As confirmed by the promotion tonight, former UFC championship duo, Yoel Romero and ex-titleholder, Shogun Rua are set to share the cage with each other in their respective GFL debuts later this year — in a clash at the light heavyweight limit.
Romero, a former undisputed and interim middleweight title challenger during his tenure with the UFC, departed the promotion back in 2020, before penning a multi-fight deal with Bellator MMA and chasing the light heavyweight crown to boot over there.
As for Rua, the Brazilian veteran called time on his professional mixed martial arts career back in January 2023, suffering a first round knockout loss to Ukrainian opponent, Ihor Portieria as part of a three-fight losing skid.