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Yoel Romero Pulls A Funny And Trolls Bisping With GoFundMe Page

Most people think of Yoel “Soldier of God” Romero as humble Cuban that occasionally likes to knock people the F@#k out! But this recent stunt shows there’s a little mischief in the 185 lb Cuban, and we think we like it.

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I see what you did there

Most people think of Yoel Romero as a humble God fearing man that occasionally likes to knock people the F@#k out. But this recent stunt shows there’s a little more mischief in the middleweight than currently thought, and we think we like it.

In a back and forth that has been going on for months between middleweight champ Michael Bisping and #1 contender Yoel Romero,  the “Soldier of God” decided to become quite devilish by upping the stakes in their battle of words. Romero recently started a “GoFundMe” page for the British brawler stating he will need “money to rebuild his life” and fund his “retirement party” after their projected meeting on May 2017.

“This is Mike, he will be needing money to survive after me and him meet in the octagon approximately May of 2017,” Romero’s page states. “He is happy in this picture after defending his title against another fighter and the devastation he went through has caused him to have surgery on his knee where all the visible damage was on his face. This surgery has prevented him from competing in a timely manner. After his fight with me, I am convinced he will need this money to rebuild his life, he has a family and I am deeply concerned for him. Please help any way that you can as all funds will be used for medical expenses and his retirement party. Thank you for your time and #ynuevo.”

Savage. Didn’t know Romero had it in him. To be completely honest, it’s probably not Romero as much as his management team, but either way, it counts. Romero also gets extra marks for using the relevance of Bisping’s current injury in the prank…nice.

If you or any other concerned family or friends would like to donate to putting “The count” back together again, please feel free to donate here. If not, we will send a juiced to the tits (allegedly) Cuban to flying knee you into oblivion. Operators are standing by.

 

Lionel Harris-Spence is a writer, filmmaker, and functioning alcoholic. You can catch him screaming obscenities at flat screens on fight night.

 

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UFC Confirms Miocic-JDS 2 For Heavyweight Title As UFC 211 Main Event

On Tuesday, UFC confirmed via their official website what we reported on Monday here at MMANews.com — UFC 211 has a championship main event. Headlining the UFC 211 pay-per-view card, which takes place in Dallas, Texas in May, is UFC Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic defending his title against former champion Junior Dos Santos in a […]

On Tuesday, UFC confirmed via their official website what we reported on Monday here at MMANews.com — UFC 211 has a championship main event. Headlining the UFC 211 pay-per-view card, which takes place in Dallas, Texas in May, is UFC Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic defending his title against former champion Junior Dos Santos in a […]

Stipe Miocic Opens As 2-To-1 Betting Favorite Over JDS For UFC 211 Rematch

As Fernando Quiles Jr. reported here at MMANews.com on Monday, a rematch between Stipe Miocic and Junior Dos Santos appears to be set as the main event for the upcoming UFC 211 pay-per-view in May. According to multiple outlets, UFC 211 will feature a main event of Stipe Miocic defending his UFC Heavyweight Championship against […]

As Fernando Quiles Jr. reported here at MMANews.com on Monday, a rematch between Stipe Miocic and Junior Dos Santos appears to be set as the main event for the upcoming UFC 211 pay-per-view in May. According to multiple outlets, UFC 211 will feature a main event of Stipe Miocic defending his UFC Heavyweight Championship against […]

Report: Fabricio Werdum To Meet Ben Rothwell At UFC 211

Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio “Vai Cavalo” Werdum was campaigning hard for a rematch with champion Stipe Miocic, who knocked him out last May, but the UFC recently booked Miocic in a rematch against Junior Dos Santos for May 13, 2017’s UFC 211 from Dallas, Texas. According to a report from Combate, Werdum will also

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Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio “Vai Cavalo” Werdum was campaigning hard for a rematch with champion Stipe Miocic, who knocked him out last May, but the UFC recently booked Miocic in a rematch against Junior Dos Santos for May 13, 2017’s UFC 211 from Dallas, Texas.

According to a report from Combate, Werdum will also compete at UFC 211 in a bout against No. 5-ranked Ben Rothwell. The UFC has yet to officially confirm the bout.

