Yoel Romero (12-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) may strike a menacing presence, but count Luke Rockhold (16-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) among those who are unimpressed. At next week’s UFC 221 event in the Australian city of Perth, Rockold was expecting an opportunity to win back the UFC middleweight title he lost to Michael Bisping in 2016. But with current champ Robert Whittaker unexpectedly sidelined , Rockhold instead challenges Yoel Romero for an interim belt in the pay-per-view headliner.
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Luke Rockhold: Yoel Romero not ready for deep, dark world that awaits at UFC 221 – MMA Junkie