In the UFC's smaller-sized cage, Lyoto Machida didn't have his usual room to maneuver.
And that was bad news for the former UFC light heavyweight champion on Saturday night at UFC Fight Night 70.
Yoel Romero took a round or so to figure out his range, picked up the pace, and finished Machida in their main-event fight in Hollywood, Florida. A takedown followed by a huge and vicious series of elbows led to the finish at 1:38 of the third round.
The victory was Romero's sixth in a row, five of which have come by way of a finish.