Yoel Romero

Yoel Romero: Israel Adesanya needed ‘more time to recover’ before fighting Sean Strickland

Yoel Romero thinks Israel Adesanya’s activity likely cost him against Sean Strickland. Adesanya (24-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) lost his middleweight belt in an upset unanimous decision loss to Strickland (28-5 MMA, 15-5 UFC) last month at UFC 293. Prior to the defeat, Adesanya was coming off back-to-back title fights...

Alex Polizzi details road from gnarly double-broken jaw against Yoel Romero to Bellator 297 return

" CHICAGO – Many MMA fighters don’t have it easy, but Alex Polizzi had next-level misfortune when he stepped into the cage against Yoel Romero in 2022. Polizzi (10-2 MMA, 4-2 BMMA) has not competed in 13 months, but Friday steps back in the cage at Bellator 297 against...

Yoel Romero says ‘no chance’ he’ll retire at Bellator 297, plans to fight into his 50s

Despite being one of the more senior fighters today, Yoel Romero doesn’t plan to retire any time soon. At 46, most active MMA are retired or way past their primes. However, that’s not the case for Romero – far from it. The highly decorated Cuban wrestler is just hours...

Yoel Romero calls for shot at the Bellator middleweight title, hopes bout goes down in Europe

Yoel Romero knows what he wants. The Cuban star is determined to drop back to middleweight and challenge champion Johnny Eblen for the Bellator title. Romero (15-6 MMA, 2-1 BMMA, who’s fresh off a dominant KO win over fellow veteran Melvin Manhoef in the co-main event of Friday’s Bellator...

Yoel Romero def. Melvin Manhoef at Bellator 285: Best photos

Check out these photos from Yoel Romero’s knockout victory over Melvin Manhoef in the co-main event of Bellator 285 at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. (Photos courtesy of Lucas Noonan, Bellator MMA)

Scott Coker likes Yoel Romero at light heavyweight, but won’t stand in way of drop after Bellator 285

After Yoel Romero barked into the camera like a dog center-cage, he loudly declared to a raucous Dublin crowd what he wants next – and that’s a crack at middleweight gold. In the Bellator 285 co-main event Friday, Romero (15-6 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) brutally knocked out a retiring Melvin...

Yoel Romero wants to fight Jake Paul in boxing: ‘He needs to get humbled’

Yoel Romero hopes to cross paths with Jake Paul. The multiple-time UFC title challenger and current Bellator contender is down to jump over to the boxing world and fight YouTube star and undefeated boxer Jake Paul. Romero (14-6 MMA, 1-1 BMMA), who returns to action this Friday at Bellator...

How powerful is Yoel Romero? This broken jaw X-ray will show you

Yoel Romero hits hard. That’s a fact. If you’re doubting that simple truth, look no further than Alex Polizzi and his smashed up jaw to prove you wrong. Wednesday, Polizzi shared a pair of X-ray images, one of his facial structure and one of his foot. I’m not a...

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