In a surprising turn of events, Yoel Romero parted ways with the UFC and signed with Bellator in December. Rafael Cavalcante, the first man to beat “Soldier of God” in MMA, wants in.
“Feijao” took on Romero, a 4-0 light heavyweight at the time, in his first fight since losing the Strikeforce belt to Dan Henderson in 2011. Romero had no success taking the Brazilian down, but had him in trouble against the cage in round two. Back to the center of the cage, Cavalcante missed with a head kick but immediately followed up with a spinning backfist that dropped Romero.