Weigh-ins for UFC 225 are in the books and a usual suspect rears his head. In his last title fight, Yoel Romero couldn’t wear the belt even though he beat Luke Rockhold because Romero didn’t make weight. Now, facing Robert Whittaker in Chicago on Saturday he has again missed weight and unless he can lose the one pound in two hours – he’s beltless again. If he beats Whittaker he has done so much damage to the middleweight division’s credibility that it will take years to recover. Please, Yoel. Make weight.
UFC 225 PPV Main Event:
185 lbs.: UFC Middleweight Champion Robert Whittaker (185) vs. Yoel Romero (186*)
UFC 225 PPV Main Card:
170 lbs.: Colby Covington (169) vs. Rafael dos Anjos (169) for interim Welterweight title
145 lbs.: Megan Anderson (146) vs. Holly Holm (146)
265 lbs.: Andrei Arlovski (249) vs. Tai Tuivasa (261)
170 lbs.: CM Punk (169) vs. Mike Jackson (170.5)
UFC 225 Prelims On FOX Sports 1:
265 lbs.: Curtis Blaydes (254) vs. Alistair Overeem (244)
115 lbs.: Carla Esparza (116) vs. Claudia Gadelha (116)
145 lbs.: Mirsad Bektic (146) vs. Ricardo Lamas (145)
265 lbs.: Rashad Coulter (247) vs. Chris De La Rocha (261)
UFC 225 Prelims On Fight Pass:
205 lbs.: Rashad Evans (205) vs. Anthony Smith (206)
125 lbs.: Joseph Benavidez (125.5) vs. Sergio Pettis (126)
155 lbs.: Clay Guida (154) vs. Charles Oliveira (155)
145 lbs.: Dan Ige (146) vs. Mike Santiago (145)