Robert Whittaker

Two tenths of a pound dashes Romero’s UFC 225 title dreams…again

Yoel Romero has officially missed weight for his UFC 225 championship bout by 0.2 pounds and because of that he cannot fight for the middleweight title yet again. In his last bout he was facing Luke Rockhold for the interim middleweight title and won. Unfortunately, Romero missed weight and was not eligible for the title … Read more

UFC 225 weigh in results and yep Romero did it again, misses weight

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 … Read more

UFC 225 open workout recap

UFC 225 takes place in Chicago on Saturday and we are getting a solid card. The return of CM Punk, Romero vs Whittaker 2, and the most electric grudge match of 2018 so far in Rafael Dos Anjos vs Colby Covington. Holly Holm looks to get back on track with a win over Megan Anderson, Alistair Overeem isn’t on the main card, and Rashad heads up the prelims. This card is all over the place and awesome. Open workouts were held and things seem to looking up for the card in terms of fighters being ready. Check out the recap…

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UFC’s Inside the Octagon focuses on Whittaker vs Romero 2 title bout

Yoel Romero is set to take on UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker for a second time at UFC 225. This Saturday in Chicago we will see if Romero can live up to his potential by capturing the title – assuming he can make weight. We have faith in the ‘Soldier of God’ to do so. Their first bout ended in a unanimous decision victory for Robert and almost a year off for the champ when it was revealed in January that an improperly treated staph infection put him in serious condition. Saturday we will find out if he has fully recovered. Check out the latest Inside the Octagon focusing on the bout.

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Whittaker happy he never fought Bisping

During the UFC 225 conference call, current middleweight champion Robert Whittaker shelled out some praise for the now retired former middleweight champion Michael Bisping. He is happy they never fought and the reason is all class. I think he’s a true warrior. I really do. He’s done it all. He’s lost, he’s won, and he’s … Read more

UFC 225 media scrum with Benavidez, Gadelha, Ige

UFC 225 takes place June 9th with one heck of a card on tap. Middleweight champion Robert Whittaker faces Yoel Romero for a second time and Rafael Dos Anjos squares off with Colby Covington in a grudge match-up in the main and co-main respectively. CM Punk fights for a second time and believe it or not, former light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans is fighting in the prelims. Wow. Check out the first media scrum video for the event which features Joseph Benavidez and some of the other undercard competitors.

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Whittaker won’t fight Romero if he misses weight again

UFC middleweight champ Robert Whittaker straight up said he refuses to fight Yoel Romero if he misses weight. Yoel was scheduled to fight Luke Rockhold for the interim middleweight title and then missed weight. The now non-title fight ended in the worst way possible with Romero scoring a knockout victory over Luke Rockhold. Check out everything Whittaker said about Yoel and the situation to Submission Radio.

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Whittaker and Romero reportedly set for UFC 225 rematch

Chris Taylor broke the news on Twitter this morning that Yoel Romero would be getting his rematch with middleweight champion Robert Whittaker in Chicago. The two will face off in and Romero will look to redeem himself after losing a decision to Whittaker in July of 2017. Yoel recently defeated former champ Luke Rockhold and … Read more

Watch Yoel Romero KO Luke Rockhold at UFC 221

How hard does UFC middleweight contender Yoel Romero hit? The 2000 Cuban Olympic silver medalist sent former champ Luke Rockhold to the canvas in the third round at UFC 221 over the weekend in Perth, Australia and likely punched his ticket to a shot at the title in the process. Here’s a knockout post showing … Read more

Weidman says he should be next for Robert Whittaker

UFC 221 was supposed to crown a new interim middleweight champion but it went off the tracks Saturday when Yoel Romero missed weight meaning he couldn’t win the belt and then defeated Luke Rockhold anyway. The middleweight division is in a bit of chaos right now. To prove my point, former middleweight champion Chris Weidman has thrown his name out there for a shot against current champ Robert Whittaker. Chris is 1-3 in his last four and his one win is against former welterweight Kelvin Gastelum making his claim to a title shot unrealistic. Still, check out what he had to say.

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