“Everybody Wanted to See the Yoel Romero vs. ‘Rumble’ Johnson Fight”- Scott Coker Reveals Why He Signed Yoel Romero
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Yoel Romero is one of the most intimidating fighters to have ever stepped foot into the octagon. ‘The Soldier of god’ is a physical specimen and has been producing jaw-dropping performances ever since he joined the UFC. Despite being an Olympic silver medalist in freestyle wrestling, Romero has built a reputation for being a knockout artist.
Though Romero is widely regarded as one of the best middleweights to have ever fought in the UFC, ‘The Soldier of god’ could never capture UFC gold despite coming close on multiple occasions.
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Romero was 1-4 in his last five fights in the UFC and was released as a result. Upon being released, Romero became one of the hottest free agents on the market. Therefore, it was no surprise that Bellator signed him just a few days later. However, it was not an easy path by any means.
Yoel Romero vs Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson in 2021?
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Scott Coker stated that he was not interested in signing Romero when he was a free agent. However, a few days after that statement, it was announced that ‘The Soldier of god’ signed with Bellator.
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The Bellator MMA head honcho continued, “I’ll tell you one thing in this situation people don’t really realize: Even if we said we were going to pass, we talk to these agents all the time – every day. Yoel’s name kept coming up and coming up. Finally, I just said, ‘You know what? Let’s do it. Let’s just add him into the mix.”
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The signing of Yoel Romero and Anthony Johnson means that fight fans can expect a clash between two of the scariest knockout artists in their respective divisions in the not too distant future.