Since losing his title to Miocic in brutal fashion in his native Brazil, Werdum has only competed once, getting back to his winning ways with a one-sided decision victory in a rematch against Travis Browne at this past September’s UFC 203. He was then set to rematch fellow former champion Cain Velasquez at UFC 207 on Dec. 30, 2016, but the bout fell through when Velasquez failed to receive medical clearance from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC).

Rothwell, on the other hand, is coming off of a decision loss to Dos Santos last April. Prior to that, however, he had been the winner of four straight over the likes of Brandon Vera, Alistair Overeem, Matt Mitrione and Josh Barnett with all four of those victories coming by way of stoppage.

A bout between Werdum and Rothwell at UFC 211 makes quite a bit of sense, as the winner could be paired up with the winner of the card’s main event to form the next heavyweight title fight.

Is this a bout that interests you?

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Report: Fabricio Werdum Meets Ben Rothwell at UFC 211 on May 13

Let’s try this again. It looks like another heavyweight bout has been added to the UFC 211 card set for May 13 inside the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight title holder Fabricio Werdum will go one-on-one with Ben Rothwell. Combate reported the match-up, which “Big Ben” had said […]

Let’s try this again. It looks like another heavyweight bout has been added to the UFC 211 card set for May 13 inside the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight title holder Fabricio Werdum will go one-on-one with Ben Rothwell. Combate reported the match-up, which “Big Ben” had said […]

Yoel Romero: Even Bisping’s Wife & Kids Know He’s Avoiding Me

Since knocking out Chris Weidman at UFC 205, Yoel Romero has been tabbed for the next title fight. In typically explosive fashion, Romero put ‘The All-American’ away with a thunderous flying knee. Then came the inevitable call-out of ‘The Count,’ who just so happened to be in attendance and flipped Romero off. That was three

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Since knocking out Chris Weidman at UFC 205, Yoel Romero has been tabbed for the next title fight. In typically explosive fashion, Romero put ‘The All-American’ away with a thunderous flying knee. Then came the inevitable call-out of ‘The Count,’ who just so happened to be in attendance and flipped Romero off. That was three months ago, and still no official announcement of Romero’s title fight. Having undergone surgery, Bisping’s recovery has likely been the biggest delay of them all, but not according to ‘Soldier of God.’

Appearing on The MMA Hour last night, Romero claims even Bisping’s wife and kids know the champ is avoiding him. The former Olympian also says he believes UFC 211 on May 13 will be the date of the title fight. Recently, Stipe Miocic vs. Junior dos Santos 2 was confirmed for UFC 211.

Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports

Romero Has Faith

Although he says Bisping is avoiding him, Romero also has faith in the words of his employers. Here’s what ‘SoG’ told Ariel Helwani through his translator:

“Everybody in the whole world, even his wife and kids know (Bisping) is avoiding me. (I believe) we will fight on May 13 in Dallas. This is what my employers have told me. Right now, who is the best fighter at 185 pounds? Its Yoel Romero. If someone has a belt, man, they need to defend it. Who has the belt right now? Michael Bisping, and I’m going to take it from him.”

“I sleep like a lion full of confidence. God is my strength, I sleep very easy. The only ace up his sleeve is that USADA stuff, so that’s all he can talk about. Have you seen the video where I KO Chris? Then they put a caption on Bisping’s face? Its not fear, its terror on his face. At that moment, he did not want to be the 185-pound champion in the UFC. He thought ‘what the heck am I doing here? Look what’s coming my way now, why did I talk so much crap about this man?’ He talked a bunch of sh*t about me, and vengeance is coming your way. God will bring his vengeance, that’s what he told the people of Israel.”

I Think About Him Everyday

“I don’t really put too much importance on anything he says, but I do think about him everyday. Not worrying, but I think about him everyday. He doubts himself, he knows deep down, that it’s over. He talked way too much crap, junk about me, without even knowing. It was a supplement that came out tainted. He has no idea how hard I train, how much I suffer to train like I do. This man has to pay.”

Looks like this is a very personal fight for Romero. Will it be the explosive power of ‘Soldier of God,’ or the relentless pace of ‘The Count’ that wins the day?

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