While it hasn’t been made official yet, it would appear a rematch between Yoel Romero and champ Robert Whittaker is what’s next on the horizon at the top of the UFC’s middleweight division. On paper, that doesn’t seem like such a controversial call. After all, not only is Romero (13-2 MMA, 9-1 UFC) coming off a big upset win over former champion Luke Rockhold (16-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC), he accomplished it in undeniably impressive manner – after taking the UFC 221 scrap on short-notice, no less
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Jay Hieron: UFC’s Yoel Romero has paid price for weight miss, title shot is fair – MMA Junkie