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When fighters step up on late notice for high-profile bouts and succeed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the payoff can be enormous.
Yoel Romero filled in for the injured Robert Whittaker and faced Luke Rockhold in what was supposed to be an interim middleweight title fight at UFC 221 on Saturday in Perth, Australia.