Tag: Yoel Romero

Yoel Romero Trolls Paulo Costa With Illegal IV Footage

Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa have had no issue taking shots at one another over the past few months. The UFC has been dead set on making a fight between the two hulking middleweights for the past several months. After numerous attempts, it looks like it might just happen at the upcoming UFC 241 pay-per-view […]

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Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa have had no issue taking shots at one another over the past few months.

The UFC has been dead set on making a fight between the two hulking middleweights for the past several months. After numerous attempts, it looks like it might just happen at the upcoming UFC 241 pay-per-view (PPV), as recently announced.

Romero recently took to Twitter in response, taking a shot at his upcoming opponent. He posted the video of Costa receiving an illegal IV prior to his fight with Johny Hendricks. “The Soldier Of God” captioned the video with his signature catchphrase, “I see you soon boi”:

A match-up between Romero and Costa was initially targeted for UFC 230 in November. However, Romero needed more time to heal from his five-round slugfest with Robert Whittaker. The fight was re-scheduled for UFC Fort Lauderdale last month, only for both men to eventually pull from the card.

Costa was pulled after a United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) violation for his IV use prior to fighting Hendricks.

Now, he’ll get his chance to fight Romero at UFC 241, a card headlined by a heavyweight title rematch between Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic. The show goes down from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California on August 17.

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Yoel Romero vs. Paulo Costa Fight Reportedly Finalized for UFC 241 in August

The card for UFC 241 in August is starting to fill up with a middleweight showdown reportedly set to take place on the show. Per ESPN’s Ariel Helwani , Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa have verbally agreed to fight at the Aug…

The card for UFC 241 in August is starting to fill up with a middleweight showdown reportedly set to take place on the show. Per ESPN’s Ariel Helwani , Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa have verbally agreed to fight at the Aug…

Paulo Costa & Yoel Romero’s Manager Speak On UFC 241 Bout

Paulo Costa and Yoel Romero are set to collide and the two have been getting testy. Costa and Romero were set to collide back in November, but Romero needed more time to heal. The bout was rescheduled for UFC Fort Lauderdale, but Costa pulled out due t…

Paulo Costa and Yoel Romero are set to collide and the two have been getting testy. Costa and Romero were set to collide back in November, but Romero needed more time to heal. The bout was rescheduled for UFC Fort Lauderdale, but Costa pulled out due to an issue with the New York State Athletic […]

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Yoel Romero vs. Paulo Costa in the Works for UFC 241 in August

A long awaited middleweight showdown between Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa is in the works for UFC 241 on Aug. 17 in Anaheim, Calif. Sources close to the contest confirmed the news on Tuesday following an initial report from ESPN. Romero and Costa have d…

A long awaited middleweight showdown between Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa is in the works for UFC 241 on Aug. 17 in Anaheim, Calif. Sources close to the contest confirmed the news on Tuesday following an initial report from ESPN. Romero and Costa have danced around fighting each other for several months but injuries and […]

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Israel Adesanya Continues To Poke At Yoel Romero

The UFC’s middleweight division is one of the most talent-stacked in the promotion. There are several great potential match-ups the weight class has to offer. One of them being interim UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya versus veteran titl…

The UFC’s middleweight division is one of the most talent-stacked in the promotion. There are several great potential match-ups the weight class has to offer. One of them being interim UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya versus veteran title challenger Yoel Romero. Both men have been exchanging words on social media as of late. Recently, “Stylebender” […]

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Israel Adesanya Trashes Yoel Romero For Never Making Weight

Newly-crowned interim UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is a sniper in the Octagon. He’s also an assassin on social media, so critics be warned. Adesanya defeated Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 236 in an instant classic five-round contest last month. It was the latest interim 185-pound title bout in UFC history, the previous one being at […]

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Newly-crowned interim UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is a sniper in the Octagon. He’s also an assassin on social media, so critics be warned.

Adesanya defeated Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 236 in an instant classic five-round contest last month. It was the latest interim 185-pound title bout in UFC history, the previous one being at UFC 213 in July 2017.

The reigning champ, Robert Whittaker, defeated Yoel Romero on that night. Their war was so close the UFC would book an immediate rematch for UFC 225. However, Romero would not make weight.

Ever the clever strategist, Adesanya would have some words for Romero while answering his critics all in one fell swoop (via Twitter):

“…and tha f*ck what. Y’ll act like Romero is the champ, never makes weight, never won a UFC belt.
Them: ‘yOu foUGht aN OLd sIlVa!!’
Me: Anderson is 44, Yoel is 42…??

“?…you humpty dumpty mothaf*ckas are so dumb ???
‘hiTtinG hiZ pHySikeL pEak LAtEr’ hahaha oh man I can’t.
Did you know he tested positive in 2015 for banned substances, accepted a 6 month sanction and kept on going? Y’all are dumb af ?#everybodysonsteroids #ijustrollblunts” Adesanya tweeted.

Romero responded like only he can.

“I see you soon boi #iluhju #peopleschamp”

Unfortunately, Romero was forced out of his scheduled bout with Jacare Souza at last weekend’s UFC Ft. Lauderdale due to pneumonia.

As the Cuban fighter is seemingly always one fight away from a title shot, it’s likely he and “The Last Stylebender” will have the opportunity to settle this in the Octagon. Whether or not the title will be on the line remains to be seen.

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