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Betting Odds For UFC 225: Is Yoel Romero Favored In Rematch?

Final betting odds are in.

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The UFC 225 pay-per-view event is here, and it goes down tonight (Saturday, June 9, 2018) from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.

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 p.m. ET.

UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker was slated to defend his title against Yoel Romero at this pay-per-view event, which will serve as the main event. However, Romero missed weight and it turned into a catchweight bout. Rafael dos Anjos vs. Colby Covington in an interim welterweight title bout will co-headline this event.

Rounding out the five bout main card is Holly Holm vs. Megan Anderson in a women’s featherweight bout, Andrei Arlovski vs. Tai Tuivasa in a heavyweight bout, and CM Punk vs. Mike Jackson in a welterweight bout.

Alistair Overeem vs. Curtis Blaydes in a heavyweight bout will headline the preliminary card.

According to oddsmakers, Whittaker is a -240 favorite over Romero, who is a +200 underdog. Other odds for the main card include Dos Anjos being a +105 underdog against Covington, who is a -115 favorite. Here are the full betting odds:

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

Robert Whittaker (-240) vs. Yoel Romero (+200)
Colby Covington (-115) vs. Rafael Dos Anjos (+105)
Holly Holm (-235) vs. Megan Anderson (+195)
Tai Tuivasa (-270) vs. Andrei Arlovski (+230)
Mike Jackson (-230) vs. CM Punk (+190)

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

Curtis Blaydes (-175) vs. Alistair Overeem (+155)
Claudia Gadelha (-550) vs. Carla Esparza (+425)
Mirsad Bektic (-230) vs. Ricardo Lamas (+190)
Rashad Coulter (-175) vs. Chris De La Rocha (+155)

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

Anthony Smith (-330) vs. Rashad Evans (+270)
Joseph Benavidez (-250) vs. Sergio Pettis (+210)
Charles Oliveira (-160) vs. Clay Guida (+140)
Dan Ige (-135) vs. Mike Santiago (+115)

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UFC 225 Results: Whittaker vs. Romero II

Tonight (Sat. June 9, 2018) the UFC returns to Chicago, Illinois for their UFC 225 pay-per-view (PPV) event. In the main event of the evening, UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker will take on Yoel Romero in a non-title fight after the Cuban miss…

Tonight (Sat. June 9, 2018) the UFC returns to Chicago, Illinois for their UFC 225 pay-per-view (PPV) event. In the main event of the evening, UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker will take on Yoel Romero in a non-title fight after the Cuban missed weight by .2 pounds. In the co-featured bout of the evening, the […]

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UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 Fight Card, TV Info, Predictions and More

Yoel Romero’s failure to drop 0.2 pounds before his second attempt to weigh 185 pounds for his middleweight title fight against Robert Whittaker can’t stop UFC 225 from being this summer’s most hyped card…

Yoel Romero’s failure to drop 0.2 pounds before his second attempt to weigh 185 pounds for his middleweight title fight against Robert Whittaker can’t stop UFC 225 from being this summer’s most hyped card…

Whittaker VS Romero 2 Still On In Chicago

Earlier today at the official weigh-ins for UFC 225, Middleweight title challenger Yoel Romero missed weight and put the Main Event in serious jeopardy. For hours the MMA community could do nothing but speculate as both camps and the UFC tried to come …

Earlier today at the official weigh-ins for UFC 225, Middleweight title challenger Yoel Romero missed weight and put the Main Event in serious jeopardy. For hours the MMA community could do nothing but speculate as both camps and the UFC tried to come to an agreement. Once in the United Center for the Ceremonial weigh-ins […]

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Robert Whittaker Reacts To Yoel Romero Missing Weight For UFC 225

The champ has responded to Yoel Romero’s weight miss:

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UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker was supposed to compete for his first official title defense against Yoel Romero in the main event of tomorrow’s (Sat., June 9, 2018) UFC 225 from Chicago, Illinois.

