As of this wri…

Luke Rockhold and Yoel Romero had tough weight cuts ahead of UFC 221. The difference between the two is that Rockhold made the championship weight on his first attempt. He came in at 185 pounds, while Romero was three pounds over at 188. As of this writing, the “Soldier of God” still has time to […]

Rockhold Responds to Romero’s Failed Weight Cut, Sounds Awful (Video)

Luke Rockhold and Yoel Romero had tough weight cuts ahead of UFC 221. The difference between the two is that Rockhold made the championship weight on his first attempt. He came in at 185 pounds, while Romero was three pounds over at 188. As of this wri…

Luke Rockhold and Yoel Romero had tough weight cuts ahead of UFC 221. The difference between the two is that Rockhold made the championship weight on his first attempt. He came in at 185 pounds, while Romero was three pounds over at 188. As of this writing, the “Soldier of God” still has time to […]

UFC 221 Weigh-In Results

UFC 221 is set to take place on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at Perth Arena in Perth, Australia. The main card will air on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET while the preliminary card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass, at 6:45 p.m. ET. […]

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UFC 221 is set to take place on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at Perth Arena in Perth, Australia. The main card will air on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET while the preliminary card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass, at 6:45 p.m. ET.

Luke Rockhold vs. Yoel Romero for the interim middleweight title will serve as the main event while Curtis Blaydes vs. Mark Hunt in a heavyweight bout will serve as the co-main event. Rounding out the five bout card is Cyril Asker vs. Tai Tuivasa in a heavyweight bout, Li Jingliang vs. Jake Matthews in a welterweight bout, and Tyson Pedro vs. Saparbek Safarov in a light heavyweight bout.

UFC officials held the weigh-ins for UFC 221 on Friday and here are the weigh-in results:

MAIN CARD (PPV/10 p.m. ET)

Interim UFC Middleweight Title: Luke Rockhold vs. Yoel Romero

Heavyweight: Mark Hunt vs. Curtis Blaydes

Heavyweight: Tai Tuivasa vs. Cyril Asker

Welterweight: Jake Matthews vs. Li Jingliang

Light Heavyweight: Tyson Pedro vs. Saparbek Safarov

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1/8 p.m. ET)

Lightweight: Damien Brown vs. Dong Hyun Kim

Middleweight: Rob Wilkinson vs. Israel Adesanya

Lightweight: Jeremy Kennedy vs. Alexander Volkanovski

Flyweight: Ben Nguyen vs. Jussier Formiga

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/6:30 p.m. ET)

Lightweight: Mizuto Hirota vs. Ross Pearson

Bantamweight: Teruto Ishihara vs. Jose Alberto Quinonez

Welterweight: Luke Jumeau vs. Daichi Abe

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Luke Rockhold Says Move To Light Heavyweight Coming ‘Soon’

Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold has always been a large 185 pounder, but as he gets older, the weight cut has become a bit more difficult for him. “It never gets any easier. I’m getting older and my bones are getting thicker and it gets harder to get down to this weight,” Rockhold told […]

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Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold has always been a large 185 pounder, but as he gets older, the weight cut has become a bit more difficult for him.

“It never gets any easier. I’m getting older and my bones are getting thicker and it gets harder to get down to this weight,” Rockhold told MMAFighting.com following his open workout ahead of UFC 221.

UFC 221 is set to take place this weekend (Feb. 10, 2018) live on pay-per-view from Perth, Australia, and in the main event, Rockhold will battle top contender and former Olympian Yoel Romero for the interim middleweight title. He was originally scheduled to take on undisputed champion Robert Whittaker, but “The Reaper” was forced to withdraw from the bout due to medical reasons.

Ahead of the event, Rockhold said that his weight is on point, but he also made it clear that a move up in weight to light heavyweight is ‘imminent’, especially with longtime teammate and 205-pound titleholder Daniel Cormier set to challenge for the heavyweight strap and nearing the end of his career:

“Having this open workout on a Friday, it’s tough. But I feel good. I’ve got a great team around me. Lockhart and Leith have got nutrition down to a science. I’m ahead of schedule and I’ll be fine, but 205 is imminent.

“DC is moving up to heavyweight. He’s not coming back, so I’ll be up there soon.”

Would you like to see Rockhold move up and try his hand at the 205-pound waters?

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