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Yoel Romero Clarifies Post-Fight Comments, Says ‘There Was a Misunderstanding’

Post-fight interviews with fighters can be awkward, just ask Ben Rothwell.

They can be unpredictable and sometimes confusing. Following his UFC Fight Night 70 knockout win over Lyoto Machida on Saturday, Yoel Romero delivered an on-air rant that was all of the above.

“What happened to you USA? What happened to you? What’s going on? You forget that the best of the best of the world, the name is Jesus Christ. What happened to you? Wake up USA,” Romero said wearing a headband embroidered with “John 3:16.”

What he said next has been hotly debated.