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Darren Till: Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero Was ‘Stale’

Romero AdesanyaDarren Till was one of many who didn’t expect to see what went down between Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero. Adesanya successfully defended his title via unanimous decision against Romero this past weekend. However, it was a lackluster fight with very little action from both sides. Both fighters have received plenty of criticism for their […]

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Darren Till was one of many who didn’t expect to see what went down between Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero.

Adesanya successfully defended his title via unanimous decision against Romero this past weekend. However, it was a lackluster fight with very little action from both sides. Both fighters have received plenty of criticism for their part in the uneventful main event.

Till — who made a successful middleweight debut with a win over Kelvin Gastelum in November — kept a close eye on the contest. However, he acknowledges it wasn’t what people were expecting, even likening it to his fight with Gastelum.

“I just think it was stale,” Till told MMA Fighting’s Eurobash podcast. “I don’t think people expected it. People could say my last fight was stale, which it was, but I didn’t big it up or nothing – I sort of just went in there and got the win technically and then went home all happy with my new division, middleweight.

“But that fight was bigged up. Obviously, everyone has been on about how scary Yoel is. For the past few months, I’ve been making jokes about being scared of Yoel because he’s an animal and Izzy has been in these technical wars with Gastelum.”

Till felt Romero didn’t look as explosive as he did in the past. Meanwhile, he noted how Adesanya kept running away whenever Romero did advance.

That said, the Liverpool native feels both fighters should get a pass for what was a rare uneventful fight involving either of them.

“Yoel looked dead heavy, he didn’t look as explosive,” he added. “Izzy was sort of running away and stuff like that, but can always give them [a break] for one fight, you give them a bypass.

“That’s it really, there’s not a lot to comment on because there wasn’t a lot happening.”

Do you agree with Till?

Darren Till Thinks Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero Was ‘Stale’

Like many, Darren Till feels Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero left a lot to be desired. Adesanya and Romero did battle for “The Last Stylebender’s” middleweight championship. After five rounds of action, or a lack thereof, Adesanya was…

Like many, Darren Till feels Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero left a lot to be desired. Adesanya and Romero did battle for “The Last Stylebender’s” middleweight championship. After five rounds of action, or a lack thereof, Adesanya was awarded the unanimous decision victory. Adesanya and Romero have traded barbs since the fight over who caused […]

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‘Big’ John McCarthy Feels Judges Missed 10-10 Score In Adesanya vs. Romero

Former referee and current Bellator color commentator “Big” John McCarthy believes the judges missed the boat on the opening round of Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero. Adesanya put his UFC middleweight championship on the line against Romero…

Former referee and current Bellator color commentator “Big” John McCarthy believes the judges missed the boat on the opening round of Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero. Adesanya put his UFC middleweight championship on the line against Romero this past Saturday night (March 7). This was Adesanya’s first undisputed title defense. “The Last Stylebender” ended up […]

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Israel Adesanya Mocks Yoel Romero Following UFC 248

AdesanyaIsrael Adesanya retained his middleweight title against Yoel Romero. However, it wasn’t a memorable affair. Adesanya battled Romero in the UFC 248 headliner Saturday night in Las Vegas. Given how the previous three fights on the main card went, many were expecting an explosive finish to the night’s action. However, it was anything but as […]

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Israel Adesanya retained his middleweight title against Yoel Romero. However, it wasn’t a memorable affair.

Adesanya battled Romero in the UFC 248 headliner Saturday night in Las Vegas. Given how the previous three fights on the main card went, many were expecting an explosive finish to the night’s action.

However, it was anything but as both fighters did little to engage with each other. In the end, it was Adesanya who won the unanimous decision verdict for applying the more significant damage throughout the fight mainly with his leg kicks.

The narrative leading up to the fight was notably how striking Romero felt like striking steel or concrete, at least, based on the experiences of Luke Rockhold and Robert Whittaker.

But that didn’t bother Adesanya who continued to hack away at Romero’s right leg. Adesanya mentioned Romero’s leg in his post-fight interview and proceeded to mock it on Sunday.

““rOmERo iZ MadE oF STelL!” Adesanya tweeted in response to a picture of Romero’s busted up leg.

Adesanya also mentioned in the post-fight press conference how he lost respect for Romero given how the fight played out.

“I called out the guy who supposedly everyone is scared of,” he said (via Forbes). “I’m like, ‘what’s so scary about him?’ I kicked his f*cking leg. I kicked it over and over again. It was not steel. He’s human and he acts like he’s [not]. I definitely lost respect for him. I definitely lost respect for what I thought was going to be a really difficult challenge to overcome.”

That said, he did manage to poke fun at himself as well.

What did you think of how the fight played out?

Dana White Blames Yoel Romero For Lackluster Bout Against Israel Adesanya

UFC president Dana White feels Yoel Romero is at fault for the disappointing UFC 248 main event. Romero challenged Adesanya for the UFC middleweight championship last night (March 7). The initial plan was to have Adesanya put his gold on the line again…

UFC president Dana White feels Yoel Romero is at fault for the disappointing UFC 248 main event. Romero challenged Adesanya for the UFC middleweight championship last night (March 7). The initial plan was to have Adesanya put his gold on the line against Paulo Costa but Costa had to undergo surgery. Adesanya ended up defeating […]

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7 Takeaways From UFC 248

UFC 248 was a night of firsts for both Israel Adesanya and Weili Zhang. Both champions were able to retain their titles and one was able to deliver a little more than the other. For one challenger’s last possible shot, they did not make the most …

UFC 248 was a night of firsts for both Israel Adesanya and Weili Zhang. Both champions were able to retain their titles and one was able to deliver a little more than the other. For one challenger’s last possible shot, they did not make the most of it, while the other did. But there’s more […]

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