In the early portions of their Interim title fight at UFC 213, it looked like Yoel Romero had Robert Whittaker dead to rights. In what was otherwise a fairly even first round, Romero blasted Whittaker’s knee, slowing his attack. In round 2, Romero started to control Whittaker against the cage and on the ground. It seemed like the injury would play a major factor.
And then it didn’t.
Not only did Whittaker go on to win the last three rounds of the bout, but Romero stopped targeting the injured leg. For his part, the Cuban middleweight says that wasn’t by choice, but due to the craft of his opponent (transcript via MMA Fighting).