Feared middleweight contender Yoel Romero insists he did everything he could to make weight for UFC 225. But ‘The Soldier of God’ came in heavy (by 0.2 lbs) and was forced to forfeit 20 percent of his purse to Robert Whittaker, who retained the 185-pound title after edging out a split decision in a Fight of the Night epic at Chicago’s United Center last month.
Romero also missed weight for his interim title bout with Luke Rockhold at UFC 221 and, despite winning via third-round knockout, the Cuban was disqualified from winning the belt.