UFC 248’s Israel Adesanya has responded to criticism of his lackluster middleweight title win over Yoel Romero in good humor, poking fun at Romero’s damaged leg and joking that his Fight of the Night classic with Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 236 made up for his snoozefest against ‘Soldier of God’.
“rOmERo iZ MadE oF STelL!” Adesanya posted on social media following the bout.
Adesanya, who beat Romero via unanimous decision, landed just 48 strikes after 25 minutes of action — per the UFC’s official stats. The defending UFC middleweight champion evaded most of Romero’s lunging attacks and peppered the Cuban’s lead leg with low kicks.