A scramble for willing opponents almost rebooted a conclusive middleweight fight – in a heavier division.
Yoel Romero may have shrugged off a move up to light heavyweight prior to a second failed bid for a middleweight belt. But his longtime manager, Malki Kawa, tried at one point to secure a rematch against Chris Weidman in the bigger division.
Were it not for an injury to Romero and the postponement of all upcoming UFC events, the fight might have taken place at UFC 250 on May 9.
”They actually offered us Weidman for this next fight, but Yoel has an orbital eye injury, and I was waiting to see if I could get him cleared to fight May 9, and they canceled the event,” Kawa said on an Instagram live video chat.