Yoel Romero picked up a championship-caliber win on Saturday, but he won’t have a title to show for it. Romero (13-2 MMA, 9-1 UFC) took out former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold (16-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC) with a massive third-round knockout. The stoppage came after a pair of left hands at the 1:48 mark of the middle round. But because Romero failed to make weight, only Rockhold was eligible to win an interim middleweight title
Read more here:
UFC 221 results: Yoel Romero KOs Luke Rockhold – but can’t become interim 185 champion – MMA Junkie