The UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya takes on the Boogey Man of the division, Yoel Romero in the main event of UFC 248. Adesanya is still unbeaten in his MMA career and is coming from a win against Robert Whittaker. On the other hand, Yoel Romero is still one of the most feared individuals in the division but it has been a while since Romero got his hands raised in the octagon. First, Romero lost both his fights to Whittaker by the decision and then he lost to Paulo Costa in his last fight. The losses were not the only thing that did not go in Romero’s way. He missed weight for the interim title fight against Robert Whittaker.
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However, Yoel Romero gets yet another opportunity to become the middleweight champion. Some might argue that Romero does not deserve the title shot, but Adesanya vs Romero is a fight that no fans will want to miss. Romero has been at the same place a few times before, but he was not able to capture the UFC glory. However, this time the outcome might go in the favor of Romero according to Jorge Masvidal.
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Romero’s training partner and good friend, Jorge Masvidal stated that the last few decision losses have made Romero more motivated for his next title fight against Adesanya. It’s to be noted that, Jorge Masvidal has claimed on numerous occasions that the decision losses he has had in the past forced him to change his approach inside the octagon and finish the fights. Well, if Yoel Romero decides to finish his opponents in devastating fashion from the get-go then the opponent is in some serious trouble. Masvidal stated:
Jorge Masvidal warns Israel Adesanya about Yoel Romero
Jorge Masvidal praised Israel Adesanya for his striking abilities but he considers Yoel Romero one of the biggest threats in the octagon. Romero has a superhuman athletic ability, he can knock his opponent out, and he can take his opponent down. In short, Romero is comfortable anywhere the fight goes. Though Masvidal thinks very highly of Adesanya he does believe that Romero can shut his lights out at any moment of the fight. The BMF sends a little warning to Adesanya saying:
Yoel Romero is a threat to everyone in the middleweight division. However, can he overcome the elite striking that Style Bender brings to the octagon?