However, that all went up in smoke, at least in terms of title fight legitimacy, when “The Solider of God” missed weight in a harrowing, concerning scene at today’s early weigh-ins. The hulking 41-year-old initially missed weight by one full pound on his first try but was given two hours to cut the last weight by the Illinois athletic commission.

That was cut short by one hour according to Romero, who ultimately missed weight by 0.2 of a pound and will be unable to win a UFC title in his second straight main event fight. It’s all put an extremely bright spotlight on the UFC’s weight-cutting epidemic – and it is an epidemic – with a high-profile fight being clouded by a weight miss seemingly every event.

But the champion won’t let external factors break his focus.

Speaking to Joe Rogan at this evening’s UFC 225 ceremonial weigh-in, “The Reaper” said his excellent team and staff would be handling the negotiations for accepting the fight after Romero missed, and he would simply refuel his body and prepare to do his job in the cage tomorrow:

“I’m leaving there with my team, I have a great team, I have a great staff, and they’re going to worry about all that. My job is here is done, so I’m still doing my job, I’m refueling, getting ready for a fight.”

Those words make it seem like the bout is a certainty to take place, although it remains uncertain what terms the champion’s camp is looking for as compensation for Romero’s miss.

True, it was only 0.2 of a pound, but it seems like there just can’t be a Yoel Romero fight without some sort of controversy or craziness dating back to his infamous soiled shorts versus Derek Brunson and on to his controversial “Stoolgate” vs. Tim Kennedy, his failed USADA drug test that was eventually overturned, and now his two misses on the scale.

“The Soldier of God” has controversy follow him wherever he goes, and perhaps that’s part of his allure. It’s also what’s preventing him from being able to win the title in his last two scheduled championship bouts.

As unprofessional as it may seem, however, the calm and collected Whittaker won’t let it get to him in the slightest.

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Yoel Romero Reveals Real Reason He Didn’t Make Weight For UFC 225

Yoel Romero reacted to missing weight for #UFC225:

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Earlier today (Fri., June 8, 2018), middleweight title challenger Yoel Romero missed weight for his scheduled title fight with Robert Whittaker in the main event of tomorrow’s (Sat., June 9, 2018) UFC 225 from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, marking yet another high-profile UFC fight marred by a weight miss.

Weighing in at 186 pounds on his first attempt, Romero was initially given two hours by the commission to cut the weight and re-weigh-in. But Romero missed weight by only 0.2 pounds on his second attempt, inciting some strong reactions from his fellow fighters and putting the main event of the most stacked UFC pay-per-view event of the year in significant jeopardy.

Video of Romero appearing near-death from dehydration as his team helped him walk away from the weigh-ins, and fans were left wondering what would become of UFC 225’s feature bout. That uncertainty was only increased when it was revealed Romero may not show up at the ceremonial weigh-ins an hour ago, but “The Soldier of God” eventually did despite not appearing all that recovered from the concerning scene of earlier today.

Speaking to octagon commentator Joe Rogan at the cermonial weigh-ins, Romero revealed that he wasn’t given the full two hours the commission said he was, but was instead given only one hour and forced to quit cutting:

‘You know, I missed the weight, you know what happened. The situation is very complicated. I don’t know why the commission stopped me. (Rogan chimes in with, ‘the commission stopped you with hours to go’). Yeah, I needed two hours and the commission would only give me one. And that’s what happened. I don’t know why the commission no give me two hours.”

The commission presumably stopped Romero from cutting more weight in the middle of the allotted time due to potential health issues, something that you’d be hard-pressed to blame them for after watching the video of him leaving his second attempt to make weight.

But he only missed weight by 0.2 pounds and cut 22 pounds throughout the week if we’re to believe Michael Bisping’s claims from the FOX Sports 1 booth, so letting cut the final fraction to save a UFc main event may have possible. For his part, Romero wanted eveyone to know it was not his decision to stop trying to make weight:

“It was the commission’s decision.”

It appears his fight with Whittaker is still on for the time being, yet it’s a strange set of circumstances where only “The Reaper” can defend his belt while Romero can’t win it.

It’s also the second straight main event Romero has been in that position. Is a move up to light heavyweight in the cards for the hulking “Soldier of God?”

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