UFC Fight Night 70 was generally lacking in star power, but nobody could deny that the main event, a critical middleweight tilt between Lyoto Machida and Yoel Romero, was an absolute treat. The bout was a compelling contrast of styles. Machida played the role of the matador: sticking, moving and counter-punching at every opportunity. Romero, […]
UFC Fight Night 70 was generally lacking in star power, but nobody could deny that the main event, a critical middleweight tilt between Lyoto Machida and Yoel Romero, was an absolute treat. The bout was a compelling contrast of styles. Machida played the role of the matador: sticking, moving and counter-punching at every opportunity. Romero, […]
Yoel Romero’s life in competition has been a decorated one. The Cuba native garnered heavy acclaim during his years spent on wrestling mats around the globe and built a respectable resume that includes the World Wrestling Championship in 1999 and the silver medal at the Summer Olympics in Sydney one year later. Romero would continue […]
Yoel Romero’s life in competition has been a decorated one. The Cuba native garnered heavy acclaim during his years spent on wrestling mats around the globe and built a respectable resume that includes the World Wrestling Championship in 1999 and the silver medal at the Summer Olympics in Sydney one year later. Romero would continue […]
In a main event that feels like it was just announced yesterday, the UFC is pitting two of its top 185-pounders center stage in Hollywood, Florida. Lyoto Machida and Yoel Romero will lock horns in the main event of UFC Fight Night 70, in what is likely the Brazilian striker’s final opportunity to ignite a […]
In a main event that feels like it was just announced yesterday, the UFC is pitting two of its top 185-pounders center stage in Hollywood, Florida. Lyoto Machida and Yoel Romero will lock horns in the main event of UFC Fight Night 70, in what is likely the Brazilian striker’s final opportunity to ignite a […]
The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 4 has certainly been an odd season of the long-running reality series, and the Finale is not looking to buck that trend. According to a report from Adriano Albuquerque and Raphael Marinho at Combate (which was confirmed by MMAFighting.com’s Guilherme Cruz), the event will take place in Miami, Florida, and will be […]
The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 4 has certainly been an odd season of the long-running reality series, and the Finale is not looking to buck that trend. According to a report from Adriano Albuquerque and Raphael Marinho at Combate (which was confirmed by MMAFighting.com’s Guilherme Cruz), the event will take place in Miami, Florida, and will be […]
The sudden withdrawal of Yoel Romero from UFC on Fox 15 leaves a hole that just can’t be filled. Anybody who has seen the hulking Olympic wrestler compete, or even just walk into a room, can tell you that. His stocky, heavily muscled frame, newsboy fashion sense and quirky fighting style all cut Romero a […]
The sudden withdrawal of Yoel Romero from UFC on Fox 15 leaves a hole that just can’t be filled. Anybody who has seen the hulking Olympic wrestler compete, or even just walk into a room, can tell you that. His stocky, heavily muscled frame, newsboy fashion sense and quirky fighting style all cut Romero a […]
UFC on Fox 15 has been dealt quite the blow with news breaking that middleweight contender Yoel Romero is withdrawing from his co-main event bout with Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza. The news was first broken by MMAFighting.com’s Luke Thomas. Romero reportedly suffered a ligament and meniscus tear that will force him out of the fight and […]
UFC on Fox 15 has been dealt quite the blow with news breaking that middleweight contender Yoel Romero is withdrawing from his co-main event bout with Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza. The news was first broken by MMAFighting.com’s Luke Thomas. Romero reportedly suffered a ligament and meniscus tear that will force him out of the fight and […]