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UFC 248 comes to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Saturday with a sensational middleweight championship fight between Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero in the main event…
UFC 248 comes to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Saturday with a sensational middleweight championship fight between Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero in the main event…
Yoel Romero can make a bit of history if he wins the middleweight title this weekend. Romero challenges Israel Adesanya for the 185-pound strap in the UFC 248 headliner this Saturday in Las Vegas. It might be the Cuban’s last shot at UFC gold — at least in the middleweight division — but if he […]
Yoel Romero can make a bit of history if he wins the middleweight title this weekend.
Romero challenges Israel Adesanya for the 185-pound strap in the UFC 248 headliner this Saturday in Las Vegas. It might be the Cuban’s last shot at UFC gold — at least in the middleweight division — but if he comes out victorious, he will be the oldest first-time champion in the promotion at 42 years of age.
Of course, Romero is not built like your average 42-year-old. Regardless, “The Soldier of God” wants to prove a point to the world that anything can be achieved — no matter how old you are:
“Basically I want to prove there are no limits,” Romero told media at the UFC 248 open workouts on Wednesday (via MMA Junkie). “Age is pretty much just a number for me. I think you can do anything if you believe in yourself. That if you live in a disciplined lifestyle, if you live in a not so emotional life, if you live under a conviction, anything if possible.”
Romero has already spoken of competing for another decade and given the way he’s going, it certainly looks a possibility. However, he acknowledges that there will come a time where he won’t be able to compete any longer:
“Yeah (I want to fight 10 more years),” Romero said. “Sport is life. I love my life. I love life and I love the sport, so I want to continue having life so I need to keep doing sports.
“… It will get me upset if I cannot do the sport anymore to train. One day you can’t keep competing anymore, but you need to keep going for the sport. That’s different.”
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Yoel Romero doesn’t believe it’s possible for him to transition to the light heavyweight division. Romero teased a move to the light heavyweight division before his loss to Paulo Costa back in Aug. 2019. Ultimately, “The Soldier of Go…
Yoel Romero doesn’t believe it’s possible for him to transition to the light heavyweight division. Romero teased a move to the light heavyweight division before his loss to Paulo Costa back in Aug. 2019. Ultimately, “The Soldier of God” decided to stick with the 185-pound division. While Romero has had issues cutting weight in the […]
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UFC president Dana White says that fighters have expressed their belief that facing Yoel Romero is quite the task. Romero is set to challenge Israel Adesanya for the UFC middleweight championship. The title bout will be held this Saturday night (March …
UFC president Dana White says that fighters have expressed their belief that facing Yoel Romero is quite the task. Romero is set to challenge Israel Adesanya for the UFC middleweight championship. The title bout will be held this Saturday night (March 7) inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. While “The Soldier of God” […]
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Yoel Romero has had a very public battle with the 185lb middleweight limit over the past few years. So much so that current champion and UFC 248 opponent Israel Adesanya was keen to have another opponent on standby this weekend. However due to injuries and other issues with top contenders this hasn’t been possible. The […]
So much so that current champion and UFC 248 opponent Israel Adesanya was keen to have another opponent on standby this weekend. However due to injuries and other issues with top contenders this hasn’t been possible.
The Cuban Olympian revealed he weighed 198lbs on Monday whilst speaking with Ariel Helwani. He’ll have to cut 13lbs throughout fight week in time for the weigh-in something he is very confident of doing. For outside observers its hard to have the same confidence given Romero’s previous struggles making weight for title fights.
Romero’s first missed weight at UFC 221 when he faced on Luke Rockhold for the interim middleweight title. In fairness the 42-year-old wrestler did come in on late notice before missing the weight limit by 2.7lbs. Despite spectacularly knocking out the former champion, Romero was not eligible to win the title.
In his next fight Romero again missed weight. He faced then middleweight champion Robert Whittaker at UFC 225 in a highly anticipated rematch for the title. However, Romero came in 0.2 off the middleweight limit and was again ineligible to win the title. Although in the end it didn’t really matter as the Australian fighter earned the win on the judge’s scorecards.
After consecutively coming in overweight many had expected to see Romero step up to 205lbs were he had started his career in MMA. Speaking to MMA Junkie the Cuban explained why the move to light-heavyweight didn’t and wont be happening, he said.
“When
I’m training, I go down (in weight), and when I’m training, normally when I
have a good training, (I weigh a) maximum 210 (pounds),” Romero said at a media
event Monday in Los Angeles. “It’s not possible. When I’m not training, boom –
yeah, heavyweight. But when I’m training – 210, 208, 210, 208. It’s not
possible for me. It’s not possible because I’m training good. I have respect
for my job. When I’m training, I know what I need to do for good training.
“When you don’t sleep good, and when (you’re not eating healthy), something wrong happens: mistake. … When I have a good training, it’s not possible to go up. The (potential opponents) are so heavy.”
Will Yoel Romero make weight for his fight with Israel Adesanya at UFC 248?
It seems like UFC 247 was not that long ago, but UFC 248 brings two title fights with it as well as some great matches throughout the event. While fans are focused on the main and co-main event, there are some other fights that might bring some added e…
It seems like UFC 247 was not that long ago, but UFC 248 brings two title fights with it as well as some great matches throughout the event. While fans are focused on the main and co-main event, there are some other fights that might bring some added excitement leading up to the title bouts. […]
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